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That's why I chose a Smoke & Mirrors story for a uni essay Perdita Send a noteboard - 21/10/2009 12:08:48 AM
The introduction to Smoke and Mirrors, where he talks about the inspirations for each story, is what sold me on him. It was the first thing of his I'd read, and his notes on the stories enriched my reading experience.


His notes don't only enrich, they also sent me off in other directions after different authors and themes and events - it was the oddest essay I wrote at uni with the most tangents, but it was probably the most fun. Glad to say I got a decent mark for it.
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Inspired Authors? Rebekah - 14/10/2009 02:15:10 PM 1040 Views
Re: Inspired Authors? jeenucoolgal - 14/10/2009 03:26:44 PM 882 Views
A lot of it comes from reading I'd think Ryan - 14/10/2009 04:24:43 PM 842 Views
Yup. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:05:45 PM 834 Views
Re: Yup. jeenucoolgal - 14/10/2009 08:40:54 PM 835 Views
Re: Yup. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 08:44:35 PM 854 Views
It does add a little somethingsomething to it. mapthis - 14/10/2009 04:40:56 PM 882 Views
~nods~ Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:05:14 PM 834 Views
I would say it does. Bryce - 14/10/2009 06:27:02 PM 819 Views
Hm, yes. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:34:57 PM 890 Views
I should write "it depends" in my sig. nossy - 14/10/2009 06:30:27 PM 874 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:37:59 PM 847 Views
I generally don't care at all. *NM* jh - 14/10/2009 08:40:08 PM 368 Views
About anything?! *NM* Rebekah - 14/10/2009 08:43:30 PM 391 Views
Anything other than my pleasure, no *NM* jh - 21/10/2009 06:32:41 AM 396 Views
I was just reading the introduction and forword for "The Green Mile" by Stephen King. Tashmere - 17/10/2009 02:54:21 AM 908 Views
Similarly, I try to find out what inspired the composers of pieces of music I enjoy. That deepens my Tashmere - 17/10/2009 02:56:10 AM 831 Views
Hm. Stephen King is someone I deliberately don't read. Rebekah - 20/10/2009 11:58:52 PM 875 Views
I don't do well with horror. Tashmere - 21/10/2009 03:46:05 AM 867 Views
That's one reason I love reading Neil Gaiman so much. Jayhawk - 18/10/2009 01:27:03 AM 842 Views
You made that sound interesting. "Smoke and Mirrors" . I will try to remember that. *NM* Tashmere - 18/10/2009 03:06:37 AM 399 Views
His short stories are wonderful. Jayhawk - 19/10/2009 04:40:23 PM 867 Views
Oh, absolutely. Rebekah - 20/10/2009 11:59:41 PM 830 Views
Are you getting Absolute Death? Jayhawk - 21/10/2009 04:35:46 PM 830 Views
I imagine the husband will, yes. *NM* Rebekah - 21/10/2009 05:21:32 PM 380 Views
That's why I chose a Smoke & Mirrors story for a uni essay Perdita - 21/10/2009 12:08:48 AM 994 Views
He's erudite without coming across as stuffy and scholarly. Jayhawk - 21/10/2009 04:38:19 PM 931 Views
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