eta Just noticed the typo in the quote. Heh.
Right. Drawing attention to my typos was never part of the deal. Listen real close, and you can hear my fist shaking at the heavens.
So, Stover. Yes. SF/Fantasy. His style is a bit on the hard boiled side, not one for the elegant turn of phrase. Heroes Die is the one to check out if you're going to. The characters are Fireflyesque in their complexity and layers, the plot is pretty original, at least to my eyes, and this guy writes the most intense fight scenes ever put to page.
See, the protagonist steps into a world of swordsmen and magicians, and a great many crossbows, and basically bareknuckles his way through anything that gets in his way. Plus, there are some interesting themes that run through the story too, so there's something for everyone. More importantly, there's a whole lot of things for people like me.
ETA, there's also a neat little bit about scars, which was what set me mind down this path to begin with.
I will put him on my to-read list, Mecha, ta.
Guys, listen, the whole posting about deathmatches in Press thing has come up again and, frankly, it makes me sick to go through it again.
Would you have a problem if I posted the start of deathmatches in here?
Yes, it would. And by that, I mean no, it wouldn't.
...And we're back on the innernet. Eastlink sent their Saturday subcontractors out to make us happy and wired. Whee. Won't mention that we had live cable last evening to anyone. Doobeedoobee doo.
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Elena, I'm not sure if it would work. For instance, are we NAFDA, or not? What about those Un-Ams who don't get to see Angel before us? Wouldn't they be spoiled by our conversation? Would we have to white font for them?
Also, it is only one person who has spoken up since you announced that you would continue the posts in Press, and I think that was more about a genuine mismisinterpretation of the posts. There didn't seem to be many passionate argument either way in Bureacracy, (although admittedly, I only skim it) Why should we have to re-purpose the thread for one person?
Would a suitable compromise be that you make no more than one post a day, and then edit it as new sessions start? Not ideal for either group but it would cut down on the number of posts that non-deathmatchers have to read, and there are usually not many posts in Press that people would have to scroll back to.
The thing is, Sue, I really only make one post a day as it is. And, no, it's not an ideal solution because I do have some unAms participating, but with the hiatus I think it wouldn't be an issue.
I don't think it would be a repurposing of the thread, because I'd just put the announcements in here - the matches would be in Quotables as usual.
Still, I'll keep posting in Press until I'm official told to stop. I don't see any other thing I can do.
Elena, my objections aren't strong to using this thread as a notice for Deathmatches, but I am making some suggestions in Kafka.
How's the new house Megan? Does it feel like home?
