Comments on: ~3.1~

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:20:36 +0000

I love the way this chapter perfectly avoids setting up whatever comes next. Very H2G2, after a fashion, as Ivan would say.

By: Steph

Steph — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:37:44 +0000

I was in bed this morning listening to the radio and a commercial came on, and all I heard was was “Tribe..” My first thought..”When did Lexy start advertising on the freaking radio?” And then, you know, it was a sports commercial.

You’ve warped my brain.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:32:59 +0000

Duh, canny. I just didn’t realize cannier was a version of that word. When you compared young and quick to old and cannier, I assumed it was a reference to speed.

I didn’t realize this was a new arc. Curses! I really like this story and wanted it to keep going. It reminds me of when a good movie stops in the middle of the action and goes to some flashback memory sequence or flips over to some other character’s story.

By: TSchniede

TSchniede — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:28:30 +0000

I suppose the narrative style is similar to G. Martin’s “a song of ice and fire”. Each chapter is written from the perspective of one character, whose thoughts might be included too.
AE switches the narrator sometimes every page though.
Given the quite universal knowledge it could be someone Nick sent to investigate. The narrative style of this page hints to someone who only heard the whole story – it could be some sort of tribe-historian/storyteller (we don’t know much about the organization of “tribe” apart from their security. We DO know they have witches, what else – only time will tell.

By: Tinstaafl

Tinstaafl — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:21:36 +0000

Don’t know what I Like betterer your writing, your writing style (never the same from story to story) or the posts of confused people at the end of each chapter. hehehe…

Tins…

By: Fiona

Fiona — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:56:13 +0000

Not about Ivan? Hey! Arc 2 kind of left us hanging with Ivan.

By: Alexandra Erin

Alexandra Erin — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:30:10 +0000

“Cannier” means “more canny”… i.e., cunning, shrewd, or wise. As for the story’s voice… each arc in the anthology is meant to be its own story, though they form a larger narrative. The little flourishes at the beginning of this one won’t be the last or the biggest departure I make.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:28:48 +0000

can·ny (kn)
adj. can·ni·er, can·ni·est
1. Careful and shrewd, especially where one’s own interests are concerned.
2. Cautious in spending money; frugal.
3. Scots
a. Steady, restrained, and gentle.
b. Snug and quiet.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:21:40 +0000

What’s with the narrative 3rd person perspective all of the sudden? Seems kind of an odd, filler-ish direction to take. And cannier? I assume it’s a real word but does that mean slower or something?

By: Alexandra Erin

Alexandra Erin — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:27:43 +0000

Oh, whoops. Thanks for the catch.