Mark Kamibaya

Hi @aysia-serene. Nice to see you again.

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I can’t remember which chapter the scene is from, but it’s in book two, about 2/3 or 3/4 of the way through if I’m not mistaken. The name of the event the scene chronicles and I believe the name of…[Read more]

What Daeus said. 😛

I would have pronounced it Slew-agg. I think my preference would still be slua.

@ethryndal That’s alright. You see that I melted no chairs.
It depends on how you pronounce Slua comparted to Sluagh. Slua is pronounced Slew-a, right? At first glance, Sluagh is read to me Slow, not Sluagh as in Cow.

@Leumeister I did when I was younger, but it was pretty awful. 😛

Yeah. I know what you mean.

@Daeus

@dragon-snapper Oops, sorry. We Elves get carried away sometimes. 🙂

Another little random thought I had (well, technically my mom suggested it first, but you can ignore that fun fact) was Sluagh. (rhymes with cow) Any thoughts?

@kate-flournoy Well, I don’t hold it against you. And at least now you know my sensitivities better. It was just such a vivid scene, and when the dragon said, “Our gift to you” and then Eragon fell into a trance or whatever it was, the irony of it was just so bitter it pulled at me like a leech.

@perfectfifths Did I hear Studio C?! Am I aloud to make a brief interjection to say that you have very good taste? 🙂

And I’d like to think my name is Elvish. 😉

@Leumeister welllll… should I say it?
*thinks*
No, better not. Think of an unrelated example.
*thinks again*
No…
Yes…
No…

I’m gonna say it. 😛 I actually already had a story idea with this thematic premise. The hero and the villain both have the same goal— accomplishing world peace and ending all wars. The hero doesn’t know exactly how…[Read more]

@Daeus I feel really bad I didn’t remember that scene and warn you about it. I’m sorry.

@Sarah-H this just goes to show that different people can read the same book and be affected in completely different ways. That scene was so minor and unimportant to me it didn’t even stick with me five minutes. So it’s kinda difficult to lay down exact…[Read more]

@Leumeister you already do quite a bit of showing, and that’s great. But there were several instances where you told that could have been stronger through showing. It’s the difference between this line:

She sauntered over, still trying to display an air of authority, coming in closer to examine him.

and this line:

Pandora sighed, placing her…

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@Sarah-H

Just like what Kate Flournoy said:

“As far as reading books with a bad worldview like that, in the end they’re just books and no one who reads them with their head screwed on straight and their eyes on Christ is gonna get burned.”

I wholeheartedly agree. Just because the author presents a certain worldview (author bias) doesn’t mean t…[Read more]

@sarah-h Well, Kate’s right, the book was a thematic flop. Not that I think it’s harmless. He does use a little bit of subtlety with his situational ethics which might trip up someone who’s not very used to the tricks of expressing worldview

I think you were specifically asking about magic though. Well, to start off, his magic system in the book…[Read more]

@sara-h Well, Kate’s right, the book was a thematic flop. Not that I think it’s harmless. He does use a little bit of subtlety with his situational ethics which might trip up someone who’s not very used to the tricks of expressing worldview

I think you were specifically asking about magic though. Well, to start off, his magic system in the book…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy

Ah yeah, I see. 🙂 What kind of goals do you think they could be?

@clairec: Yep, Perth area, but I’m not going to get any more specific than that. 😉 Also, my bro and I LOVE Studio C! We haven’t been anywhere else in Australia, unfortunately, but we have been to the States for Christmas in 2004 (my Dad’s American)

@anna-brie: Thank you! I only wish some of the other Aussies lived closer by! 😀 Yes, I did…[Read more]

@clairec

Hey! I live in Western Australia. 🙂

Yayz! 😀 Someone got the reference! When in doubt…Lobster Bisque! XD PerfectFifths and I really enjoy Studio C. 😀

Not at all, @Sarah-H. Writers ramble. It’s part of the job description. 😀

That’s a great question. As far as reading books with a bad worldview like that, in the end they’re just books and no one who reads them with their head screwed on straight and their eyes on Christ is gonna get burned. In fact, I read the IC at a point in my life when I…[Read more]

@Leumeister yes, excellent idea. That way the emphasis is not on the goal itself, but why the antagonists/protagonist should or should not deserve/accomplish it, based on the rightness of their worldview.

Also a very good point, @Anna-Brie. I agree.