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By: BlakeCharlton.com » World Fantasy 2010 Pregame Report

BlakeCharlton.com » World Fantasy 2010 Pregame Report — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:29:15 +0000

[...] us! Last year’s ritualistic gathering in my hometown was grand, as documented here, here, and here. This year promises to be just as good. Check out the 2010 website and its official schedule [...]

By: BlakeCharlton.com » Powell’s Reading, Portland, Spañguish, y Don Limpio

BlakeCharlton.com » Powell’s Reading, Portland, Spañguish, y Don Limpio — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:30:43 +0000

[...] and THE LOVELY AND PATIENT MRS. WEEKS, who made a much loved appearance on this blog, may also be [...]

By: blakecharlton

blakecharlton — Wed, 05 May 2010 08:24:44 +0000

thank you, wire of the lime. it was fun to write

By: limewire

limewire — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:16:14 +0000

shoot amazing story man.

By: blakecharlton

blakecharlton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:12:56 +0000

haha. actually, on the link to play it now…i spent like twenty minutes swearing at it and laughing. somethings never grow old.

By: blakecharlton

blakecharlton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:12:18 +0000

awww! i have been graced by the presences of TL&P herself! thanks so much for the kind words

By: Skaldi

Skaldi — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:01:56 +0000

Had a copy of Zork II/III as a kid and we used to swear at it. At the time it was so funny.

By: The Lovely and Patient Mrs. Weeks

The Lovely and Patient Mrs. Weeks — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:28:28 +0000

Blake,
Thank you for your recognition of my great patience and attempt to help my husband make friends, not enemies, at WorldCon. It is wonderful to *finally* see the fruits of your labors, no? Bask in it, my friend!

By: blakecharlton

blakecharlton — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:18:28 +0000

Kenny, thank you so very kindly for this response. Reading it has been one of _the_ most rewarding aspects of writing this book! One of the things I have been most nervous about is what other people with disabilities would think about the book. Of course, I’ve run it by various friends with disabilities, but still they are friends and it’s hard to know how their reaction is changed by knowing me. As a result, reading this comment out a grin on my face that isn’t going anywhere any time soon. I’m so glad you found something inspiring in the book, and that you appreciated my attempt to show that in the end disabilities don’t simply vanish. And rest assure that no matter what course my life takes, I’m not going to stop writing (don’t think I could stop if I tried)! Thank you again for your kind words. They’re inspiring me as I work hard on book two! Take very good care, -blake

By: Kenny

Kenny — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:48:43 +0000

I’m not sure where exactly I should have posted this but this will have to do. I just finished your novel and it was inspiring. I’m not sure quite how to put this, as your novel left me mostly speechless. I have a disability myself, though I won’t go into it, it was amazing seeing a book that centered around a main hero that had a disability. When I neared the end of the novel I was scared that you were going to deus ex machina away the disability, but I was thrilled…no, I was inspired that you did not (I don’t think thats too much of a spoiler, sorry if it is).
Beyond that, your worldbuilding was flawless. The magic system was incredibly thought out (and I could always see that it built off that one professors lecture you had in medical school, you must thank him for me;) the rich history of your world left me wanting more, and the twists and turns were thoroughly entertaining.
I must mention one thing more. I am not sure if it was because it was 2: 30 in the morning, but near the climax of the story the story was literally coming to life for me. Usually when I read a novel the images bring to mind rough images that resemble an Impressionist painting. However, at 2:30 in the morning, your novel was the equivalent of watching Avatar. I am being totally honest when I say that when the Kobold jumped out and tackled Nico, I literally jumped out of the way of a superimposed Kobold-like image that came off the page (and no, no narcotics were involved ).
What this is all comes to is this: thank you for writing this novel. I loved it and it inspired me. I hope that it sells many, many copies and that you stay a writer and don’t just write this series and go on to become a successful doctor. All I ask of you is to keep writing. As long as you do that, others like myself will continue to be inspired by your words.

(excuse my grammar related mistakes, I’m not very good with punctuation.)