Dinner with SRD

Post by **CovenantJr** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 10:39 pm

Ok, now I am excited. As some of you know, I was having second thoughts about bothering to read Runes immediately, but the discovery that we're going to see Kevin and the Bloodguard has brought back to me the feeling I had the first time I read the First Chronicles (specifically the Illearth War). Oh, to have that feeling again! But how will I tolerate the wait between books?

Post by **Haruchai** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 2:53 am

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spoiler

Kevin, Bloodguard, Bannor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can't wait!

Post by **Dragonlily** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 4:29 am

Thanks to everybody at Danlo's Sunday night, for sharing so many of your experiences with me. Also, thanks to whoever's idea it was to include me in the group picture costumed as a phone.

Post by **danlo** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 3:01 pm

Jennifer is SRD's girlfriend, not his wife. I was the one who asked about Kevin's added woes of unwhortiness when mirrored by the service and high standards of the Bloodguard-I did not expect or try to phase it in a way that would elicit such spoilers!

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 6:36 pm

Oh!! I forgot until I was just reminded by another thread. At one point, SRD said, "OK, I have a poll for all of you." I said, "Hey! We're really into that!" Can you imagine????

So he wanted to know if it was "the wild magic that destroys peace" or "the wild magic which destroys peace." A few of us thought it was that, and we were correct, as VF and SQ confirmed with different quotes. I just thought it was hilarious that he polled us! :LOLS:

Seems his editor wanted him to change that to which, mistakenly thinking that's what it always was. Why on Earth the publisher didn't hire us to edit these books is beyond me!

Post by **Lord Mhoram** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:55 pm

Nice.

Spoiler

Kevin in the flesh. Fascinating. For a while I've been suspecting another evil besides Foul would be in a future Covenant novel, but I didn't consider that the Despiser would use them to his advantage.

I wonder if these evils are from or beyond the Land? This book is going to kick some serious ass. I'm pretty excited.

Post by **wayfriend** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:59 pm

Fist and Faith wrote:At one point, SRD said, "OK, I have a poll for all of you." ... So he wanted to know if it was "the wild magic that destroys peace" or "the wild magic which destroys peace."

That's not a poll question, that's a grammer quiz!

See -> andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/t.html#that

(And notice the answer that this article says is correct!)

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 8:04 pm

But he wanted to know which word he had been using all along, not which was grammatically correct.

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 2:43 am

Shoot! Somebody help me here! SRD also did Agent Maxwell Smart, but I can't remember what he said. It wasn't "That's the second biggest X I've ever seen!" What the heck did he say??? Man, once you hit 40, your memory's for crap!

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:19 am

I just stumbled into this thread (still trying to catch up on the stuff that went on while I was gone).

Thanks again to Danlo for coming up with the idea of Elohimfest, and for making it come true.

I think one of many interesting answers that SRD gave (of the many, many) was the one about Elena.

Spoiler

Fist asked why the other Lords made her the High Lord. SRD answered that, just as her father, she had the potential to do great earth changing things, for either good or ill. That potential is why she was chosen as the High Lord. That potential was also seen by the Ranyhyn and that was why they took her alone, of all humans, to a horse rite, as they wanted to influence that potential. It also sounded as if the Elena issues would also be addressed in Runes, IIRC

I was fascinated by the fact that SRD likes to surround himself with a bubble of sound when he writes...helps him get into his zone. He blasts opera and sometimes sings along...

Another great answer was the one about his least favorite word in the world. But I will let you all experience that one in the video.

SRD was a fantastic speaker, and was amazingly open and honest. I will always treasure the memory of that night. Thanks again to Danlo.

Post by **dlbpharmd** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:41 pm

Video? There's a video? Can I see it?

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 5:12 pm

It was all filmed, with the eventual goal in mind of making it somehow available on the internet for Watch members to be able to see it. Don't know the specs or timetable of that happening, though.

Post by **dlbpharmd** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 5:57 pm

Here's a thought....burn it on a cd (or DVD), then let Watchmembers buy it...I would gladly pay for it, including shipping. My internet connection is much too slow for streaming, and given the length of the interview, a file of that size would take forever to download. However, there may be some issues with SRD, since the contents of the interview are his intellectual property.

Post by **Diaf** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 6:02 pm

Wow, I should of quit lurking long ago, sounds like an amazing time.

Kevin's Watch

Kevin's Watch

Dinner with SRD