tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post4973628721327846750..comments2024-03-17T11:44:45.573-04:00Comments on Kestril's Rhythms and Groove: A Thing To WearRommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-89373358203094769112015-10-28T19:22:55.699-04:002015-10-28T19:22:55.699-04:00Good for him! Gender is treated as too much of a p...Good for him! Gender is treated as too much of a polar thing by most people when really it is much more fluid than that for many!Laura Morriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402692693911867276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-34195328134332487452015-10-27T21:46:11.790-04:002015-10-27T21:46:11.790-04:00LOL, even though I'm not officially doing NaNo...LOL, even though I'm not officially doing NaNoWriMo, November is when I have slated to really start getting these down. I have many impatient characters who want their story out now!<br />Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-8690928366804511112015-10-27T21:45:07.782-04:002015-10-27T21:45:07.782-04:00Aw, you're making me blush! I'm glad that ...Aw, you're making me blush! I'm glad that comes through. I'm a fan of fairy lore in general which I hope comes through all of the characters as I play around more and more in this world. I have plans for Yuuki, as well as for all of his friends!Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-68430947282753313052015-10-27T20:51:26.734-04:002015-10-27T20:51:26.734-04:00Super Yay on more stories!Super Yay on more stories!Sharon Rawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17737437259420212462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-30634982977255066302015-10-27T20:12:27.748-04:002015-10-27T20:12:27.748-04:00I love the tone of this post, the information you ...I love the tone of this post, the information you share, and the reverence that emanate out of the words. Anyone reading this can feel your love and respect for the culture, and that is a great thing to have when one is writing fiction and non-fiction alike, methinks. <br /><br />My knowledge of kimono wearing is limited to reading <i>Memoirs of a Geisha</i> and reading Manga. From the former, it was easy to tell that wearing a kimono the right way takes a lot of patience and graze. <br /><br />P.S. Instigators are sexy... especially while they cackle. ;-DMagaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-21250460837791143092015-10-26T20:43:47.261-04:002015-10-26T20:43:47.261-04:00He'd be rather pleased with himself at that! B...He'd be rather pleased with himself at that! But yes he identifies primarily as a boy. I have intentionally not used any specific pronouns so far, and in one story I had him appear both as a maid and a manservant to keep things ambiguous. Kitsune are shapeshifters after all, and he likes the flexibility to take on whatever suits him at the moment.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-50529452841089693022015-10-26T19:28:49.450-04:002015-10-26T19:28:49.450-04:00Yuuki was a boy? Lol how did I miss that? I could ...Yuuki was a boy? Lol how did I miss that? I could have sworn she was a girl!<br /><br />Yes I have read some stuff about kimonos, they do sound complex!Laura Morriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402692693911867276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-38377207041723200512015-10-26T10:38:32.850-04:002015-10-26T10:38:32.850-04:00Yay!
LOL, the kimono research dovetailed with my...Yay! <br /><br />LOL, the kimono research dovetailed with my tea ceremony studies but I also had fun learning about the colorful lives of onagata. They were big celebrities, rock stars in their own right, and quite popular with both genders. But yes, as much as I had fun reading up on history, my brain is bursting with stories to tell, and I mean to tell them :)Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-81776811381215049402015-10-26T10:21:29.474-04:002015-10-26T10:21:29.474-04:00I think I am going to go back and re-read the Yuuk...I think I am going to go back and re-read the Yuuki stories with all this new perspective in mind. What a great excuse to visit that wonderful world you have created once again.<br />I love to do research and can lose myself completely in doing it. That is what stopped the last NaNoRiMo I did! LOL<br />Write on, Rommy, write on!Sharon Rawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17737437259420212462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-81668506856936327342015-10-26T09:21:38.364-04:002015-10-26T09:21:38.364-04:00He is a lot more complex than I originally envisio...He is a lot more complex than I originally envisioned. I always had an image of a clever trickster who delighted in keeping people guessing, but it was fun to research and get to figure out a lot more about him (my research led me to lots more stories about his youth, his family, what happened when he first arrived in South America, etc.).<br /><br />The other characters in the original story got the same treatment. Ajani for instance had a really good (in my opinion) back story from the get go, but then when I thought about who he was in that back story and what had to happen to make him who he is now, I learned a lot about him. And there were originally 6 characters in that story (including Yuuki and Ajani) who got more fleshed out as I researched and played with story lines.<br /><br />*sigh* The cackling instigator is right - writing takes time!Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-79273526891436488862015-10-26T09:14:26.316-04:002015-10-26T09:14:26.316-04:00LOL, yup! I've closed them the wrong way somet...LOL, yup! I've closed them the wrong way sometimes and jokes were made about me being a ghost or dead. I still have to remind myself when I'm putting on a kimono (and the under kimono and the under-under kimono).<br /><br />I now have a great collection of summer kimonos, and I'm ready for when June rolls around. However for the winter...yeah, my butterfly print one does look a little weird when I wear it in January, but it will do. Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-50938121966547315172015-10-26T09:11:54.253-04:002015-10-26T09:11:54.253-04:00Wow! You just added a whole new level to Yuuki! I ...Wow! You just added a whole new level to Yuuki! I can hardly wait to find out more about my favorite Kitsune! And, I think I recognize that cackle! LolSharon Rawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17737437259420212462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659263493425330078.post-43003690211561452562015-10-26T09:09:23.796-04:002015-10-26T09:09:23.796-04:00Fascinating! I only know two esoteric things about...Fascinating! I only know two esoteric things about kimonos: (1) the length of the sleeves tells you whether the woman is married or single; (2) the lapels (for lack of a more accurate term) have to be closed in a certain way because the opposite way is used only in death.<br /><br />P.S. When you said your Instigator "cackled," I knew immediately who she must be!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com