Comments on: Five Auralia’s Colors Confessions: “A Basket of Blue Stones” http://lookingcloser.org/2009/11/top-five-things-you-should-know-about-auralias-colors-chapter-3/ The official website of Jeffrey Overstreet Tue, 26 Oct 2010 05:36:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: sd smith http://lookingcloser.org/2009/11/top-five-things-you-should-know-about-auralias-colors-chapter-3/#comment-221242 sd smith Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:35:48 +0000 http://lookingcloser.org/?p=74968#comment-221242 Per #2. I find most books OVERdescribe such things. This is actually one of the things I love about your books. You describe enough, but do not overwhelm the imagination of the reader. I saw vawns right away, was never frustrated by the description, but just amplified my image by each new revelation. Same with beastmen, etc. Excellently done. Per #2.

I find most books OVERdescribe such things. This is actually one of the things I love about your books. You describe enough, but do not overwhelm the imagination of the reader.

I saw vawns right away, was never frustrated by the description, but just amplified my image by each new revelation.

Same with beastmen, etc.

Excellently done.

]]> By: Corey http://lookingcloser.org/2009/11/top-five-things-you-should-know-about-auralias-colors-chapter-3/#comment-221238 Corey Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:13:58 +0000 http://lookingcloser.org/?p=74968#comment-221238 Hey Jeff your universe reminds me of the flora and fauna of Avatar the Last Air Bender, Nickolodeans best cartoon series.There are Turtle ducks, lion turtles, flying lemurs, eel hounds, hog monkeys and sky bison.( much more that I won't list) The creators decided to poke fun at their menagerie of strange animals through a comical discussion. Katara: The king is having a party at the palace tonight for his pet bear! Aang: You mean Platypus-bear? Katara: No, it just says bear... Sokka: Certainly, you mean his pet skunk-bear. Toph: Or his armadillo-bear. Aang: Gopher-bear? Katara: Just... bear... (Moment of silence) Toph: This place is weird. lol ( Katara and Sokka are siblings, sister and brother from the water tribe, Katara "bends" water, Aang is the young Avatar, and Toph is a blind female Earth bender) Hey Jeff your universe reminds me of the flora and fauna of Avatar the Last Air Bender, Nickolodeans best cartoon series.There are Turtle ducks, lion turtles, flying lemurs, eel hounds, hog monkeys and sky bison.( much more that I won’t list) The creators decided to poke fun at their menagerie of strange animals through a comical discussion.

Katara: The king is having a party at the palace tonight for his pet bear!
Aang: You mean Platypus-bear?
Katara: No, it just says bear…
Sokka: Certainly, you mean his pet skunk-bear.
Toph: Or his armadillo-bear.
Aang: Gopher-bear?
Katara: Just… bear…
(Moment of silence)
Toph: This place is weird.

lol

( Katara and Sokka are siblings, sister and brother from the water tribe, Katara “bends” water, Aang is the young Avatar, and Toph is a blind female Earth bender)

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