tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post6010412047805575887..comments2024-03-20T02:26:46.482-04:00Comments on Joanna Bourne: The problem with writing . . .Jo Bournehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-45469064757769536422009-03-23T18:04:00.000-04:002009-03-23T18:04:00.000-04:00Looking at i from memorable and emotionally satisf...Looking at i from memorable and emotionally satisfying -- the one that comes to mind is <I>Phoenix and Ashes</I>. It's the closest to a traditional genre Romance plot, so that may account for it.<BR/><BR/><I>Serpent</I> has the strongest heroine.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-80616870715274548572009-03-23T17:14:00.000-04:002009-03-23T17:14:00.000-04:00Which is your favorite elemental masters book?I LO...Which is your favorite elemental masters book?<BR/><BR/>I LOVE Serpent's Shadow and I feel like I haven't enjoyed any of the others quite as much since. Although for some reason I re-read Wizard of London more often. Go figure! :)E.D. Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03002135496669838071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-25887945519690923962009-03-22T11:01:00.000-04:002009-03-22T11:01:00.000-04:00Hi Moth --I feel as if there are three Mercedes La...Hi Moth --<BR/><BR/>I feel as if there are three Mercedes Lackeys.<BR/><BR/>There's the Mercedes Lackey of the Elemental Masters books and the Urban Elves (Chrome circle etc.) books and the Bedlam's Bard books -- <BR/>all of which I adore and go shamelessly nom nom nom whenever there's a new one out.<BR/><BR/>There's the newish 'Tales of the 500 Kingdoms' work which I find interesting in an intellectual way as a writer, but rather distant and full of 'telling' as a reader. <BR/>I have not decided whether the 'voice' in these books is a deliberate choice to complement the archetype-storytelling theme of the series <BR/>or not.<BR/>But the result of all this thinking is that I read and appreciate the books and learn a great deal from them but it is more like nomming muesli than sugar corn pops. <BR/><BR/>Then there's everything else she writes -- all the epic fantasy -- none of pushes my buttons properly.<BR/><BR/>This is not, I hasten to say, because the epic fantasy -- Vandemar, Herald-Mage etc.) is not excellently written, but because of my own limitations as a reader. Lackey's range as a writer is broader than my range as a reader.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-57825719953519184012009-03-21T23:06:00.000-04:002009-03-21T23:06:00.000-04:00OOOh. Do you like Mercedes Lackey's Elemental Mast...OOOh. Do you like Mercedes Lackey's Elemental Masters series?!<BR/><BR/>I love them. They're my delicious junk food.E.D. Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03002135496669838071noreply@blogger.com