tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post3744961312069056970..comments2024-03-21T19:03:19.133-04:00Comments on Where there had been darkness...: October 21: A Night in the Lonesome October-festJugularjoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-58545568228845452712023-10-23T14:43:52.926-04:002023-10-23T14:43:52.926-04:00I was re-reading this yet again, and only this tim...I was re-reading this yet again, and only this time did I realize it was not just Quicklime getting the bat drunk for information - it was very specially a snake tempting an "innocent" into eating of fruit they probably shouldn't.<br /> <br /><br />That description of the count - yes.<br /><br /><br />I think very early on Snuff suggests he was something Very different:<br />”I like being a watchdog better than what I was before he summoned me and gave me this job."<br /><br />Maybe it's just because of the Horse from Dilvish, but this always made me think Snuff was a hell hound or other" bad" creature that was associated with something unpleasant, like " snuffing" lives, that made this job preferable. Maybe he was summoned into the body of a mortal dig though, since the body shows wear and tear . ehlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358981434091732397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-6652968783493167552013-10-22T18:59:04.761-04:002013-10-22T18:59:04.761-04:00I can barely complete a sentence without some kind...I can barely complete a sentence without some kind of Zelazny allusion.Jugularjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-53507754519353535642013-10-21T22:29:20.998-04:002013-10-21T22:29:20.998-04:00A few things:
1. I, too, love Gray's account...A few things:<br /><br />1. I, too, love Gray's account of a Count. Awesome imagery there.<br /><br />2. I also love the fact that Quicklime gets Needle drunk, just because I think it's funny.<br /><br />3. I'm becoming increasingly convinced that you're right about Snuff being an elevated dog. In this chapter, Quicklime briefly says something about how he'd be getting ready to nap for the winter if he were still in the woods. That makes three companions (along with Graymalk and Cheeter) who allude to being regular animals first, and I think that's enough to convince me the same is true for Snuff. You've won this round, Josh!<br /><br />4. I came across a line on page 143 that stuck out to me: "The flaw appeared slightly larger, though this could have been a trick of memory and imagination." This line has little significance by itself, but the reason I took particular note of it was because the last part sounded very familiar--like I'd recently written something similar. I had a feeling my version of the line had been in either my Lonesome October story for this year or the story I recently submitted to Shadows & Reflections, so I opened up my files and did a quick search.<br /><br />Sure enough, I wrote a line in my Shadows & Reflections story that could almost be seen as an allusion to the one quoted above. That was never my intent, but I'm not going to complain about an accidental allusion to my favorite author.<br /><br />(Of course, none of this matters unless the story sells. Fingers crossed!)Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692070094174090593noreply@blogger.com