tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post1142659889971497905..comments2024-01-27T16:58:23.292-08:00Comments on Daniel Keys Moran: Melissa du BoisDaniel Keys Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992599044462413412noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-4541706868601925042011-03-26T22:01:45.233-07:002011-03-26T22:01:45.233-07:00I gave real thought to leaving this as was and hav...I gave real thought to leaving this as was and having some hand waving about changed timelines -- eventually the Time Wars *do* start up again -- and I'd have done it if this had seen print like this. It would have worked OK, too.<br /><br />But since someone caught it ahead of time, I'm fixing it.Daniel Keys Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992599044462413412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-15859051497091286822011-03-26T21:34:55.879-07:002011-03-26T21:34:55.879-07:00Wasn't it somewhere in TLD that Named Storytel...Wasn't it somewhere in TLD that Named Storyteller (is that Georges Mordreaux?) said that, because of imperfect recording of incidents, the story he told us was not necessarily just how it happened, and mistakes might occur? Seriously, with all that time-line hopping, who can keep all the players straight?<br /><br />I'm just sayin', this thing is narrated by a guy that's millions of years old. Forgive him if there are a couple of inconsistencies.J.D. Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031474024284784846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-6787716753755134232011-03-26T20:36:35.065-07:002011-03-26T20:36:35.065-07:00That's an error in the draft above -- I'd ...That's an error in the draft above -- I'd just forgotten the background with Melissa. Many years under the water ... fortunately it was fixable without too much trouble. I gave her a half-brother by her father's first wife ... not a major change to the rest of the text -- though Daddy was also a Peaceforcer -- that <b>does</b> change the feeling of her backstory, but short of just ignoring (as opposed to forgetting) the material in Long Run, that can't be helped.Daniel Keys Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992599044462413412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-53556396694489785912011-03-26T20:29:20.819-07:002011-03-26T20:29:20.819-07:00Quick continuity question (and probably one addres...Quick continuity question (and probably one addressed already) I seem to recall that Melissa's brother died while he was in the PKF. This piece on Melissa (which is amazing btw) indicates that her brother died when she was 4. What am I missing?<br />Can't wait for the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-12563404118702997632011-03-23T04:40:36.791-07:002011-03-23T04:40:36.791-07:00Actually, this looks fixable with some minor text ...Actually, this looks fixable with some minor text changes. Appreciate the catch.<br /><br />It's been 18 years since Last Dancer was published. A lot of road gone down since then.Daniel Keys Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992599044462413412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-8115366675031498092011-03-23T04:27:20.500-07:002011-03-23T04:27:20.500-07:00Apparently. I believe I will retroactively wave my...Apparently. I believe I will retroactively wave my hands over that one.<br /><br />Amy read the book yesterday and sent me her notes. Weird feeling, getting edited again by the woman who first edited those old books, and is now the mother of my kids ...Daniel Keys Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992599044462413412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-17180572887837964572011-03-22T23:54:11.469-07:002011-03-22T23:54:11.469-07:00Ummm...loved the excerpt but isn't Melissa'...Ummm...loved the excerpt but isn't Melissa's father PKF elite?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-72505726869835742832011-03-21T14:23:57.510-07:002011-03-21T14:23:57.510-07:00I want to say "The first one is free," b...I want to say "The first one is free," but this is more like the 15th free tidbit.<br /><br />Thank you kindly, Dan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-84985383276156268672011-03-21T03:59:46.542-07:002011-03-21T03:59:46.542-07:00*is happy**is happy*Jesse Wendelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933455966309012824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-46285697092324728572011-03-19T20:46:19.600-07:002011-03-19T20:46:19.600-07:00Wonderful. Carry on.Wonderful. Carry on.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294088871974421103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-59365264148714936102011-03-18T17:30:03.758-07:002011-03-18T17:30:03.758-07:00Shiny!
Very much looking forward to it, and thank...Shiny!<br /><br />Very much looking forward to it, and thanks for sharing this bit of preview sir.Captain Tightpantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13776345884480352979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-30667081000631068082011-03-18T16:12:21.522-07:002011-03-18T16:12:21.522-07:00Not asking. Not at all. However, pondering recycli...Not asking. Not at all. However, pondering recycling monies to get The Long Run -- haven't read it in /years/.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-42479554864257581212011-03-18T12:30:52.716-07:002011-03-18T12:30:52.716-07:00Not reading, mostly because I want to experience i...Not reading, mostly because I want to experience it all at once. Not asking? :)bourgonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09926914854024288990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-11034129212161064792011-03-18T11:05:04.932-07:002011-03-18T11:05:04.932-07:00Thanks Dan, that was a real joy to read.Thanks Dan, that was a real joy to read.Jeff Mottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-59413886732129326132011-03-18T10:37:08.693-07:002011-03-18T10:37:08.693-07:00Not asking. Not asking.
Not asking.
Beggin...Not asking. Not asking.<br /><br /><br /><br />Not asking.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Begging?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-38965926330000049322011-03-18T00:25:28.676-07:002011-03-18T00:25:28.676-07:00And so we come around again to that pivotal conver...And so we come around again to that pivotal conversation, many years later, and from a totally different background. Seeing things through other eyes can be fascinating.<br /><br />Later,<br />KarlBobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-14326124183055272742011-03-18T00:15:52.265-07:002011-03-18T00:15:52.265-07:00Oh God I just got wood for a new book..its been to...Oh God I just got wood for a new book..its been too longAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-71441236116101244732011-03-17T22:44:57.652-07:002011-03-17T22:44:57.652-07:00I won't ask. I'm just going to want witho...I won't ask. I'm just going to want without asking. Best of luck, Dan.Matthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-19317956686618986832011-03-17T21:13:56.920-07:002011-03-17T21:13:56.920-07:00Dan --
As you know, MdB is my favorite character ...Dan --<br /><br />As you know, MdB is my favorite character from the CT. I'm weird in that I don't like Trent very much: but Melissa... for my money, she's the most plausible, the most interesting, the most believable.<br /><br />Thank you for this.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00161511448938342839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-59947747623487097452011-03-17T21:05:29.757-07:002011-03-17T21:05:29.757-07:00I've really enjoyed this bit of background on ...I've really enjoyed this bit of background on Melissa. It gives her character a level of depth that you had only hinted at before. I hope she survives the end of the novel and that we see her again in other pieces.J.D. Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031474024284784846noreply@blogger.com