Exchanges, etc.

[regshoe]

Reminder that the Flight of the Heron read-along starts this weekend, with the Prologue!


Meanwhile, Yuletide nominations are open and I'm trying to decide what to nominate. I think I'm definitely going to nominate Jill and A Glass of Blessings, but am dithering over the third slot. There are a couple of other books I've read this year that I'd like fic for, but then there's also Flight of the Heron, and then there are ballads...

I'm excited about the new option to nominate Worldbuilding! It may influence my choices, actually—it seems a bit of a shame to nominate all real-world-set fandoms and miss out on the opportunity to nominate worldbuilding for speculative ones. (Might Worldbuilding be meaningful for canons set in the real world?—exploring how the characters/plot fit into the wider historical context, for instance?). Then again, Flight of the Heron, while not fantasy as such, certainly presents opportunities for worldbuilding with the prophecy and the canonical existence of fate. Hmm. I wrote for Flight of the Heron last year but didn't request it, and perhaps this year I could request it, with some worldbuilding prompts? Also I hope someone nominates worldbuilding for JSMN and/or Piranesi!

In previous years I've avoided signing up for Femslash Exchange because of the overlap with Yuletide, but this year I've decided that I really want some femslash and so I'm going to try and do both. I'm excited! I have nominated a few obscure book pairings, including Jill again—I'm slightly worried about being swamped by big fandoms in an exchange with no rarity focus, but there are a few other things already in the tagset that I know. We shall see how it goes...

Comments

[dr_zook]

My copy of Flight of the Heron arrived today and it looks like an awful bodice-ripper, haha!! I'm so excited and looking forward to the read-along. ♥

Good luck with deciding on your nominations-- and with participating in two exchanges, wow! :)

[theseatheseatheopensea]

This comment is making me laugh so much, because I keep thinking of a Harlequin romance novel cover for this book--it would be *very* suitable, and once you read the whole thing, I think you'll agree... ;)

[dr_zook]

I just flipped open a random page and loudly recited what I found to my spouse on the phone-- with a pretty appalling fake Scottish accent, haha. (Btw, it's this cover.)

[theseatheseatheopensea]

Oh, that's a rather bland cover, it really says nothing about the book, right? Unlike this one, haha... it's really something! XD

[dr_zook]

Ohmygoood. XD

[theseatheseatheopensea]

It's so funny and OTT! XD The two characters are like: "OMG look, a heron!", while the heron is calmly flying along (and possibly thinking "I ship it!")

[dr_zook]

Heron: "God, not again, lads! Cut the dramatics, and just get it on!"

XD

[regshoe]

Hooray! Oh dear, which cover illustration have you got? :D

[dr_zook]

This one. :D

[regshoe]

Oh, wow—I've not seen that one before, it is... an interesting choice :D Um, and not an accurate representation of any of the actual characters, in case you were wondering...!

[dr_zook]

Haha, too late--! XD I may have to wrap it in some fancy paper lest I'll get too irritated, haha.

[lilliburlero]

I raise you

I call this one "People Who Are Not Readily Identifiable With Characters In These Novels Partially Dematerialising in Highland Mist"

[dr_zook]

Sadly I cannot see any pictures; I tried a work-around, and it said I'm not authorized? It's perfectly possible that all my devices are so rotten old that it's my fault entirely, but in case all that's needed is a ticked box on your behalf to let me enjoy what you described so promisingly I'm telling you this. ♥

[lilliburlero]

Does that do it? I think the photos were set to a restricted setting in Dreamwidth image hosting. They're probably a bit of an anti-climax after all that!

[dr_zook]

Ah, thank you so much, now I can see them in all their beauty! :D Haha, not anti-climactic at all.

[regshoe]

I have this edition too, and I do quite like the redcoat on the left as Keith! But, yeah, the man in the kilt does not appear to be Ewen, nor does the scene look like anything that happens in the book...

[luzula]

And why two redcoats on the front? A strange choice...

[luzula]

Is that supposed to be...Alison? What on earth is she wearing?

[dr_zook]

What do you mean, there is a female love interest? *gasp* I thought it's all strapping young Highlanders and their dashing soldiers! *shakes fist*

;)

[regshoe]

I would love to read a Jacobite novel where the main female character dressed like that! False advertising :D

[garonne]

I just started reading Jill yesterday. So good!

[regshoe]

Oh good, I'm glad you're enjoying it!

[theseatheseatheopensea]

Reminder that the Flight of the Heron read-along starts this weekend, with the Prologue!

Woohoo! \o/ I'm really excited about it!

And good luck with the whole nomination process! :D I am also looking forward to the "worldbuilding" thing--I think it can potentially create all sorts of new possibilities for writing, both for realistic and fantasy canons, and also for everything in between... <3

[regshoe]

:D

Thank you! And good to know that you're excited about worldbuilding for all types of canons—I think we'll have to see how that goes...

[tei]

Got my copy of FotH from the library, they sent me a 96-year-old book from some sort of special reserve collection o.O

[regshoe]

Hooray! Wow, 96 years old—the book was only published in 1925, is that a first edition?

[tei]

Seems to be, yep!

[hyarrowen]

Oh, wow, I'm emerging from the shadows to a FotH readalong? This is great!

[regshoe]

Hello! Yes, perfect timing, and it's lovely to see you :)