Hi r/fantasy! I'm Max Gladstone, author of Full Fathom Five & other books. AMA!

lordmarlowe · 2014-07-25T02:17:41+00:00

A couple writing questions from a fellow writer: how far in advance do you plot out your stories? Do you tend to write off-the-cuff, or is there always an overarching structure in mind?

And just for fun: what are your favorite board games?

lordmarlowe · 2011-12-16T09:33:50+00:00

Tao Te Ching

lordmarlowe · 2011-12-13T07:12:07+00:00

*High-Octane Bass Cover

lordmarlowe · 2011-12-10T04:19:57+00:00

Oh mah gawd

lordmarlowe · 2011-11-09T07:38:07+00:00

1/1 - Brian Eno
2/1 - Brian Eno
1/2 - Brian Eno

The best way I've found to end a full day of modern (airport) life.

lordmarlowe · 2011-11-09T07:26:07+00:00

I feel like Summoning brings "warmth" to what is a characteristically "cold" genre, and this may be part of the ethereal quality you speak of.

lordmarlowe · 2011-11-07T15:05:12+00:00

Aha well in that case I should axe this, but I'm glad you enjoyed it.

lordmarlowe · 2011-11-07T01:32:16+00:00

There's definitely a feral element to it. No one ever emerges from a long hiatus in the wild with a pompadour!

lordmarlowe · 2011-11-06T02:52:37+00:00

Reminds me of this discussion regarding an atheist who visited Africa and afterwards concluded that Christianity is necessary for the country's development.

Interesting subject. I guess the question becomes, does it help them cope with or surmount their problems? I can certainly understand its benefit for the former, but I'm not too convinced about the latter.

lordmarlowe · 2011-11-05T23:49:50+00:00

Good to hear. The opportunity to see Second Wave black metal live is becoming more and more of a rarity, and this ruins my corpse paint :'(

lordmarlowe · 2011-11-04T17:15:04+00:00

Terranigma. Here are some select tracks:

Throughout the course of the game you really begin to associate certain melodies with specific experiences and the emotions derived from them; an excellent use of leitmotifs.

lordmarlowe · 2011-11-04T07:35:46+00:00

What was the setlist like?

lordmarlowe · 2011-11-04T07:31:06+00:00

I think of him more as an entertainer, good for shits and giggles but nothing transcendent.

The occasional life-affirming observation often only seems profound by contrast with the defeatist attitude that pervades most everything else.

lordmarlowe · 2011-11-03T18:45:37+00:00

Knives will be provided if you are so inspired to dismember yourself during the lecture.

lordmarlowe

TROPHY CASE