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[marcmagus]

I think one of the best things about my apartment is being able to dance naked on the roof in a thunderstorm. Although this also makes me envy the Slack Shackers, who have a nice grassy hill behind their house they could clean up and dance naked on; I'd definitely rather feel earth beneath my feet than tar paper, but what I have is still quite enjoyable.

Spring must be here. I've been taking care of all sorts of things that have been hanging over me. Last night, I danced in the red glow of the setting sun, and sat and watched it slide below the horizon. Then, filled with more energy than I could discharge to the people around me, I decided to lounge on the roof of a cottage.

Oh yeah, I wanted to post a link for any would-be authors and/or Science Fiction/Fantasy fans who haven't yet read The Well-Tempered Plot Device. Anybody up for a clench race?

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[selftoken.livejournal.com]

I love reading, especially science-fiction and fantasy, so this was very relevant for me.
Naturally, some of these ideas have come up before in many other places.
The guilty pleasure is that it confirmed all my opinions about writers or works that
I've considered horrible: I abandoned Thomas Convenant early on and finished both Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun" and Moorcock's "Elric" saga but mostly hated them.
Unmentioned is David Eddings, who I always avoided due to his novel's back cover synopses,
but his failings might be more of character than plot. I really can't be sure.