That brought tears to my eyes. This is how I see (in my mind) our place in the universe, so to have it so beautifully rendered touches me profoundly. Thank you so much for this gift today. May your holiday be wonderful.
Hey, I know you're on an internet break, but I thought I'd let you know that you're nominated for the first annual Milwaukee County Teen Book Award, for Graceling.
Wow, this video is simply amazing. It touched me deeply... I can't thank you enough for posting this!
urpunchingbag said…
with the perspective that we are so small and insigificant in the whole scheme of things... why does anything matter all? why in all of 'this'... are we here?
So, when I think of how small earth is in the scheme of things, I usually think how insignificant we are. But THIS was actually the complete opposite. It was inspiring, definitely gets the wheels turning in this brain of mine...
That video was AMAZING. And just the thing to bring a bit of peace and serenity to me at the moment. Thank you Kristin, for sharing that with us! I hope your holiday is full of love and happiness! :)
And randomly, my security letters write 'tothejug' which made me think of Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas. It's a ridiculously cute movie, if you haven't seen it.
Anonymous said…
Hi, I'm new to your blog. I started reading Graceling - love it and decided to look you up...so hello.
The video is cool, perspective is the perfect word. Thanks for taking a break from your break to share this:)
hi My name is Gaby, i`m mexican (my english is horrible sorry) the video is awesome, but this coment is for your book GRACELING, today i finished to reading the book,and i was delighted, congratulation realy i liked, i loved the characters (Po & Kat & evryone), and we hope you take a movie.
i wish you the best see you xoxo
Anonymous said…
thx... for ur beautiful words... i 2 wish u all the best... take care. xoxo
I also can't wait to share this video with friends and family. Awesome! I'm glad you broke your blog fast:) You also inspired me to start playing with my blog again....and I just gushed about Graceling. Happy holidays!
Dear Kristin, Received the signed copies of Fire and Graceling...just today...on Christmas Eve... was very excited and wanted you to know that I adore your books and your characters and your writing. You are special! Merry Christmas and here's to an awesome 2010 filled with many things to keep us wondering!! jh
Hello! I didn't know where to post this, but I just read your book Graceling and LOVED it!! I can't wait to read Fire, and I hope our library has it! Your imagination is just amazing!
Anonymous said…
The imagination is a beautiful tool... especially when reality steps perfectly in its footprint... :-)
Kristin - I wrote earlier (59 year old ancient gal) I just finished reading Graceling to my 7 year old and we're going to start all over again!!! It was soooooo goooood!!
Of course, we'll look for Fire too!!
xoxoxxooo Jana & Hannah!!!
Janelle said…
Whoa. I never truly realized how big the universe really is, until now. If Earth is that small, think about how big a person is! Thanks for posting this!
btw: just read graceling and fire, and i loved them! best books ever, and i cant wait for the third!
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Hi Kristin, I was wondering if you used any playlists as inspiration to get you in the zone when writing Graceling & Fire? If so, could you post these playlists on your blog so we can get a deeper glimpse into your perceptions of the characters & your intent on how/why the storyline resulted as such? It's just fascinating seeing how artists and writers like yourself go from one point of inspiration (through music perhaps) to other creations of art such as your books, for instance. Thanks so much! (: Best, Aireen M. Baldwin Park, CA
Hey Kristin, I just found your books on Amazon and was so surprised that my old high school friend is now a published author. Congrats! I am so thrilled for you. Of course, I went right out and bought them :). I hope you had a great holiday season. Look me up if you get the chance (jtarrach@gmail.com). Jennifer Hawk Tarrach
Anonymous said…
Have you seen the movie Avatar? Watching the animals in the movie made me think of the monsters in Fire. So brightly colored, beautiful ... you should see the movie, the computer generated images are AMAZING!
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Jane has lived an ordinary life, raised by her aunt Magnolia—an adjunct professor and deep sea photographer. Jane counted on Magnolia to make the world feel expansive and to turn life into an adventure. But Aunt Magnolia was lost a few months ago in Antarctica on one of her expeditions. Now, with no direction, a year out of high school, and obsessed with making umbrellas that look like her own dreams (but mostly just mourning her aunt), she is easily swept away by Kiran Thrash—a glamorous, capricious acquaintan…
So, I went to a lovely performance of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake by the Russian National Ballet Theatre this weekend. (In case you don't know the story: the Evil Dude Rotbart has turned a bunch of Lovely Girls into swans. One night Prince Siegfried goes hunting with his buddies, sees the swans, falls for the Most Beautiful Swan, and professes his undying love. His promise of eternal love breaks Evil Dude Rotbart's spell and the Most Beautiful Swan and her friends are free to be girls again. But shortly thereafter in a moment of male forgetfulness Prince Siegfried swears his love to Random Girl [who, in his defense, does look an awful lot like the Most Beautiful Swan]. M.B. Swan's heart is broken and Evil Dude Rotbart's spell descends back upon her. Then the Prince realizes what he's done! He fights Evil Dude Rotbart! He wins, killing E.D. Rotbart and freeing M.B. Swan forever! They all live happily ever after!)
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May your holiday be wonderful.
- a Milwaukee fan
And randomly, my security letters write 'tothejug' which made me think of Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas. It's a ridiculously cute movie, if you haven't seen it.
The video is cool, perspective is the perfect word. Thanks for taking a break from your break to share this:)
i wish you the best
see you
xoxo
for ur beautiful words...
i 2 wish u all the best...
take care.
xoxo
Received the signed copies of Fire and Graceling...just today...on Christmas Eve... was very excited and wanted you to know that I adore your books and your characters and your writing. You are special!
Merry Christmas and here's to an awesome 2010 filled with many things to keep us wondering!!
jh
:-)
Of course, we'll look for Fire too!!
xoxoxxooo Jana & Hannah!!!
btw: just read graceling and fire, and i loved them! best books ever, and i cant wait for the third!
I was wondering if you used any playlists as inspiration to get you in the zone when writing Graceling & Fire? If so, could you post these playlists on your blog so we can get a deeper glimpse into your perceptions of the characters & your intent on how/why the storyline resulted as such? It's just fascinating seeing how artists and writers like yourself go from one point of inspiration (through music perhaps) to other creations of art such as your books, for instance. Thanks so much! (:
Best,
Aireen M.
Baldwin Park, CA
I just found your books on Amazon and was so surprised that my old high school friend is now a published author. Congrats! I am so thrilled for you. Of course, I went right out and bought them :). I hope you had a great holiday season. Look me up if you get the chance (jtarrach@gmail.com).
Jennifer Hawk Tarrach
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