April Ramble π
Added 2025-04-29 21:00:19 +0000 UTCHey guys! Here's this month's ramble, talking about my birthday and Megamind (best superhero movie in existence), things I've been up to, a book I'm reading, and the urge to get a dog (I have puppy fever). Let me know how you've been!
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Kaarrr
2025-05-04 06:26:20 +0000 UTCHeavy world building is a double edged sword, IMO. If done right it can really transport the reader, but it's also easy to get the mix wrong so it's just a bunch of meaningless vocabulary or it becomes a dry history lesson for a fictional world. Or the author spends so much time on the world they don't have any energy for the story or characters. But when the mix is right, it activates my hyperfixation like nothing else. Two of my favorite examples are the Rook and Rose series and the Daidoji Shin mysteries (first books being Mask of Mirrors and Poison River, respectively). I've also found that audio books help a lot, as the narrator will just say the names and as an auditory learner it's much easier for me that way. April has had it's ups and downs, but the new anime Lazarus launched, and getting the director of Cowboy Bebop to be allowed to make another one with Adult Swim has been even better than I hoped. Waiting for the new episode each week is a special kind of torture. Do you watch much anime? I feel like you might really like Spy x Family and DanDaDan. Enough rambling from me, happy belated!!
Ol Familiar
2025-05-03 15:36:23 +0000 UTC
