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I couldn't read it on the computer so I printed it at work. double sided and double pages on each side just like a bound novel. Then I punched holes in the middle and threaded it with yarn and folded it and put it under some big books for like three days. I know its a little involved and not quite the same as the real thing but it passed the time at work doing it and it was easier to lie down and read like I really enjoy doing.

Great idea, I may have to look into doing this so I can get my friends to read it.  They, like some members here, refuse to read a book off a computer screen. 

By the way, I say read it if you can.  I read it at a slower pace to save my eyes the trouble, and I think I ended up enjoying the book a little more because I devoured it over a longer period of time.  It gave me more time to ponder what was going on.

If Rashek did it, it would have to have been while he was holding the power.

I could see Rashek doing something like this.

You know what I really love about all of this, Keliser's attack on the pits are all the more impressive after book 3.  He was essentially partially destroying a 'god.'

Quote from: Dount Cooku on November 24, 2008, 10:34:24 PM

Quote from: Mok Apple Pie on November 22, 2008, 07:00:36 PM

By allowing the reader to make these personal connections with Straff, it allowed us to yearn for his defeat as much as the other characters and to cheer Vin on when she came in for the kill.

Indeed.  I heard that Staff had a splitting headache after his final encounter with Vin.

They need an emoticon to portray the obligatory drum roll/cymbal crash that usually follows a statement like that. 

Well, there are some fantastic artists in the fan art thread...I say we make a request. 

I'm currently working on a series that has the tentative title of...you should take a guess...

*drumroll*

Wielder--a four part series.  I think the title of the first book will be entitled 'A Shard of Ellisar.'  'Ellisar' might change because I was told a couple weeks ago that Aragorn's kingly name is Elissar or something to that effect.  I have also been told by many of my colleagues that I shouldn't worry about it--and so I probably will.

You probably want to hear something about the book, but I have found that the further I get into worldbuilding, the harder time I have explaining what the story is about.  But, I'll give it my best.

Wielders are despised over all beings.  The process by which a Wielder is born is unknown, but it is a well known that the use of a mysterious power called Amash'ara is central to their unfortunate abilities.  Over thousands of years, there have been a handful of Wielders who scourged the world, some of which attained enough power to challenge the Gods themselves.  One Wielder was a curse, two nearly led to the destruction of the world. 

Three Wielders brings the ruin of mortal men.

Well, yeah.  That's just some random stuff that I crunched out really quick.  The story follows three Wielders as they fight to release themselves from the tyrannous hands of the Gods.  If you can't already tell, Greek Mythology has been a big influence on my work.  Two of the Wielders are pretty well known at the start of the story: Gareth (a banished king--I wonder why he was banished...) and Uriel (a devout priest who has come to question his allegiance to the Gods).

I am still working on the magic system, but it will essentially be very powerful with equally powerful consequences.  Wielders are not the only beings that posses magic, but they are definitely the most dangerous.

If any of you want to see a few short stories based on this world, feel free to PM me and I'll send you a copy.

Haha, I'm the other way around. The screen does bad things to the quality of my writing. Plus, I can take a pencil and paper anywhere. Not so my desktop computer...

I actually have kind-of noticed this as well.  When I am writing with pencil and paper, I tend to just write instead of constantly scrutinizing every single thing I type out.  When I eventually transfer it to the computer, it ends up in a much sleeker form then it would have if I just typed is straight through.  During the transfer process, you can add the little things that you missed and you catch a lot of your mistakes.  I think it also allows for your voice to come through a bit more.

It might just be me, though.  

On another note, I really wish I participated this year.  Time is running a bit for me as of now, though.  Next year is definitely a go, though.

EDIT: In reality, I have written a good 25k words this month, but they are either replies to other people's fiction, or just short stories.  I wrote one thing that's about 15k, but, meh.

Like I said, next year is a go.

I haven't gotten a chance to read The Sword of Truth and this show didn't help pushing me any closer to reading the series.  Luckily, my friends say it's amazing, and that the show is pretty much an embarrassment to the world that Goodkind created.

If you can't tell, I think the show has been disappointing.  I didn't watch episode because I decided to watch Jeff Dunham's special instead.  It seems I made the right choice.

Based solely on the previews, the movie looks LAME. This review makes it sound at least possibly okay. But I still won't be spending money on it. At least not in theatres. I'd hate to support Smeyer in her writing endeavors. Because she sucks.

Still. It's good that the movie will stay true to the book. I don't like it when movies differ from the book on all levels (*cough*The Bourne Identity*cough*)

/agree.

It just looked cliche and ICK.  This review makes me think twice about it, though.  I'll probably just end up renting it.