Give Me Gravity, Give Me Clarity, Give Me Something to Rely On
So if last night was bumpy than I'm still skidding around a bit this morning-soon-to-be-afternoon. I decided to take today off, so I don't think I'm going to do much more than clean, read, and go to work. Maybe write a bit.
It's been a good week, if a little rough. People are careless with other people and tick me off, but it's not as if I haven't been guilty of that before, myself. I try not to be, but we all do it. It doesn't really make the hurt any less, but it does make the anger seem silly, and I have the feeling that if I can just manage to let the one go, I'll be able to let the others go too.
I stayed up late after work last night to read 'Black Sheep' by Georgette Heyer, and found it quite delightful. Although as I was looking at my slip from the library, I couldn't help but crack up a little. I'd taken out 'Death Masks,' 'Blood Rites,' 'Black Sheep,' and 'Ill Wind.' Just looking at the titles would give a stranger quite the impression of me. Yay, context.
I did pick up 'Ill Wind' for a few minutes today and read the first few pages.
quoth_the_ravyn , I'm surprised that my reaction was already more 'meh' than I thought it would be. I quite liked the Djinn handbook snippet. But I found identifying with the character a little bit difficult. I think I understand why so many first person stories start out with someone complaining, as it's a good way to set scene, get tone, and introduce difficulty, but I think it needs to be handled very deftly indeed and give the reader something they can immediately latch on to in order to relate, or else I just don't care about the person. And if we're not going for immediate relatability, then I think something needs to happen which will automatically engage the reader's interest/attention - or else the reader is just going to be listening to someone complain and set the scene and that is just... tiresome.
To be fair, not much of the above speculation actually relates to 'Ill Wind,' as I've only read the first two pages of the 1st person and she deserves more time to prove herself than that.
Dictionary.com word of the day: delectation. Delectation: Great pleasure; delight, enjoyment.
Calloused fingers caressed the worn-smooth grip before he tucked the instrument into position. What would you like to hear - the question remained unasked, as instead he tilted his head and his eyes fell half-mast in concentration, as if listening to an answer that only he could hear.
And when he began to pluck out the first notes, she clapped her hands before clasping them to her chest in delight and giving him her utmost attention. For his part, a secret smile played the corners of his mouth. The room warmed as they basked in their enjoyment of each other.
It's been a good week, if a little rough. People are careless with other people and tick me off, but it's not as if I haven't been guilty of that before, myself. I try not to be, but we all do it. It doesn't really make the hurt any less, but it does make the anger seem silly, and I have the feeling that if I can just manage to let the one go, I'll be able to let the others go too.
I stayed up late after work last night to read 'Black Sheep' by Georgette Heyer, and found it quite delightful. Although as I was looking at my slip from the library, I couldn't help but crack up a little. I'd taken out 'Death Masks,' 'Blood Rites,' 'Black Sheep,' and 'Ill Wind.' Just looking at the titles would give a stranger quite the impression of me. Yay, context.
I did pick up 'Ill Wind' for a few minutes today and read the first few pages.
quoth_the_ravyn , I'm surprised that my reaction was already more 'meh' than I thought it would be. I quite liked the Djinn handbook snippet. But I found identifying with the character a little bit difficult. I think I understand why so many first person stories start out with someone complaining, as it's a good way to set scene, get tone, and introduce difficulty, but I think it needs to be handled very deftly indeed and give the reader something they can immediately latch on to in order to relate, or else I just don't care about the person. And if we're not going for immediate relatability, then I think something needs to happen which will automatically engage the reader's interest/attention - or else the reader is just going to be listening to someone complain and set the scene and that is just... tiresome.
To be fair, not much of the above speculation actually relates to 'Ill Wind,' as I've only read the first two pages of the 1st person and she deserves more time to prove herself than that.
Dictionary.com word of the day: delectation. Delectation: Great pleasure; delight, enjoyment.
Calloused fingers caressed the worn-smooth grip before he tucked the instrument into position. What would you like to hear - the question remained unasked, as instead he tilted his head and his eyes fell half-mast in concentration, as if listening to an answer that only he could hear.
And when he began to pluck out the first notes, she clapped her hands before clasping them to her chest in delight and giving him her utmost attention. For his part, a secret smile played the corners of his mouth. The room warmed as they basked in their enjoyment of each other.