so I can't stop writing.

[maderr]

Long hand is really odd after having just used my computer for so long. But I've outlined three more fairtytales, worked a little little bit on Grave, and have FINALLY FINALLY started to bring together my Ulimate Story (Read: Obligatory Story Revolving Around the Elements). Also have started a story for the greekgodslash challenge of the week (#2).

Also started Abarat by Clive Barker. Everyone will read this book. That is an order. (Aren't you impressed I finally got around to reading it Duckie?)

Now to be completely random, this has been bothering me for a long time (and I don't want to go to work):

All right
Alright

Difference? When do you use one or the other? Interchangeable? Not? Can anyone explain it for me?

Okay, okay. Off to pizza land, luckily I got out of closing b/c C was desperate for money. I only (for now) have to work 3-8 (rush hours). Peace.

Comments

[raielchan.livejournal.com]

The Thief of Always is a children's/YA fairy tale (modern day). Kind of like Hansel and Gretel or any other Grimm's story. It was really good. There was talking of making it a movie a few years back.

If Abarat is anything like it, I may have to give it a look. Is it fantasy like swords and magic or fantasy as in . . . ?

Well, Hellbound Heart is the book that inspired Hellraiser. You know, one man's pursuit of pleasure taken too far . . .

Cabal is three stories I think. The first inspired the movie Nightbreed. In it, monsters of old are real and people are the real monsters. I really liked it. And the other stories are . . . interesting. One of them was the basis for Lord of Illusions which is a movie I highly recommend - more detective noir than horror. Most of Clive Barker's movie adaptations were done by him as well, and LoI was pretty much the only one he re-created as something different rather than doing a complete adaptation (which I think was a good thing because LoI was kind of a half-story).

One thing about Cabal I noticed was how sexual/ erotic the imagery in his writing was. So, his writing was quite noticeably different in his YA work.

[maderr.livejournal.com]

I wish I had spending money, these books need to be on my bookcase.

It's not exactly 'swords and magic' though there is magic...it's the "ordinary girl travels to mysterious world and saves it" but the girl is really cool (I seldom like the heroines) and all the quirky characters she meets are cool as hell. It's a lot of fun, and if it's half as good as you say Theif is you'd love it.

[raielchan.livejournal.com]

Well, I'll have to keep an eye out for it then.