is it theft when one personality steals from another?

[lagilman]

So I'm re-reading bits of SHIFTER'S DESTINY, because I wanted to check on how I'd done something (I wrote this book over a year ago, so I wasn't quite remembering correctly) and now I have the urge to 'steal' the Mustang herd for a straight fantasy story because really, these were-unicorns kind of rock.

That's the thing about putting in deep worldbuilding - it gives back as much as it takes, in effort. I now have an entire herd of shape-shifters, living in the pre-white American West, adapting over generations, losing their herd lifestyle but still maintaining a close-knit cultural and magical identity, connected to the traditional mythology while still modernizing - at the risk of spoiling SD's plot, the 'virgin' requirement actually translates into 'unsullied heart.' - so the culture can survive....

Yeah. I need to do something with that. In my copious spare time of which I have none. And inevitably someone will claim I ripped off poor Anna Leonard....


and now I have to try and get a bike ride in before a) it rains and b) the temps hit 90. Yes, again.

Comments

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

Yes Please, write that were unicorn story.

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

FWIW, we've got rain and low 80s today. No idea if the weather pattern will reach you in NYC, but we're in the middle of a three day break from the 90s/100s.

[lagilman]

dry and mid-high 80's today. Rain tomorrow. Back into the oven on Monday.