MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2347 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: [Mistydiscussion] Owl Series by "Misty's Secretary" 2) Re: ML: Brightly Burning by "Misty's Secretary" 3) Re: Misty's Newer Books by Amanda Carlston 4) Re: Misty's Newer Books by Rainwing-+AT+-aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2000 17:20:54 GMT From: "Misty's Secretary" To: Mistydiscussion-+AT+-egroups.com Cc: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: [Mistydiscussion] Owl Series Message-ID: <20000708172054.19647.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com> Just noticed this one I missed when going through the older email. *laugh* I'm crap at getting to these things aren't I? Note that for the record, if you don't get a response from me, it's not personal! I'd love to be able to squish this one one way or the other, but I can't. The owl plot was left open to allow the possibility of another book. It's not on the schedule right now, so don't expect to see it in the near, or even middle distant future.. but it's definitely a "maybe one day" category. I hope that definitive answer covers it :) Paul >From: Chhakhala-+AT+-aol.com >Reply-To: Mistydiscussion-+AT+-egroups.com >To: mistydiscussion-+AT+-egroups.com >Subject: [Mistydiscussion] Owl Series >Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 19:55:11 EDT > >I heard from somewhere that ther was gonna be a fourth one. Is that >actually >true, or was I just hallucinating again? ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2000 17:27:27 GMT From: "Misty's Secretary" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: ML: Brightly Burning Message-ID: <20000708172727.24769.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com> There was an idea WAaaaaaaaY back when, whilst Marion was still alive that Misty was going to take over the Darkover novels. That plan however, never came to fruition - there are no current plans for Misty to continue writing Darkover. Sorry! Paul >From: "Barbara J. Lund" >Reply-To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk >To: mistysdesk-+AT+-hotmail.com >Subject: ML: Brightly Burning >Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 22:47:50 +0100 (BST) > >Heyla, all - > >As someone asked Paul earlier (bad delete button), how will Misty write >MZB's Darkover series? Both authors have(had) so many fans waiting with >baited breath for their next book - I can't imagine Misty doubling >production. I would guess that both worlds would suffer for it... >(ducks flames) Here's a trick for you - introduce Darkovans to Velgarth >to appease all! (NOT!) :) >----- >Sorry to send this part to the whole list, but for some reason I >couldn't send directly to Pam (who goes by Map ) I did try! Promise! >:) SO, > >Pam: >If you haven't had any takers on Brightly Burning yet, I WOULD LOVE >IT!!! (jumps up and down.) Maybe you would have better luck emailing >me privately??? Please! > >Thanks. > >Barbara > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 15:36:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Amanda Carlston To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Misty's Newer Books Message-ID: <20000708223617.7001.qmail-+AT+-web1609.mail.yahoo.com> Heyla! Just had to put in my own coppers here, but you have the wrong series named. The Winds series is the one about Elspeth and Darkwind. Kris and Talia are in the Arrows (Arrows of the Queen, Arrow's Flight, Arrow's Fall). It's an easy enough mistake to make, since they share some of the same characters. As for the relationship...I hate to tell people, but couples do get intimate; Heralds more than others, allegedly. :) It's through physical intimacy that trust is gained (which was crucial when Kris was going to help Thalia) and sometimes true understandings come through. No, I don't need to see it all (though I have been known to indulge in the occational trashy romance novel), but we all know it's there. Ignoring it doesn't do any good for the character development. Sex is a good thing. Ashandra (The girl who has to fly back to the States tomorrow from a month's stay with her boyfriend. *sigh*) --- J80Kath-+AT+-aol.com wrote: > Not realizing until I > joined this list that the winds books were actually > written first. So, when > I got to winds I thought Lackey had changed her > style to be more adult..scene > with Kris and Tailia... which I didn't mind. Then > when it switched back to > less adult scenes I thought she had reverted. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 22:13:40 EDT From: Rainwing-+AT+-aol.com To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Misty's Newer Books Message-ID: :::Rainwing emerges from the undergrowth and stands blinking in the light of the Hall, wondering if anyone still remembers her after such a long lurk::: Heyla listsibs. Well, I'm finally posting. If there's one subject than can get me to delurk, it's sex. :::grin::: << I have the 'youngest child syndrome'. Anyway, The intimicy, like with > Van and 'Lendle after the fight, the atmosphere was disgustingly > sweet. There was no sexual tension only lot of love. And sexual tension is not necessarily a bad thing. It can prove a compelling and even entertaining storyline. It is a factor of life (unless you're asexual like Tarma) and it adds a definite realism to Misty's written relationships, as do the "disgustingly sweet" parts. Now, that doesn't mean I want the story to revolve around it or to hear about it in explicit detail. That's what trashy romance novels are for. But it represents one of the stages of a growing relationship. And that's what complex writing is about...character growth and development. << 2) if they were included, they'd be *dull*. >> >> I disagree. If they were continuously included, then they'd be dull. Once or twice throughout the book gives us the picture without overdoing it. After that, a sly allusion to them works to convey the atmosphere without Misty actually having to write them. <> I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but when I read about a character I find myself living the story right along with them. I feel joy at their joy, sorrow at their sorrow, (etc.) That's why LHM is so depressing. If a character has been anticipating a sexual encounter, then I anticipate it for them too. And once it happens I am happy for them. It is interesting to see in what direction that new development will lead. <> Exactly. And Misty writes (or used to write) it very tastefully. The sex scenes in AFlight and BtS are neither graphic nor offensive. I have a question. Do you listsibs think that Misty's new YA style is just a phase or do you think it will continue throughout her future books? I'd hate to see the new stories about Skif and Alberich written like that... Obmisty: I noticed that while Misty writes about many gay characters, she doesn't seem to write about many lesbian ones. Unless I am mistaken, the only lesbian characters we actually know anything about are Keren, Sherril, and Ylsa. None of them main characters and all of them lifebonded to eachother. Compared to the list of very significant gay characters like Van, 'Lendel/Stef, Firesong, Silverfox, and An'desha, they seem rather scarce and insignificant. Is there a reason for this? Does Misty have a preference to writing gay rather than lesbian characters? A story from a lesbian point of view might be interesting. Just a thought... Wow, some delurk, huh? Oreo cookie sheep to all! Rainwing Collector of sheep and Black Sheep of the family Singer of Illusions and proud to be an Alto (honorary) Member of the OOUH, Champion of Selenay ------------------------------ End of MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2347 **********************************