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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 869 Views
Re: Inspired Authors? jeenucoolgal - 14/10/2009 03:26:44 PM 700 Views
A lot of it comes from reading I'd think Ryan - 14/10/2009 04:24:43 PM 670 Views
Yup. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:05:45 PM 644 Views
Re: Yup. jeenucoolgal - 14/10/2009 08:40:54 PM 643 Views
Re: Yup. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 08:44:35 PM 670 Views
It does add a little somethingsomething to it. mapthis - 14/10/2009 04:40:56 PM 680 Views
~nods~ Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:05:14 PM 655 Views
I would say it does. Bryce - 14/10/2009 06:27:02 PM 644 Views
Hm, yes. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:34:57 PM 703 Views
I should write "it depends" in my sig. nossy - 14/10/2009 06:30:27 PM 687 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:37:59 PM 667 Views
I generally don't care at all. *NM* jh - 14/10/2009 08:40:08 PM 280 Views
About anything?! *NM* Rebekah - 14/10/2009 08:43:30 PM 299 Views
Anything other than my pleasure, no *NM* jh - 21/10/2009 06:32:41 AM 316 Views
I was just reading the introduction and forword for "The Green Mile" by Stephen King. Tashmere - 17/10/2009 02:54:21 AM 716 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 635 Views
Hm. Stephen King is someone I deliberately don't read. Rebekah - 20/10/2009 11:58:52 PM 696 Views
I don't do well with horror. Tashmere - 21/10/2009 03:46:05 AM 690 Views
That's one reason I love reading Neil Gaiman so much. Jayhawk - 18/10/2009 01:27:03 AM 655 Views
You made that sound interesting. "Smoke and Mirrors" . I will try to remember that. *NM* Tashmere - 18/10/2009 03:06:37 AM 318 Views
His short stories are wonderful. Jayhawk - 19/10/2009 04:40:23 PM 686 Views
Oh, absolutely. Rebekah - 20/10/2009 11:59:41 PM 650 Views
Are you getting Absolute Death? Jayhawk - 21/10/2009 04:35:46 PM 657 Views
I imagine the husband will, yes. *NM* Rebekah - 21/10/2009 05:21:32 PM 297 Views
That's why I chose a Smoke & Mirrors story for a uni essay Perdita - 21/10/2009 12:08:48 AM 801 Views
He's erudite without coming across as stuffy and scholarly. Jayhawk - 21/10/2009 04:38:19 PM 739 Views
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