Spectra Pulse

[ellenkushner]

Thank you all so very very much for all the encouraging posts on The Privilege of the Sword! Also for the info on area bookstores. It allows me to boast to my editor, "My spies are everywhere." I've always wanted to say that.

In return, I offer possibly the most fun set of interview questions I've ever been asked - by the gang over at Bantam Spectra, in the August issue of their monthly online 'zine, Pulse ! Hope you enjoy my answers - they're down the page under AUTHOR'S NOTES.

Comments

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

1) Well, you're practically a friend of the family - of course you'd want to know!

2) "Kashmir" -- ?

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

"Kashmir" = Led Zeppelin song, off "Physical Graffitti" IIRC. Very, very distinctive guitar riff. I am pretty sure I hear it quoted in "Backstreet Slide."

Of course if you don't know the Led Zeppelin song, it won't make sense.

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Might could be. But, yes, I'm too nerdy even for Led Zeppelin. My producer had to explain it to me when we put them in our Sound & Spirit LOTR show.

[lutin.livejournal.com]

& I wouldn't know of them at all, except for some kids
in middle school who suggested it as the likeliest source
for my first name, Kashmiri.

Regarding spoiler threads & LJ: the most you can do is
give a warning (eg, **~*~*~OMGZ SPOILERZ!*~*~** /something
equally silly) and then enough space so that people who
don't want to read them can scroll past them easily enough.
You could also LJ-cut (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=75) a post, or create a new post &
encourage people to talk about spoilers there.

..Do your Minions get a theme song?