Vox Angelica update

[wiseheart]

Unexpectedly, I've finished Chapter 5. While going to post it to hiddenrealms, I discovered that I'd never actually posted Chapter 4. So I went and posted that one first. Hand-coding some twenty pages worth of story is sooo much fun - not!

Writing Cadfael fanfic, OTOH, is great fun. I can indulge in my interest for medieval times and for cloistered life, which is great. Plus, I've got a great deal of insider knowledge where cloistered life is considered, so I feel on secure ground with this particular fandom. Which is great, too. Makes writing really joyful.

Completely unrelated to that fact, I've bought two DVDs on sale today. The one is Pasolini's "Arabian Nights", the other one "1066 - The Battle of Middle-earth". I've read very sceptical critiques about the latter one, but at least it's somethign I haven't seen yet a hundred times. It's getting hard to find new things in my areas of interest.

As for Pasolini, I find him genial but highly disturbing. Certainly, his "Decameron" was anything but clean and healthy fun - but it was interesting. I liked his version of "The Gospel According to Matthew", or whatever it is called in English. Some parts were really silly, granted, while others are simply incredible. I guess, it's very true that there's but a thin line between genius and madman.

Nonetheless, I will buy these other two movies as well, if they'll ever be on sale.

Comments

[lhun-dweller.livejournal.com]

Go you! I spent the day finishing up all the submission and copyright assignment materials related to having an article accepted to an academic journal. Much drier reading than yours, but well-written (the two folks I work for write well and very well, respectively), so while it's academic, it's at least a decent read. And I'm third author - yay! - which is good for the resume.

I'll bet you bring a particularly insightful perspective to Cadfael fic, and I look forward to doing beta on the one you mentioned.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Hey, congrats to being third author! It's a good thing to find enjoyment in one's own job.