tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post4463810003744223002..comments2024-03-16T18:38:15.627-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: Scribbledehobbledehoyden: The Magpie's Eye: Page 144Michael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-82023561152684672672011-07-31T08:51:45.553-07:002011-07-31T08:51:45.553-07:00I bought a little dala horse and began looking for...I bought a little dala horse and began looking for a story to tell around it when I was guest of honor at Swecon in Upsala twelve years ago. I'm not sure when I actually began work on the story, but I recall writing the first half of it, up to Linnea's meeting with the troll, fairly quickly. Then I had to wait at least a year, and possibly more, before I discovered what was going on and could write the rest of it.<br /><br />So with that history, it looks unlikely that there'll be a sequel anytime soon.<br /><br />That said, one never knows. You wake up one morning and a story you never thought you'd write comes alive in your mind. The imagination is like a horse. I've learned to ride mine, but I can't always tell it where to go.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-14117338242648327342011-07-29T14:37:59.895-07:002011-07-29T14:37:59.895-07:00As much as I like " Doomed & Nonchalant&q...As much as I like " Doomed & Nonchalant" for your phallic drawing I think you should change the name to "Well Hung" or even possibly "Boned Again". They might be a bit obvious though.<br />On a completely unrelated note I loved your short on the Tor website "The Dala Horse". It had some echoes of your Darger & Surplus stories (old malevolent technologies buried deep in the earth, ala Dancing With Bears) which I love, but for some reason this story hit my warm fuzzy spot just right. Any chance on exploring this world more in the future?<br />Thanks for the stories, and hang in there Rich! (Sorry, I couldn't help myself.<br />Good Day<br />ShawnShawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079639507582130489noreply@blogger.com