Wicked – Novel vs. Musical
I read Wicked a few years ago, and hated it. Then I saw the play last year and LOVED it. I decided to give the book another try, just in case I’d been wrong. Nope, I still hated it.
Archive for July 2009
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-30
I think we’ve fixed the situation with our URL resolving – you should be able to find us at http://www.fantasy-magazine.com with no prob now # Saw Harry Potter and the Halfblood Prince last night – a lot more humor and character interaction than some of the others. Scary stuff too! # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Exotic to One Person Is Commonplace to Another: Lavie Tidhar
I suppose part of my awareness of culture, as such, is about how similar in many ways people are. What seems exotic to one person is commonplace to another. The question is who do you write for? How much do you explain, how much do you let the reader infer from the text? It’s a balancing act.
TV Review – Warehouse 13: “Resonance” and Eureka: “Your Face or Mine?”
Dear Warehouse 13, Why do you suck? You have such a great premise and there are cool visual images and little background details that are fun tidbits. The actors appear to be trying to find a way to create compelling characters. You were co-created by Jane Espenson, a writer who built her pop-culture reputation on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Interview: Jeff Crooks and the Ham-Sized Fist Award
Ham-sized is an adjective used by Robert E. Howard to describe Conan’s massive fists. I seem to remember Robert Jordan using it as well, back when he wrote Conan novels. It is, in my opinion, the perfect epithet for the genre at its best. It is big, meaty, and hits like a mattock.
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-28
News from writer Ken Scholes – on his way home from the hospital with lovely with Jen and the new twins! # That should have said “lovely wife” – Fantasy Magazine needs more coffee, clearly. # I’m hoping the TiVo managed to tape Torchwood: Children of Men because I’m hearing a lot of good things [...]
The Integrity of the Chain
Someone beside the television, a shaggy man Noy identified at last as Sip Pan Joe, said, “Heard the first baby was born yesterday on the Chinese moon colony.” They called him Sip Pan Joe because he always charged ten thousand kip for a city journey. “Sip pan! Sip pan!” he would say, losing money every time he took a fare. They called him Joe because of some character in a Thai soap. Sip Pan Joe wasn’t all there, but he had a way of getting news. Noy said, “I want to go to the moon,” and Sip Pan Joe cackled and said, “No tuk-tuks on the moon! No air!”
Twitter Updates for 2009-07-27
If you’re one of our writers, drop Cat a line at rambo@fantasy-magazine.com so she can add you to the new staff discussion boards. # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Gamemastering NPCS: Part V
Conventional narrative has the opportunity to go back and trim, edit and revise– making sure that any dialogue has at least some tension or conflict inherent in it. In an rpg we keep moving forward, improvising and developing. The GM should keep the possibility for these purposes open in a game.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been my favorite so far. The book’s darker themes and more adult intrigues appealed to me. That said, the film is, well, lacking. While the tried and true cast performed much as expected, and the special effects, soundtrack and visual theme are phenomenal (excepting occasional editing and continuity goofs), the sixth installment in the Harry Potter chronicles was simply flat.
