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Stars and Ravens: The Mysterious and Sometimes Confusing Adventures of Valerian Crow (Valerian Crow Series Book 1)
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Day 11 of #spfmchallenge, 'Scenic Saturday - Journeys'
For Saturday's #spfmchallenge, I offer two quotes from "Stars and Ravens":
“He followed the path he had trampled on his way here, made his way through a dusky green, through a close stillness. Wind came up, rustling the leaves of trees and bushes, replacing that stillness with a fevered whisper. Twice he tripped over boulders that glinted white under a netting of lichen and moss.
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“He followed the path he had trampled on his way here, made his way through a dusky green, through a close stillness. Wind came up, rustling the leaves of trees and bushes, replacing that stillness with a fevered whisper. Twice he tripped over boulders that glinted white under a netting of lichen and moss.
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Strongly mixed feeling about this novel. Really loved the moved of the initial chapter, the ethereal setting on stage, the drift of snow inside and outside. Was at first irritated by the patchwork structure of the book, then came to enjoy it. I liked th ...more |
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"I expected historical fiction contrasted with modern day influencer ideas about pioneer times. Instead I got another unhinged crazy white lady book. I’m not convinced even the author fully knew what they were trying to convey. The main character is s"
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"Is this a social experiment? This book is REALLY bad. It was written in 8 weeks FOR THE SCREEN and it shows. It’s the epitome of going so far one way that you end up right where you started. The structure was messy and confusing and the writing itsel"
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"In short, nothing about this story worked. It is, frankly, a mean-spirited revenge fantasy against a strawman the author made up. For a story like this to work, when you’re introduced to the character, they have to come across as a real person. I rec"
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“A lady, without a family, was the very best preserver of furniture in the world.”
― Persuasion
― Persuasion
“If there was an Olympic sport for worrying, Mom would win the gold and then give it to the silver medalist because she was afraid that they might feel bad for losing.”
― A House with Good Bones
― A House with Good Bones
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.”
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