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whutnot In reply to eva-st-clare [2012-09-20 00:34:22 +0000 UTC]
lol!
yeah i would always recommend Tamora Pierce. she does such a good job with her female characters
it really is, though, it's so hard to find good fantasy
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eva-st-clare In reply to whutnot [2012-09-20 00:51:40 +0000 UTC]
Hm that's probably why I switched to a lot of anime or manga. Easier to find at least a few that don't entirely center around romance crap, but you can still get the fantasy or sci-fi elements. Maybe I just had bad luck with trying to read fiction. I think the last fiction book I really enjoyed was House of Leaves (some dumb ex-friend borrowed it from me and never gave it back, FML) The only other recent fiction I remember reading was Atwood's Oryx and Crake, and I found it underwhelming at best. I used to read Charles de Lint, but I liked his short fiction better than his novels. I stopped right in the middle of one and never picked it back up after I realized I didn't give a frack if the characters lived or died. (That said, he wrote better female characters than the majority of male writers I read at the time)
I'll have to check the used bookstore for these next time I go...
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I-is-I-be [2012-08-28 23:27:42 +0000 UTC]
I cannot tell you how happy this made me. I am a huge fan of (mostly) all the Pierce books, and was so surprised when I saw this in your gallery when I was only looking for LoK stuff. YAY LESBIANS IN YOUNG ADULT LIT. also, this is adorable. Rosethorn not being abrasive...
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whutnot In reply to I-is-I-be [2012-08-29 00:32:30 +0000 UTC]
it makes me happy to see another fan! it's such a small fandom for the CoM books, and there's hardly any art for Lark and Rosethorn. i just love them so much and thank you so much!
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I-is-I-be In reply to whutnot [2012-08-29 07:04:35 +0000 UTC]
Personally I like them more than the Tortall universe, but it seems that I am the only one with that preference. oh well. I have never actually looked for art/lit of the CoM stuff, but currently I am lurking through your fanfic on your tumblr (not a stalker by the way). but anywho! keep at it! all the cute fluff just makes me smile
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whutnot In reply to I-is-I-be [2012-08-29 15:51:07 +0000 UTC]
i share that preference. i like the Tortall universe, but the CoM books and characters capture me more, somehow. it might be because there's not a character in the world i love more than Rosethorn, idk.
awesome!i love when people read my stuff!
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I-is-I-be In reply to whutnot [2012-08-30 06:06:48 +0000 UTC]
Agreed, well and the general idea of ambient magic. I don't know, toph and lin are pretty great....
Also, do you plan on continuing your TyZula fanfic?
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whutnot In reply to I-is-I-be [2012-08-30 07:00:51 +0000 UTC]
Rosethorn and Lin are tied. I can't chose between them.
I want to. I haven't had any inspiration for it though in a while. i don't want to be one of those authors who leave things unfinished
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I-is-I-be In reply to whutnot [2012-08-30 14:26:02 +0000 UTC]
you do have a metric fuck ton of fan art of lin ( not that i am complaining)
ah, well, dont want to be one of those authors that just runs a good idea into the ground. But I do hope you find some inspiration, because incomplete fanfics are becoming the bane of my existence.
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whutnot In reply to I-is-I-be [2012-08-30 15:57:12 +0000 UTC]
lol yeah i really enjoy drawing her!
oh i know. i hate that a lot of the really great fanfics are like never updated and i hate that i've done that to my readers
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I-is-I-be In reply to whutnot [2012-08-31 23:04:40 +0000 UTC]
actually you have really inspired me to start drawing again. I really just want to make fun cartoony things of lin and other LoK characters. WHY ARE FACES SO HARD??? but she seems like a really fun and distinctive character to draw.
for shame, for shame.
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whutnot In reply to I-is-I-be [2012-09-01 06:06:14 +0000 UTC]
that's awesome!!! i love to hear that!!!!
Lin took me a while to get down right, but she's so much fun!
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I-is-I-be In reply to whutnot [2012-09-01 07:23:06 +0000 UTC]
yeah, I am always amazed by how you draw expressions and character interactions. Your anatomy isnt perfect ( I use to be very focused on body/figure drawing), but the positioning is very natural and I really just want to be able to draw that as well.
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whutnot In reply to I-is-I-be [2012-09-01 08:00:25 +0000 UTC]
expressions are always fascinating for me to draw
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I-is-I-be In reply to whutnot [2012-09-01 23:41:31 +0000 UTC]
they are so hard! do you have any tips besides practice?
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whutnot In reply to I-is-I-be [2012-09-02 04:38:11 +0000 UTC]
study. look at faces, and study them and look at other artists and animation especially. and yes, practice practice practice.
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I-is-I-be In reply to whutnot [2012-09-02 04:48:14 +0000 UTC]
haha, ok. thanks! luckily my friends make weird faces, so that should be good practice
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catrana200 [2012-08-23 11:29:59 +0000 UTC]
=^.^= love it! and youre so right about Rosethorn, lol. only people she accepts hugs from is Briar and Lark, lol!
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whutnot In reply to catrana200 [2012-08-24 03:50:52 +0000 UTC]
thank you!
lol, yep, she's all prickly just like her name
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catrana200 In reply to whutnot [2012-08-24 19:58:12 +0000 UTC]
yup! lol. although she does have a rare soft moment with Briar at the start of 'The Will of The Empress'.
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whutnot In reply to catrana200 [2012-08-25 06:21:44 +0000 UTC]
well she's nice to people she loves
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catrana200 In reply to whutnot [2012-08-25 10:07:21 +0000 UTC]
Lol. Unless she decides to hang them in the well!
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whutnot In reply to catrana200 [2012-08-26 04:05:14 +0000 UTC]
lol an empty threat they all know it
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catrana200 In reply to whutnot [2012-08-26 10:19:39 +0000 UTC]
Not until she told them! I loved that bit when she told Briar that he would probably poison the water. =^.^=
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whutnot In reply to catrana200 [2012-08-27 15:34:13 +0000 UTC]
i love all her bits. everything she says
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catrana200 In reply to whutnot [2012-08-27 20:14:30 +0000 UTC]
lol. I wouldnt want to get on her bad side, that's for sure. =^.^=
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Greatkingrat88 [2012-08-23 09:46:44 +0000 UTC]
Circle of magic? Good series, something you'd recommend? Fantasy, maybe?
Anyhow, really nice picture. It looks really sweet.
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whutnot In reply to Greatkingrat88 [2012-08-24 03:50:33 +0000 UTC]
i would absolutely recommend it. its fantasy. magic and such.
and thank you!
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whutnot In reply to Greatkingrat88 [2012-08-24 06:58:41 +0000 UTC]
oh there are..... ten books total, I think. Two sets of four, and then two stand alones.
the books in the sets of four are only about 200 pages each. easy reads.
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Greatkingrat88 In reply to whutnot [2012-08-24 07:34:40 +0000 UTC]
Hmm. That does sound like a serious book series. How's the writing, in your opinion?
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whutnot In reply to Greatkingrat88 [2012-08-25 06:21:22 +0000 UTC]
it's aimed at a younger audience, so the writing is simple, and it's an easy read, but it is good writing. i am fond of how the author handles the characters, especially the female ones.
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Greatkingrat88 In reply to whutnot [2012-08-25 09:09:17 +0000 UTC]
I shall keep this in mind, then. Was it called "circle of mages"?
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whutnot In reply to Greatkingrat88 [2012-08-26 04:05:02 +0000 UTC]
circle of magic. by Tamora Pierce
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BigRob1031 [2012-08-23 06:01:04 +0000 UTC]
nice Mary
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