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clarentine) wrote2009-11-05 04:52 pm
clarentine) wrote2009-11-05 04:52 pm
::whew::
There. Kith and Kin, the rewrite thereof, is finished. A nice, clean version of the novel exists for sharing, so now's the time to speak up if you're inclined to read it. Canum would be pleased to make your acquaintance.
This is the second book in the series; the first book is with the agent, looking for work. I'm hoping that the lack of a follow-on novel is what stalled possible sales, and so the completion of Kith is a big deal for me. That, and I'm just plain tired of rewriting.
Oh, man, am I tired.
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I also managed to get that flu shot on Wednesday afternoon by standing in line for two and a half hours to ensure I'd be one of the 1,000 people they had vaccine doses for. Well, I was sitting in line; knowing it would be a long wait, I brought a chair, my lunch, a bottle of water, and a book. (Elizabeth Bear's Carnival, probably my favorite of hers to date.) As with the regular seasonal flu shot I got in early October, this one has resulted in my neck being a little stiffer than usual, so I've been taking Tylenol and ice cream to remedy that. *g*
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And now I have time to read. A trip to the bookstore is warranted, as several new books have come out recently that I've been wanting to read but could not, on account of (a) focusing on the rewrite and (b) tired. (That originally came out "ired," which fits, as does "mired.")
What have you read recently that you liked?
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Here, have some seasonal color:
That photo was actually taken a couple of years ago, but it's pretty enough to be a keeper. If you like colorful leaves, you might want to check out the viburnum photo, too.
This is the second book in the series; the first book is with the agent, looking for work. I'm hoping that the lack of a follow-on novel is what stalled possible sales, and so the completion of Kith is a big deal for me. That, and I'm just plain tired of rewriting.
Oh, man, am I tired.
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I also managed to get that flu shot on Wednesday afternoon by standing in line for two and a half hours to ensure I'd be one of the 1,000 people they had vaccine doses for. Well, I was sitting in line; knowing it would be a long wait, I brought a chair, my lunch, a bottle of water, and a book. (Elizabeth Bear's Carnival, probably my favorite of hers to date.) As with the regular seasonal flu shot I got in early October, this one has resulted in my neck being a little stiffer than usual, so I've been taking Tylenol and ice cream to remedy that. *g*
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And now I have time to read. A trip to the bookstore is warranted, as several new books have come out recently that I've been wanting to read but could not, on account of (a) focusing on the rewrite and (b) tired. (That originally came out "ired," which fits, as does "mired.")
What have you read recently that you liked?
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Here, have some seasonal color:
That photo was actually taken a couple of years ago, but it's pretty enough to be a keeper. If you like colorful leaves, you might want to check out the viburnum photo, too.
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::corrects contact listing in gmail so I can find you when I want to::
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The coolest book I read lately was Wen Spencer's Endless Blue which came out in paperback over the summer (it came out in hardcover in 2007, not sure why the delay).
Her previous work has been interesting blends of genres. Her Ukiah Oregon series was sci fi with very unique aliens, Tinker and the follow up Wolf Who Rules are elves and magic in a modern setting with science and world gates, while A Brother's Price was a sort of post-apoc western with almost no males and a female dominated society.
Endless Blue is really pure sci fi, about the place all ships go when they miss a warp. And they go to the Saragasso Sea. It's pirates, with some high tech and people who have been geneticly engineered. It's brilliant.
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Ponder away. *g* I'm actually looking for readers because I've changed some things structurally and want to make sure I haven't totally screwed up the story. It's a much different tale than what you last read some years back, though of course the basic character concepts remain the same.
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Best book I've read lately? I'm just finishing City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish, which is quite possibly the most perfect history book I've ever read. It puts you there - and it can do it with incredible accuracy, because the "city of the sharp-nosed fish", Oxyrhynchos, is one of the places from which we have mounds and mounds of papyrii.
Or for fiction, have you read Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan yet? It's such a very fun book.
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Who's the author of the Sharp-Nosed Fishes? (Although I probably ought to stay away from sea-related books; I do not want to get back into that pirate book just yet.)
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Peter Parsons. Oxyrhynchos is nowhere near the sea, by the way. It's south of the Fayyum, on a natural canal, nowadays called "Joseph's Canal," off the Nile. Greeks and Romans and Egyptians and Christians!
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I'd love to read, but my pace lately is glacial. So I'd be very happy to read but if you'd rather give the spot to someone who'll actually be some use, I understand entirely *g* Details are in my profile, I think.
2) I'm glad you got the flu jab and thoroughly approve of your treatment for a stiff neck. I think I'll try that.
3) I read Ink & Steel and went straight on to Hell & Earth. I haven't finished that yet, but I'm enjoying it immensely. Bear's work just gets better and better.
4) Ooh - pretty! Thank you :)
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If you just want to read the novel, I'm fine with that, too. I'll send and you can enjoy it into the next ice age, should that prove necessary. *g*
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Maybe that ice age will arrive more quickly than I expected :)