:D Thank you for saying such lovely things! Do go on... :P
I am sort of obsessed fascinated by Alan Turing, so of course he had to be mentioned once or twice. And I *really* need to get my hands on Leo Marks' book because from everything I've read about him, he seems incredibly awesome. And its first line is genius: In January 1942 I was escorted to the war by my parents in case I couldn't find it or met with an accident on the way. (I think I might've quoted that at you before, but, like I say, genius. :) ) The research was totally the best bit (that and the nebulous 'wouldn't it be cool if...' thoughts before you actually have to sit down and work out how this'll work. I still maintain things were much cooler in my head without all this pesky 'reality').
I'm just hoping I get into the Warwick Creative Writing course. If they want to see a portfolio, I am *doomed*. 'Yes, I've been writing a lot. Oh my god, no you can't see it! *panicked flailing and much blushing ensues*'
Thank you! You would not *believe* the issues I had writing human-but-Spockish Spock, so I'm glad you think it worked. Comments on characterisation make me particularly happy. :)
Oh god yes, it *had* to be a happy ending. I don't know that I could've written anything else.
when i clicked, i expected to enjoy it while i was reading, but i didn't expect to LIKE it so much, because wwii stuff isn't my thing. and i love everything, from the way they meet each other to the way they grow into each other, that you had bones there as an emotional third, that the trio of them are each other's checks and balances, that jim and spock grow and change as people and just, guh. that jim understood if spock had to make the decision to go forward with the bombing without jim. and that you described everything with clear brevity, that there were never any empty spaces in my head wondering where they were and what it looked like. and that jim at the beginning was brittle and smoothed out, and that spock was aloof and became more human, and that bones was perfectly bones. lovely.
*picks self up off floor* Wow! This is *such* a lovely comment, I sort of want to print it off to give it a hug or something. Failing that, EEE! *flails* Thank you so much!
The whole mission/Jim conflict was one of my favourite parts to write (because apparently I enjoy putting characters under emotional stress o_0) and I agonised a *lot* over how Jim should react, so I'm particularly pleased that seemed to work.
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I am sort of obsessed fascinated by Alan Turing, so of course he had to be mentioned once or twice. And I *really* need to get my hands on Leo Marks' book because from everything I've read about him, he seems incredibly awesome. And its first line is genius: In January 1942 I was escorted to the war by my parents in case I couldn't find it or met with an accident on the way. (I think I might've quoted that at you before, but, like I say, genius. :) ) The research was totally the best bit (that and the nebulous 'wouldn't it be cool if...' thoughts before you actually have to sit down and work out how this'll work. I still maintain things were much cooler in my head without all this pesky 'reality').
I'm just hoping I get into the Warwick Creative Writing course. If they want to see a portfolio, I am *doomed*. 'Yes, I've been writing a lot. Oh my god, no you can't see it! *panicked flailing and much blushing ensues*'
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Oh god yes, it *had* to be a happy ending. I don't know that I could've written anything else.
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The whole mission/Jim conflict was one of my favourite parts to write (because apparently I enjoy putting characters under emotional stress o_0) and I agonised a *lot* over how Jim should react, so I'm particularly pleased that seemed to work.
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