Wind Raker and Serendipity

Dec 17, 2013 19:02

I talked in Conceiving the Heavens, my book on writing SF and fantasy, about cultivating serendipity - putting yourself in the way of ideas and information and nuggets of fact and research - because you never know what’s available or what you may find useful. Having just had a nicely serendipitous experience as we finished up Wind Raker, the fourth ( Read more... )

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lferion December 18 2013, 00:23:27 UTC
That is so cool!

My Roman d-20 icon seems particularly apropos :-)

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mescott December 20 2013, 22:41:58 UTC
I was pretty well blown away when I found them! And, yes, that's the perfect icon. :-)

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tricksterquinn December 18 2013, 01:40:37 UTC
How wonderful! I love when random things come together like that.

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mescott December 20 2013, 22:42:41 UTC
Yeah, I was really psyched! It's so nice to have the visual references.

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tielan December 18 2013, 03:30:30 UTC
Hee! That is awesome! :D

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mescott December 20 2013, 22:42:57 UTC
I couldn't believe I found them!

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6_penny December 31 2013, 00:37:50 UTC
Thank you for Conceiving the Heavens. It has enhanced my critical reading in the genre - and I have often referred back to it over the years.

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mescott December 31 2013, 12:27:30 UTC
You're very welcome!

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