Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted May 5, 2014 Author Posted May 5, 2014 its cold and wet. sometimes its dry but not often.Easy to build stuff with?And do you ever get solid Ice on the road ?
Swimmingly he/him Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) It can be light as a cake-sugar powder, dusting your hands and dewing into tiny water droplets. It can be heavy as dough that turns your digits first hot, then numb as you hold it. It can be a storm of sharp flakes, whipped to driving by the wind and stabbing like tiny knives. It can be the soft flutter of feathery confections, drifting to kiss you softly and leave teardrops behind. It can be hard on the ground, a shell of brittle glaze that guards the gentle white beneath. It can be a vast unmarked expanse lying untouched on a hill, some early weekday morning. It can be the mounded wreaths on a tree, defying gravity by delicate suspension. It can be the brooding white mass that flocks above, then falls - black against the glowing sky. It can be a thin, impoverished thing, thin on the lumpy dirt and showing brown and green all through it. It can be the imperceptibly tiny flecks of snow that drift downwards, near invisible to the eye but for the wind that whips it in subtle patterns. It can be a force of nature, or an accent to a winters' day. It can be the fairies that drift outside your window, late at night when the low white clouds reflect the yellow light of cities, dark falling shadows among jaundiced shadows. It can be a memory of dreamlike ice, mounded around you while you skitter down impossible hills forever ago. It can be a drift of dense quality, mounded by your father's tractor, filled with the gravel diaspora of a dirt road and hollowed out, to make a tiny, imprecise igloo. It can be the flakes that fall on cold water and are lost, moments of subzero chill in an all-encompassing grey mire. It can be a transitory toy of the cold times, sweeping down like a seasonal playmate to keep your childhood busy as the days lengthen. It can be many things. Edited May 5, 2014 by Swimmingly 5
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted May 5, 2014 Author Posted May 5, 2014 It can be light as a cake-sugar powder, dusting your hands and dewing into tiny water droplets. It can be heavy as dough that turns your digits first hot, then numb as you hold it. It can be a storm of sharp flakes, whipped to driving by the wind and stabbing like tiny knives. It can be the soft flutter of feathery confections, drifting to kiss you softly and leave teardrops behind. It can be hard on the ground, a shell of brittle glaze that guards the gentle white beneath. It can be a vast unmarked expanse lying untouched on a hill, some early weekday morning. It can be the mounded wreaths on a tree, defying gravity by delicate suspension. It can be the brooding white mass that flocks above, then falls - black against the glowing sky. It can be a thin, impoverished thing, thin on the lumpy dirt and showing brown and green all through it. It can be the imperceptibly tiny flecks of snow that drift downwards, near invisible to the eye but for the wind that whips it in subtle patterns. It can be a force of nature, or an accent to a winters' day. It can be the fairies that drift outside your window, late at night when the low white clouds reflect the yellow light of cities, dark falling shadows among jaundiced shadows. It can be a memory of dreamlike ice, mounded around you while you skitter down impossible hills forever ago. It can be a drift of dense quality, mounded by your father's tractor, filled with the gravel diaspora of a dirt road and hollowed out, to make a tiny, imprecise igloo. It can be the flakes that fall on cold water and are lost, moments of subzero chill in an all-encompassing grey mire. It can be a transitory toy of the cold times, sweeping down like a seasonal playmate to keep your childhood busy as the days lengthen. It can be many things. Was that a Brandon Sanderson reference? Also, that was the 100th post !!!!!
Swimmingly he/him Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 No, I'm just casting about for ANYTHING to distract me from an impending exam. 1
GreyPilgrim he/him Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 It can be light as a cake-sugar powder, dusting your hands and dewing into tiny water droplets. It can be heavy as dough that turns your digits first hot, then numb as you hold it. It can be a storm of sharp flakes, whipped to driving by the wind and stabbing like tiny knives. It can be the soft flutter of feathery confections, drifting to kiss you softly and leave teardrops behind. It can be hard on the ground, a shell of brittle glaze that guards the gentle white beneath. It can be a vast unmarked expanse lying untouched on a hill, some early weekday morning. It can be the mounded wreaths on a tree, defying gravity by delicate suspension. It can be the brooding white mass that flocks above, then falls - black against the glowing sky. It can be a thin, impoverished thing, thin on the lumpy dirt and showing brown and green all through it. It can be the imperceptibly tiny flecks of snow that drift downwards, near invisible to the eye but for the wind that whips it in subtle patterns. It can be a force of nature, or an accent to a winters' day. It can be the fairies that drift outside your window, late at night when the low white clouds reflect the yellow light of cities, dark falling shadows among jaundiced shadows. It can be a memory of dreamlike ice, mounded around you while you skitter down impossible hills forever ago. It can be a drift of dense quality, mounded by your father's tractor, filled with the gravel diaspora of a dirt road and hollowed out, to make a tiny, imprecise igloo. It can be the flakes that fall on cold water and are lost, moments of subzero chill in an all-encompassing grey mire. It can be a transitory toy of the cold times, sweeping down like a seasonal playmate to keep your childhood busy as the days lengthen. It can be many things. Rothfuss couldn't have said it better.
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted May 5, 2014 Author Posted May 5, 2014 Rothfuss couldn't have said it better.What's Rothfuss?
GreyPilgrim he/him Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 What's Rothfuss? Patrick Rothfuss, author of the Kingkiller Trilogy and another of my favorite fantasy authors. Swimmingly wrote in a pretty flowery, rhythmic way that reminded me of Rothfuss's own writing. 1
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted May 5, 2014 Author Posted May 5, 2014 Patrick Rothfuss, author of the Kingkiller Trilogy and another of my favorite fantasy authors. Swimmingly wrote in a pretty flowery, rhythmic way that reminded me of Rothfuss's own writing. Which is Rothfuss's best book?
GreyPilgrim he/him Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Which is Rothfuss's best book? He actually only has two books released, and of those two I love both. 1
Swimmingly he/him Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 There is a book called "The Name of the Wind". Buy it. Read it. It's different writing, real wordsmithing by an expert at the art of it. Brandon Sanderson says that his goal is to write with words like windowpanes, letting us look through it the story. Rothfuss writes stained-glass windows in the shape of eyes, thin like eggshells, clear but for the tint in some places; thick and beautiful but obscuring exactly where they need to in others. It all glows, and there's the air of a quiet forest behind every word. Each sentence runs like a polished riverstone. 2
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted May 5, 2014 Author Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) No, I'm just casting about for ANYTHING to distract me from an impending exam.I've Also spent some time on 17th shard for distraction you're not alone on that one hahaIs he as good as Brandon? Edited May 5, 2014 by Elsa Steelheart
Swimmingly he/him Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Stress and tiredness make me more verbose. There's a point where I can write nice prose without too much purple. That point is many cups of coffee and a sleepless night or so behind me. 1
GreyPilgrim he/him Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 There is a book called "The Name of the Wind". Buy it. Read it. It's different writing, real wordsmithing by an expert at the art of it. Brandon Sanderson says that his goal is to write with words like windowpanes, letting us look through it the story. Rothfuss writes stained-glass windows in the shape of eyes, thin like eggshells, clear but for the tint in some places; thick and beautiful but obscuring exactly where they need to in others. It all glows, and there's the air of a quiet forest behind every word. Each sentence runs like a polished riverstone. Very well put, Swimmingly. If you can find the prologue to Rothfuss's books, Elsa, read them for a taste. Both of them are some of the most beautiful pieces of writing ever. The reason he has only two books out is that he carefully considers every. Single. Word. No exaggeration.
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted May 6, 2014 Author Posted May 6, 2014 Very well put, Swimmingly. If you can find the prologue to Rothfuss's books, Elsa, read them for a taste. Both of them are some of the most beautiful pieces of writing ever. The reason he has only two books out is that he carefully considers every. Single. Word. No exaggeration. What's the prologue called ?
GreyPilgrim he/him Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) What's the prologue called ?A Silence of Three PartsA quick search found this. Edited May 6, 2014 by GreyPilgrim
Ketek Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 No, I'm just casting about for ANYTHING to distract me from an impending exam. Best of luck man, just had an exam of my own and I can relate. I've Also spent some time on 17th shard for distraction you're not alone on that one haha Is he as good as Brandon? Imho, he is better. Every sentence is a work of art, and the prologue that GreyPilgrim linked is astoundingly beautiful. I suppose you could call it 'Harry Potter goes to college' with far, far better prose.
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted May 6, 2014 Author Posted May 6, 2014 Best of luck man, just had an exam of my own and I can relate. Imho, he is better. Every sentence is a work of art, and the prologue that GreyPilgrim linked is astoundingly beautiful. I suppose you could call it 'Harry Potter goes to college' with far, far better prose. What does Imho mean? He sounds like an amazing author.
Ketek Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) I always thought it meant honest. But humble works too. And yes, he is amazing. Who have you read thus far? Edited May 6, 2014 by Ketek
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted May 6, 2014 Author Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) I always thought it meant honest. But humble works too. And yes, he is amazing. Who have you read thus far? Wait what do you mean who have I read? Edited May 6, 2014 by Elsa Steelheart
Awesomeness Summoned he/him Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Wait what do you mean who have I read? What authors' books, other than Sanderson, have you read up to this point?
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted May 6, 2014 Author Posted May 6, 2014 What authors' books, other than Sanderson, have you read up to this point? Oh right. I've read a lot of Jeff Kinney (I've meet him as well) Gabi lord is good too, there are some others.... And Andy griffins... Not sure if that one counts I have read some of John Green's books like the fault in our stars and an abundance of Katharine's (I did read a lot of kids books too) these are bit more adult for me)
Matrim Bloody Cauthon he/him Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Easy to build stuff with? And do you ever get solid Ice on the road ? when it is wet it is really easy to build stuff with but when Its dry it doesn't build well. yeah we get solid ice on the road quite often. there was one time when it rained and a couple of minutes after it stopped everything was frozen. people were sliding all over the place. lots of people fell down and got hurt.
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted May 6, 2014 Author Posted May 6, 2014 when it is wet it is really easy to build stuff with but when Its dry it doesn't build well. yeah we get solid ice on the road quite often. there was one time when it rained and a couple of minutes after it stopped everything was frozen. people were sliding all over the place. lots of people fell down and got hurt. Wow! That sounds fun but scary at the same time! Where did this happen?
Ketek Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Oh right. I've read a lot of Jeff Kinney (I've meet him as well) Gabi lord is good too, there are some others.... And Andy griffins... Not sure if that one counts I have read some of John Green's books like the fault in our stars and an abundance of Katharine's (I did read a lot of kids books too) these are bit more adult for me) I've never heard of any of them except John Green (I think). D: 1
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