Great booksigning in Seattle!
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queensthiefI got to listen to Megan Whalen Turner at the University bookstore on Friday, and it was fantastic! She talked about being expected to write long thank you letters for gifts when she was a kid, which seems like a lost art and a great tradition. She talked about how she chose the style for the Mede poetry, which is one of my favorite parts of her books and in my opinion is more unique and accessible than iambic hexameter! She Didn’t Tell us anything about the upcoming book, though she did mention that she might want to write a story about Ina and Eurydice someday, and that would be awesome blossom!
My seven-year-old, Charles, came with me mostly because he wanted some mom time away from his little siblings, but as we drove into downtown I summarized the story of The Thief for him and I couldn’t take a breath without him urging me to “keep telling it, keep telling it!” He liked listening to Megan’s presentation, and asked her a somewhat nonsensical question about if she had been an artist as a kid. I’m not sure if he meant to say author instead of artist, or if he asked about art because he himself likes to draw, but she gave a great answer! I’m going to remind him in the future that a real author once told him that we become good at whatever we put time into practicing! She chose writing; he can choose art or whatever becomes his interest as life goes on, but great talent doesn’t just come to us automatically.
He drew her a picture of Hephestia holding Hamiathes’ Gift, which she posted on tumblr. What a memorable experience!
My seven-year-old, Charles, came with me mostly because he wanted some mom time away from his little siblings, but as we drove into downtown I summarized the story of The Thief for him and I couldn’t take a breath without him urging me to “keep telling it, keep telling it!” He liked listening to Megan’s presentation, and asked her a somewhat nonsensical question about if she had been an artist as a kid. I’m not sure if he meant to say author instead of artist, or if he asked about art because he himself likes to draw, but she gave a great answer! I’m going to remind him in the future that a real author once told him that we become good at whatever we put time into practicing! She chose writing; he can choose art or whatever becomes his interest as life goes on, but great talent doesn’t just come to us automatically.
He drew her a picture of Hephestia holding Hamiathes’ Gift, which she posted on tumblr. What a memorable experience!
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Date: 9/29/19 05:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 9/29/19 11:07 pm (UTC)An Ina and Eurydice extra would be so great. I loved the glimpses of their personalities that we got in ACoK. And just think of all the things they could tell us about Sophos. (He's already blushing.)
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Date: 10/1/19 04:34 pm (UTC)I neglected to mention that MWT also showed some fun early drafts of the map, including one that was a mountain with stick people on it for Eddis, and two circles for Sounis and Attolia. At the end she showed a brief glimpse of another map that was intriguing. It looked more focused on the area between the Little Peninsula and Mede. Was it a map for the 7th book? I’m sorry I wasn’t paying very close attention at that moment!
I wonder if the bookstore will post a recording of the event on YouTube, or maybe she will discuss some of the same things on her reddit ama.
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Date: 10/1/19 10:27 pm (UTC)Ooo, very intriguing about the map! I keep forgetting about the ama—does anyone know the exact date? Are we collaborating on a list of questions?
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Date: 10/8/19 02:43 pm (UTC)This is a great idea! Would someone who knows more about Reddit than I do want to get started on this?
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