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January 30, 2012 0 comments

Fanfic: A dirty dirty little secret

Okay, so I totally read this==> Christie Gordon’s post “Should a Published Author Let On About Their Fanfiction” <== awhile back and it’s something I’ve wondered for a long time. It’s basically a question on whether a published author should admit to their fanfiction past or not.

On the one hand, you have your root fanbase of fanfic readers, which can really help you with your sales. On the other hand though, I would think you have to worry about litigation or what-not from the authors that are really not very fanfic friendly (hey JKR, LKH, AR, how ya ladies doing?)

January 28, 2012 0 comments

HUMBOLDT, CA: my advice to all you colonists out there, ’cause people totally lie

So okay, though I come across as very sheltered and I tend to play that up, I have had a few adventurous escapades in my past. Not too adventurous, mind you, but just a little out there.

I thought I would offer some advice if you come to the decision to go to Humboldt. I’m not going to talk anything about share-cropping or farm maintenance or anything like that. Though you might find some helpful information if you know what you’re looking for. And big dogs make the best pets.

Where to live: Garberville is a pretty cool area. Redway was a bit rough, but still acceptable. Shelter Cove… was awful. And that’s what we’re going to focus on now.

January 28, 2012 3 comments

TV SHOW REVIEW: The Painter of the Wind [Korean]

TV Show: The Painter of the Wind
genre: k-drama, historical, girl-dressed-as-boy

Summary: This is a what-if story. In the novel Painter of the Wind by Lee Jeong-myeong, the Joseon-era painter Hyewon (Shin Yoon-bok) is portrayed as a woman disguised as a man, and that is the story the 2008 television show is portraying. And the fact that she’s hiding as a boy has everything to do with all kinds of political intrigues.

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January 27, 2012 0 comments

MOVIE REVIEW: A Frozen Flower [Korean movie] mm

Movie: A Frozen Flower
Genre: mm, Korean, historical
Rated: R for graphic violence, sex

Director: Ha Yu
Writer: Ha Yu (screenplay)
Stars: Jin-mo Ju, Ji-hyo Song, In-seong Jo

IMDB says: A historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his bodyguard.

HanCinema says: Source http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr Synopsis: In the end of Goryeo era politically manipulated by the Yuan Dynasty, the ambitious King of the Goryeo Dynasty organizes Kunryongwe. Hong Lim, the commander of Kunryongwe, captivates the King of Goryeo, and the Queen keeps her eyes on the relationship between Hong Lim and the King with a reluctant view. Meanwhile, the bilateral relation between Goryeo and the Yuan gets worse as Yuan demands to install the cousin of the King in the Crown Prince of Goryeo with ascribing it to no son the King has. The King refuses it resolutely, so the high-ranking officials of Goryeo, who are in submission to Yuan, are discontented with the king. One day, the King gives Hong Lim a covert yet unobjectionable order to sleep with the Queen instead of himself to protect the independence of Goryeo from the Yuan by making a son, the successor to Goryeo throne.

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