We do have a lot to talk about, don't we??! Please don't feel that we have to explore every avenue all at once; I'm just delighted to have found you, rather circuitously, via Wraeththu. :)
I'm so glad about a couple of particular phrases and notions to this chapter you pointed out here: I was especially pleased with the tree ring imagery, and the fact that you only see them once you've cut the tree down- I'd hoped that the referencing to this being the past, and still referencing the future (which Storm does a lot in book one, well, all through the first trilogy) came across as not being annoying.
And the trio of Chickasaw- Cloudblaze, the berdache (which I'd hoped somebody would pick up on!), Firestorm and Firethorn. How I adore them. I have a smidgen of Cherokee in my makeup, and hoped that some discerning soul would find it appropriate (as I did!) that it would be Native American hara would first had the spiritual wherewithal to create harish life. No-one has said anything outright, but you'd better believe I did that on purpose! ;)
It's so generous of you to quote phrases back to me, chapter after chapter; I'm just so incredibly gratified that you let me know which ones stand out. I was also proud of the spade and earth imagery for aruna. It gets a bit rough as a slash writer, not being able to talk about their cocks, y'know?!
I love Parallax's name; stumbled across it in the dictionary while looking for another word before I really knew what kind of prominence he'd have, and all of a sudden he came into his own.
Thank you, thank you. I also devoured your Ossë's Gift last night; will have much to tell you about that that I ate up with a spoon. You inspired me in regards to my upcoming HP fic, in fact!
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Date: 2008-03-15 01:43 am (UTC)I'm so glad about a couple of particular phrases and notions to this chapter you pointed out here: I was especially pleased with the tree ring imagery, and the fact that you only see them once you've cut the tree down- I'd hoped that the referencing to this being the past, and still referencing the future (which Storm does a lot in book one, well, all through the first trilogy) came across as not being annoying.
And the trio of Chickasaw- Cloudblaze, the berdache (which I'd hoped somebody would pick up on!), Firestorm and Firethorn. How I adore them. I have a smidgen of Cherokee in my makeup, and hoped that some discerning soul would find it appropriate (as I did!) that it would be Native American hara would first had the spiritual wherewithal to create harish life. No-one has said anything outright, but you'd better believe I did that on purpose! ;)
It's so generous of you to quote phrases back to me, chapter after chapter; I'm just so incredibly gratified that you let me know which ones stand out. I was also proud of the spade and earth imagery for aruna. It gets a bit rough as a slash writer, not being able to talk about their cocks, y'know?!
I love Parallax's name; stumbled across it in the dictionary while looking for another word before I really knew what kind of prominence he'd have, and all of a sudden he came into his own.
Thank you, thank you. I also devoured your Ossë's Gift last night; will have much to tell you about that that I ate up with a spoon. You inspired me in regards to my upcoming HP fic, in fact!