Monthly Archives: December 2011
Ruminations on Blogivating after a Year and Change and Resolutions for 2012
So judging by the calendar, this is going to be my last blog post in 2011. This time of year always makes me a little introspective, and leads me to think about what the past year has brought and what … Continue reading
Thinning and Accusations of Nostalgia in Fantasy
The other day I came across a comment somewhere (alas, I don’t remember on what blog/forum) that enjoyment of fantasy stems from a nostalgia for the medieval era when lives were “poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” This view is typically … Continue reading
REVIEW: Planesrunner by Ian McDonald
Title: Planesrunner Author: Ian McDonald Pub Date: December 6th, 2011 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… The Dervish House Use of Weapons City of Golden Shadow Neuromancer A Wrinkle in Time … Continue reading
Earning/Maintaining a Reader’s Trust: Character/Narrator Consistency and Reliability (part 3 of 3)
NOTE: This is the third and final installment in a three-part series on earning and maintaining a reader’s trust. The first part focuses on earning initial trust just at the start of a story, while the second part focuses on … Continue reading
