tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858006830800930212.post4493114250688365442..comments2023-10-17T02:40:31.174-06:00Comments on Frightening Journeys: Welcome Writer Keri Stevens...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858006830800930212.post-3560158760391260332009-05-16T20:34:00.000-06:002009-05-16T20:34:00.000-06:00Jenn,
I think you make an excellent point about a ...Jenn,<br />I think you make an excellent point about a world having to follow its own rules. It seems to me the looser you are, the harder it is--if fairy dust sprinkling is possible, then no--there's no conflict!<br /><br />L.F. Cat,<br />I like the idea of "just a foot off the sidewalk." I've seen it done well, and I've seen it done poorly--once again, because the author did or did not define well and follow the rules of their universe (after all, once we are "somewhere else," I, for one, still need to be grounded!)<br /><br />Hmm. Feeling very structured tonight!<br /><br />(The webiverse agrees--captcha is "alskings" Doesn't get more rule(r)-ish than that!)Keri Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958093932654844690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858006830800930212.post-6378092909428737802009-05-16T20:24:00.000-06:002009-05-16T20:24:00.000-06:00I don't write romance, but I do write fantasy -- a...I don't write romance, but I do write fantasy -- and I think it's much more powerful when it's based on the idea that magic is right there, a finger-tip away, in the everyday. That we're walking on the sidewalk of normality, and happen to stumble a foot off, there we'll be, somewhere else.thelittlefluffycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13486982862521520487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858006830800930212.post-2105580144608758502009-05-15T15:17:00.000-06:002009-05-15T15:17:00.000-06:00Hey, Keri!
I'm one of those tightly-regulated gir...Hey, Keri!<br /><br />I'm one of those tightly-regulated girls (but don't let it get around) :). I like my worlds to have rules that are actually followed, even if they aren't the rules our world follows. If it starts to get too "loose", world-building wise, it just doesn't seem like the stakes are real--there's too much opportunity for someone to randomly sprinkle fairy dust, or for a wandering god to stumble in and blast everyone to bits. :)<br /><br />Loved your blog!<br /><br />JennJennifer McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05274109818038832604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858006830800930212.post-62012443965607380332009-05-15T11:16:00.000-06:002009-05-15T11:16:00.000-06:00Becke,
I roll on the floor like a happy puppy when...Becke,<br />I roll on the floor like a happy puppy when Kresley Cole puts out a book.<br /><br />KAK--you know, when I think of what I have seen on public transport, I think my book may indeed be rather mundane! ACK!<br /><br />Teresa,<br />I am rolling on the floor like a happy puppy right now (which makes typing really hard.<br /><br />Ladies--my captcha is "gropeess." YES! That's the best one EVER!<br /><br />(Oh and new friends--I'm KeriStevens on twitter)Keri Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958093932654844690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858006830800930212.post-18279640479333602782009-05-15T10:41:00.000-06:002009-05-15T10:41:00.000-06:00Let's hear it for Keri Stevens--the funniest Tweet...Let's hear it for Keri Stevens--the funniest Tweeter on Twitter! :)Teresa Medeiroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186409012730100525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858006830800930212.post-56805537207309449202009-05-15T10:38:00.000-06:002009-05-15T10:38:00.000-06:00"They live among us..." ::insert spooky Twilight Z..."They live among us..." ::insert spooky Twilight Zone music here:: <br /><br />I'm all for the fantastically paranormal traipsing blithely through our every-day-ho-hum-you're-wearing-<I>what</I>-in-public lives. Why not? It's a lot easier to accept than what I wished I hadn't seen on public transportation IRL.K.A. Krantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674754426001151828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858006830800930212.post-32003327908878289402009-05-15T10:36:00.000-06:002009-05-15T10:36:00.000-06:00Great to see you here, Keri! I love paranormals o...Great to see you here, Keri! I love paranormals of all kinds -- dark or funny, hot or...well, they're all hot, aren't they? I tend to think of the world-building stories as more urban fantasy or sci fi than romance, although I know that's not strictly true. Especially in a fun story, I like the surprise of the unexpected, and to me, that works better where everything else is normal. I like to take a normal heroine (or one who thinks she's normal) and put her in a situation where she loses her bearings. I like to read and write that kind of story.<br /><br />As to those authors who build worlds, I'm envious of their talents, and I like to read those, too. I tend to associate world building with the darker stories, for some reason. I love Shana Abe's dragons and their world, love the sort of parallel universes created by Kresley Cole and J.R. Ward.<br /><br />I love the magic in Sarah Addison Allen's books, Garden Spells and The Sugar Queen, and I get a kick out of Vicki Lewis Thompson's Hex stories, set in Big Knob, Indiana.<br /><br />It all works for me! (And I'm waiting to read your story...)Becke Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347467350985614111noreply@blogger.com