Now that I'm back, have some links!
Aug. 25th, 2010 10:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dolorosa_12I blogged for The Book Show about keeping the Irish language alive through storytelling. I also finally updated Longvision, with a commentary post about Romanitas chapter 4, 'The Orpheus Mosaic'.
Now for some other people's writing.
This article by Monte Reid about 'the most isolated man on the planet' is poignant and deeply moving. This post by The Bitter Script Reader analysing the emotional impact of the Buffy episode 'The Body' (spoilers abound) gets it absolutely right.
Check out this rather interesting post by the Orbit team about trends in fantasy book covers. And when you're done, read this hilarious post which rewrites a Babysitters' Club book in the style of Bret Easton Ellis.
Since being online, I find myself from time to time coming into conflict with authors over authorial intent, subtext and who has the right to interpret a text.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kateelliott has written a really good post on the subject which is one of the most balanced I've seen.
Finally, here's a rather wittily written post bybookshop where she compares shipping to real-life relationships. I can't say I've ever shipped anything with that intensity, but I enjoyed the sentiment, nonetheless.
Now for some other people's writing.
This article by Monte Reid about 'the most isolated man on the planet' is poignant and deeply moving. This post by The Bitter Script Reader analysing the emotional impact of the Buffy episode 'The Body' (spoilers abound) gets it absolutely right.
Check out this rather interesting post by the Orbit team about trends in fantasy book covers. And when you're done, read this hilarious post which rewrites a Babysitters' Club book in the style of Bret Easton Ellis.
Since being online, I find myself from time to time coming into conflict with authors over authorial intent, subtext and who has the right to interpret a text.
kateelliott has written a really good post on the subject which is one of the most balanced I've seen.Finally, here's a rather wittily written post by
bookshop where she compares shipping to real-life relationships. I can't say I've ever shipped anything with that intensity, but I enjoyed the sentiment, nonetheless.