Hey -- mostly stopping by to say I read Melusine this weekend (OK, I'm behind the curve) and really enjoyed it. I think my favorite thing is how your characters were the worst communicators in the entire world (in a good way!), and so much of the conflict comes out of that very human problem, even in the middle of a totally hardcore fantasy novel with magic and fleeing and ghosts. That was pretty bitchin.
I'm interested in how your female characters are reserved -- the female wizards in Melusine are so reserved they're often described as being made of stone, when Felix is mad. The passions in that book lie mostly in men. I have no idea if it's a good or bad thing from a feminist perspective. I mean, your male characters were reserved too, it's just that we knew their secrets, and they got into more fights.
My characters, POV and otherwise, are mostly female, mostly queer. Right now I'm kind of obsessing about female strength, heroism, and female desire, so, duh. I'd like to shake it up a little bit, and probably will once this obsession gets a little less intense. And on one hand, yeah, it's driven by obsessions, but on the other hand, always good to fully investigate what's behind, around, and within your obsessions, right? But I"m sure your passionate men have lead you some interesting places, and, um, yay more books!
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Date: 2006-07-06 01:09 am (UTC)I'm interested in how your female characters are reserved -- the female wizards in Melusine are so reserved they're often described as being made of stone, when Felix is mad. The passions in that book lie mostly in men. I have no idea if it's a good or bad thing from a feminist perspective. I mean, your male characters were reserved too, it's just that we knew their secrets, and they got into more fights.
My characters, POV and otherwise, are mostly female, mostly queer. Right now I'm kind of obsessing about female strength, heroism, and female desire, so, duh. I'd like to shake it up a little bit, and probably will once this obsession gets a little less intense. And on one hand, yeah, it's driven by obsessions, but on the other hand, always good to fully investigate what's behind, around, and within your obsessions, right? But I"m sure your passionate men have lead you some interesting places, and, um, yay more books!
--Meghan