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oh, this one is pleased to do so
So I have been reading the TVT pages for A Song of Ice and Fire, because today the third series of A Game of Thrones started on Sky Atlantic.
And, as is usual when I read about such things, I want to write my own fantasy epic. I haven't started on this mainly because I wouldn't know where to start (and the fledgling ideas I have in my head don't want to fit any of the moulds I feel they should. I know this because I spent some of today wrestling with one of them. Though I got maybe a handful of words down for it, so it's not all bad).
Let me state also that: I haven't read the books. I tried, waaaay back before the TV show was on, but I didn't get very far. My mum's read all of them (though it took her a year to get to the most recent, but that's besides the point). I know spoilers out the wazoo, though, and will happily discuss the series with people. I watch the TV show, although I'm glad I haven't read the books, because I'd be SO ANGRY at how much must've been cut to get it down to 10 eps per series. I even have favourite characters (and spend a lot of time with mum going, "I like X character" and hearing, "Yes, so do I", in return).
I honestly don't think I'll ever read the books. For one, they're too huge (especially by A Dance With Dragons), and big books tend to lose my attention quickly (I blame Stephen King; I had a short attention span even as a teenager). For a second, it's all about political machinations and...that stuff really bores the crap out of me.
Currently I'm reading Arya's bits in A Clash of Kings, but only because I want to know how or if Jaqen H'ghar is any different in the book (learnt so far: he leaves her at a completely different point in the story). I may end up reading Arya's bits in all the books anyway, as she's one of my favourite characters, and I like where her story's going. But I can't imagine reading the rest of it. Ever.
Which is a reeeally long winded (I think; I'm very tired) way of saying that if you want to talk to me about Icy-Firey Songs, you're more than welcome to do so. Hell, even showing me cool arts if you want. I came to be familiar with it thanks to cool arts, so...yeah.
(Relatedly: I think the way Jaqen talks and refers to himself reminds me of the hanar. Specifically because I think I read a bit where he introduced himself to someone and said, "This one's name is Jaqen H'ghar". Now imagining him as a hanar - brb, loling).
And, as is usual when I read about such things, I want to write my own fantasy epic. I haven't started on this mainly because I wouldn't know where to start (and the fledgling ideas I have in my head don't want to fit any of the moulds I feel they should. I know this because I spent some of today wrestling with one of them. Though I got maybe a handful of words down for it, so it's not all bad).
Let me state also that: I haven't read the books. I tried, waaaay back before the TV show was on, but I didn't get very far. My mum's read all of them (though it took her a year to get to the most recent, but that's besides the point). I know spoilers out the wazoo, though, and will happily discuss the series with people. I watch the TV show, although I'm glad I haven't read the books, because I'd be SO ANGRY at how much must've been cut to get it down to 10 eps per series. I even have favourite characters (and spend a lot of time with mum going, "I like X character" and hearing, "Yes, so do I", in return).
I honestly don't think I'll ever read the books. For one, they're too huge (especially by A Dance With Dragons), and big books tend to lose my attention quickly (I blame Stephen King; I had a short attention span even as a teenager). For a second, it's all about political machinations and...that stuff really bores the crap out of me.
Currently I'm reading Arya's bits in A Clash of Kings, but only because I want to know how or if Jaqen H'ghar is any different in the book (learnt so far: he leaves her at a completely different point in the story). I may end up reading Arya's bits in all the books anyway, as she's one of my favourite characters, and I like where her story's going. But I can't imagine reading the rest of it. Ever.
Which is a reeeally long winded (I think; I'm very tired) way of saying that if you want to talk to me about Icy-Firey Songs, you're more than welcome to do so. Hell, even showing me cool arts if you want. I came to be familiar with it thanks to cool arts, so...yeah.
(Relatedly: I think the way Jaqen talks and refers to himself reminds me of the hanar. Specifically because I think I read a bit where he introduced himself to someone and said, "This one's name is Jaqen H'ghar". Now imagining him as a hanar - brb, loling).