tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post4441474944085603270..comments2024-03-16T11:09:05.148-07:00Comments on TalkToYoUniverse: An artifact example: we're not just making up random stuff!Juliette Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-32872657888044822182010-12-11T18:30:24.130-08:002010-12-11T18:30:24.130-08:00Thanks so much, Rabia and Heidi.Thanks so much, Rabia and Heidi.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-75384350961565624902010-12-11T18:22:07.910-08:002010-12-11T18:22:07.910-08:00Ah, I love it when worldbuilding and characterizat...Ah, I love it when worldbuilding and characterization influence each other. It's great to see a plan come together!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865524260060421873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-8746411365556598782010-12-11T17:18:18.889-08:002010-12-11T17:18:18.889-08:00I love how multi-layered the symbolism of the suit...I love how multi-layered the symbolism of the suit is. What a great discovery for you. :)Rabiahttp://www.rabiagale.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-47936286751545653112010-12-11T16:01:06.824-08:002010-12-11T16:01:06.824-08:00Thanks right back, Suzi. I agree with you about r...Thanks right back, Suzi. I agree with you about research. You might enjoy my post "Do more research to give the impression of less 'research'", if you haven't already seen it. I also think it's important to do research for secondary worlds that aren't closely associated with ours (as Varin is). I apply research from all kinds of sources to this place even as I try to keep it from straying into any Earthly setting or social context.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-39010891328976082072010-12-11T12:46:55.713-08:002010-12-11T12:46:55.713-08:00Thank for the "grrrr" regarding making u...Thank for the "grrrr" regarding making up anything you want because it's fantasy. I think that line alone is a perfect example of why I read your blog.<br /><br />It bugs the heck out of me when people substitute imagination for research for no reason. Not that I'm down on imagination, but I think the research bones make the difference between good and great.Touch of Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551995840395409781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-10191446278821058112010-12-11T11:46:56.175-08:002010-12-11T11:46:56.175-08:00Thanks, Margaret! Indeed, I'll have to do mor...Thanks, Margaret! Indeed, I'll have to do more with the underground vs. ocean thing, but I've already got ideas for how to do that. As with many things like this, it only works if it happens in more than one place (like the link between the concert hall scene and this one).Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-57120856101287201262010-12-11T10:31:22.668-08:002010-12-11T10:31:22.668-08:00Very lovely bit of texturing, and even better, the...Very lovely bit of texturing, and even better, the explanation only built on what I noticed in the description you provided (with the exception of the underground vs. ocean) which means those foreshadows/hints of character should be there for your readers too. Sounds fascinating to me :D.Margaret M. Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537558539259791284noreply@blogger.com