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Forum: The Books 10-15-2002, 10:50 AM
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Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting What? It's closing time already? :: looks...

What? It's closing time already?

:: looks at clock ::

Last Call for Mead of Inspiration!!

|_|) <-- to the bards!

s.t.
Forum: The Books 10-11-2002, 02:20 PM
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Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting Oh no, Lila, don't not post it on my account...

Oh no, Lila, don't not post it on my account (i've already read more than they have, right?)

and maybe i should ask folks who've read mine to select the tag items... that would give me a better...
Forum: The Books 10-10-2002, 11:22 AM
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Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting An interesting "can of worms" to open, Nar, as...

An interesting "can of worms" to open, Nar, as usual...

hmm... mundane object that suddenly took on plot significance far & beyond its humble station... let me think about that one for a little...
Forum: The Books 09-30-2002, 04:59 PM
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Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting well, milady, you've come to the right tavern ::...

well, milady, you've come to the right tavern :: hands you a drink to be filled w/ the virtual beverage of your choice ::

and as far as stories posted, i recommend that you talk to the Brooding...
Forum: The Books 09-30-2002, 10:40 AM
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Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting Nar & LMP -- i'm glad to hear it & we'll all be...

Nar & LMP -- i'm glad to hear it & we'll all be expecting you. (Just for you, Nar, i WILL compile the 'soundtrack' & post that as well -- but you had some good ideas there!)

things have gotten...
Forum: The Books 09-27-2002, 11:56 AM
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Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting Nar: heh heh... well, i just wanted to let...

Nar:

heh heh... well, i just wanted to let you know that i missed your feedback on my fanfic (and that goes for LMP & double for all the others who expressed interest, got the link, and have...
Forum: The Books 09-26-2002, 02:49 PM
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Views: 137,007
Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting oh my, it seems to have gotten existentially blue...

oh my, it seems to have gotten existentially blue in here indeed! (looks like i'd better head back to the cellar and brew up some stronger drink for these late-night philosophical debates on the...
Forum: The Books 09-16-2002, 05:20 PM
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Views: 137,007
Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting Nar -- WsIP = Works In Progress. BTW -- Glad...

Nar -- WsIP = Works In Progress.

BTW -- Glad you're enjoying it. i'll try to post more up there after i've heard what you think of what's up there already, and i'm happy to report that more good...
Forum: The Books 09-16-2002, 12:26 PM
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Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting Weeeeeall... somewhere i've got a few WsIP...

Weeeeeall...

somewhere i've got a few WsIP that don't have a Clear & Present Evil side, and when i ignore 'em for two years then pick 'em up & read 'em, even i think they're pretty good...

i'm...
Forum: The Books 09-10-2002, 05:12 PM
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Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting Ah, Bombur, so you're from Finland! (Quick, LMP,...

Ah, Bombur, so you're from Finland! (Quick, LMP, where's Niphredil Baggins when we need her...)

quite an erudite treatise, that, almost worthy of starting its own thread (like the one about the...
Forum: The Books 09-09-2002, 06:03 PM
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Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting my my, so much happens when i go down to the...

my my, so much happens when i go down to the cellar... good thing i never return empty-handed!

With thanks to the Barrow-Wight's timely rising from his grave, i'll restrain my own knee-jerk...
Forum: The Books 09-05-2002, 10:51 AM
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Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting Industrial-strength Can-O'-Worms, eh Nar? ...

Industrial-strength Can-O'-Worms, eh Nar?

given what grey-shaded guy i've been dealing w/ lately, i'll hold my reply on the villainly virtues until others have had a chance.

i will however cast...
Forum: The Books 09-04-2002, 03:48 PM
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Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting well said! about the only thing i could add,...

well said!

about the only thing i could add, Morquesse, is that TIMING IS EVERYTHING.

by this i mean that, at the end of that description is something you're not expecting. Example of...
Forum: The Books 08-30-2002, 10:37 AM
Replies: 853
Views: 137,007
Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting LMP -- Covenant gets an Honorable Mention at the...

LMP -- Covenant gets an Honorable Mention at the very least for that! i read the first of that series at about the same impressionable time in my life as i was reading Tolkien, ElfQuest (not the fic...
Forum: The Books 08-29-2002, 12:14 PM
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Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting Woof! i think we have a strong contender for...

Woof!

i think we have a strong contender for what i'm going to term the Rand Award in honor of her ten-page speeches that many readers confess to skipping (rants by characters?)

Anyone else...
Forum: The Books 08-29-2002, 10:32 AM
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Views: 137,007
Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting Re: Character Rants: Eol & Shadowstrife, i...

Re: Character Rants:

Eol & Shadowstrife, i really like that term. May i quote you?

:: sends drinks your way until you're happy and agreeable ::

Good! Many thanks! (Now to go back and...
Forum: The Books 08-27-2002, 04:30 PM
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Views: 137,007
Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting ooh -- a nice deep debate going on here! Welcome...

ooh -- a nice deep debate going on here! Welcome to all the new faces; this round's on me...

As for getting into a character's head, with reference to my previous posts (and the bit of story i...
Forum: The Books 08-26-2002, 02:11 PM
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Views: 137,007
Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting also sprach Nar: "How do you get a character...

also sprach Nar:

"How do you get a character in trouble..."

oh, ho -- Nar, whose thoughts on the latest postings of my tale i eagerly await, you have opened a can of worms here. Allow me to...
Forum: The Books 08-19-2002, 10:43 AM
Replies: 853
Views: 137,007
Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting Forbidden Romance should only go if it's a...

Forbidden Romance should only go if it's a cliche, Lila -- if you can put a new spin on it by all means write it! i should e-mail ya to tell ya what evil idea popped into my head over the weekend --...
Forum: The Books 08-16-2002, 05:55 PM
Replies: 853
Views: 137,007
Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting Ah, LMP & Naaramare, you're both heartily...

Ah, LMP & Naaramare, you're both heartily forgiven (given that my Monday evenings are being usurped by a different group, this one with more homework, but it's for my job so i'm not complaining!) --...
Forum: The Books 08-15-2002, 05:40 PM
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Views: 137,007
Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting "on what do you base your characters," she...

"on what do you base your characters," she says...

oh, does that open up a can of worms! (some stories i couldn't publish w/o the "characters" giving me permission first!) Going to need a big...
Forum: The Books 08-09-2002, 04:47 PM
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Views: 137,007
Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting oh ye Gods Eol -- so THAT's why the Dwarf in my...

oh ye Gods Eol -- so THAT's why the Dwarf in my WIP is dropping the occasional "aye" and using his own peculiar dialect (words like "mayhaps" for perhaps/maybe and "afore" for before)

And on the...
Forum: The Books 08-08-2002, 12:34 PM
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Views: 137,007
Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting A worse "Boring the Reader" sin -- over-pushing...

A worse "Boring the Reader" sin -- over-pushing an agenda in an otherwise good story (Ayn Rand may well be paying the highest penance for this -- the books of hers that i've got aren't a bad epic...
Forum: The Books 08-06-2002, 10:42 AM
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Views: 137,007
Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting welcome back to all the returning folks & welcome...

welcome back to all the returning folks & welcome to all the new faces --

|_|) |_|) |_|) |_|) |_|) <-- here is the next round of AYWSF pints

(and Lila, didn't i e-mail you already? Hoom hoom,...
Forum: The Books 08-01-2002, 02:20 PM
Replies: 853
Views: 137,007
Posted By Saxony Tarn
Sting Starbreeze -- i used to write longhand...

Starbreeze --

i used to write longhand dead-tree edition -- but it made editing a bear. Then one story i "composed" on a cheap light typewriter (which had people pegging me at 65 wpm, although...
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