2,000+ words today on
Kingdoms, finishing two partial chapters and taking me past 60k. My antag finally did something creepy.
Because it entertains me, I'm stealing an idea from
gailcarriger: character studies. Images, actors, music, etc. that remind me of people in my books. And to start, of course, is everyone's favorite underfed necromancer with relationship issues.
Isyllt Iskaldur
The light was unkind when she drew aside her scarf--she'd lost weight where she had none to spare, and bruises darkened her cold grey eyes. With her pale skin she looked like a bardi beyaz--the white jackal women who prowled cemeteries and sang for those about to die. (
Kingdoms of Dust)
"If her magic didn't kill me, her hipbones would." (
The Drowning City)




I'm sparing you the autopsy photos, but they're with us in spirit.
Ladytron - "Destroy Everything You Touch" (Sorry, not a real video.)