That sounds like such a nice and pleasant experience for everyone involved. :)
The Wild Swans has been on my mind a lot because I've been betaing a fanfic recently that draws strongly on one of the chief themes in the novel. Without spoiling anyone who may be reading this who is looking forward to reading it, I'd like to encourage you, if you have time, to take a peek at geoviki's fic A Thousand Beautiful Things when it comes out--it should be posted in its entirety in a week or so.
Viki has never read The Wild Swans, though I've recommended it to her for reasons that will be obvious, but being her beta has brought back to me the way that certain archetypes, certain myths, and certain themes in folk literature remain compelling, even when they are retold and told over and over again.
*hugs* I haven't commented here in a while Peg--I've been rather distracted on the whole (but good). But I hope you're doing well. It sounds as if you are. :)
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Date: 2004-05-20 07:33 am (UTC)The Wild Swans has been on my mind a lot because I've been betaing a fanfic recently that draws strongly on one of the chief themes in the novel. Without spoiling anyone who may be reading this who is looking forward to reading it, I'd like to encourage you, if you have time, to take a peek at
Viki has never read The Wild Swans, though I've recommended it to her for reasons that will be obvious, but being her beta has brought back to me the way that certain archetypes, certain myths, and certain themes in folk literature remain compelling, even when they are retold and told over and over again.
*hugs* I haven't commented here in a while Peg--I've been rather distracted on the whole (but good). But I hope you're doing well. It sounds as if you are. :)