Sara Reine

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Writes books (mostly fantasy), kills plants (not on purpose), plays video games badly (never to improve). Irreverent wholesome gothic leftist queerbo.

Repped by Jessica Alvarez at Book Ends.

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Show threadSara ReineNov 11, 2022
It's especially interesting as a method of worldbuilding, since different cultures in my world have radically different ethoses in regards to art. My elves are not as meticulous about their music (the source of most prose) because it's everywhere, whereas dwarves really commit to writing precise short pieces with their relatively limited tongue.
Show threadSara ReineNov 11, 2022
As everyone except Teenage Sara knows, poetry is such an elegant art form. I am SO accustomed to writing fiction that turning my attention to the sort of...aesthetics of the words themselves? in such detail, particularly... I was missing out. This is delightful. Also, The Song of Songs is QUITE a read!
Show threadSara ReineNov 11, 2022
In order to write my poetry, I'm looking up poems from various historical time periods and cultures. It turns out poetry is generally a big gap in my knowledge. I avoided it avidly as a teenager...I think in a sort of snooty "well I write WHOLE BOOKS, anyone can write POETRY in an AFTERNOON" way, which is dreadful now that I think about it!
Sara ReineNov 11, 2022
My big #fantasy doorstopper calls for a lot of #worldbuilding, which I have approached from an aspirationally Tolkienesque direction. I haven't spent as much time focusing on mythology. But I have needed to write mythic poems for the lore--in addition to modern poetry that gets peppered in here and there. I am weirdly enjoying the poems?? I've REALLY never done poetry before!
Show threadSara ReineNov 10, 2022
@toby1kenobi Second read-thru of WoT is impressive! How long do you think that took?
Sara ReineNov 10, 2022

@NikaShilobod I have around 100 specimens now and the one thing I've found almost universally true is that plants love benign neglect

except ferns, screw ferns, they love nothing but my tears

Show threadSara ReineNov 10, 2022

@golgaloth I've put Dwarves and Elves against each other in my current fantasy wip because it's SO classic. I couldn't resist.

They don't get along because the Dwarves have incalculable wealth but no social interest in its value, whereas Elves are a colonialist empire in constant need of financing. The Elves constantly come up with reasons to attack the Dwarves and the Dwarves are like "omg we're just digging holes go away"

Sara ReineNov 10, 2022
@NikaShilobod I so badly want to hunt for corms in this alocasia's pot but I'm never going to move it if I can get away with it
Show threadSara ReineNov 10, 2022
@Cayenne Thank you Cayenne!
Sara ReineNov 10, 2022
@NikaShilobod I do not understand why this one alocasia has survived my house. It was dying until I put it next to my bed, and it's been happy ever since...although every time it grows a new leaf, an old one dies. I'm too scared to try to help it. I think I'd make it worse.