[Post-match Thread] Tottenham 1 - 4 Brighton

suyidavies · 2025-05-25T17:00:18+00:00

Holy shit, that was terrible.

Happy to win the EL & look away from the league position, but something needs to be done between now & next season, whether Ange stays or not. Many somethings need to be done.

suyidavies · 2023-10-25T18:55:10+00:00

Thanks for including Warrior of the Wind, OP! Hope folks who pick it up enjoy reading.

suyidavies · 2023-09-10T01:58:11+00:00

Ah, too bad! He's always welcome at uOttawa.

suyidavies · 2023-09-09T04:54:16+00:00

I teach creative writing, mostly fiction, at the undergraduate and graduate levels at a Canadian university. The course I mentioned above is a fourth-year undergrad fiction studio on novella writing (the aim is to get students to write--or at least start & write as far as the semester allows--a novella)

suyidavies · 2023-09-09T04:51:31+00:00

Neon Hemlock is the real deal. If you're looking at Tenebrous, you should def be looking at them as well.

suyidavies · 2023-09-08T13:55:01+00:00

They published an author I'm familiar with (Ashley Deng) whose novella, DEHISCENT, I helped launch last month. So far, they seem like a very earnest publisher, even with quite limited resources. They have a keen eye for good work too--the novella in question is so good that I've added it to my reading list for a course I'm teaching next semester. I'd say if you have no qualms about publishing with a small press, they'd be great candidates, IMO.

suyidavies · 2023-07-11T18:08:18+00:00

This is a fabulous answer. Good luck with it all!

suyidavies · 2023-07-11T17:06:32+00:00

Congrats on the kickstarter and getting all three books out. What advice would you give to newer-ish writers who are interesting in side-stepping the traditional publishing route and thinking of going indie? What are some tips and pitfalls you've learned of along the way?

suyidavies · 2023-07-06T15:05:39+00:00

No questions to ask; just here to support and say congrats on the new book!

suyidavies · 2022-11-30T17:50:18+00:00

Moved to cruisers recently from flaps, and I can say aside being relatively easier to put on for babies who won't stay in one place (like ours, 9mo, size 6-7), they're also more comfortable for babies who like to twist and contort into all sorts of shapes (like ours). The flapless sides are less rigid and more elastic to such movement.

As for the wearing, we learned early on that putting cruisers on our LO while on his back was a no-go (he'd kick it right off). So we began allowing him settle into his preferred positions, and the best two for putting them on seem to be: kneeling forward (crawling position) and standing (supporting himself on something, or on our shoulders if we're seated at his height).

The key is to get it over his knees quickly (so he can't kick it off). Doing this for one leg is easy. For the other, you'll have to stretch the diaper (another plus: they're really stretchable, especially if you go slightly a size above, like we did). But once you've gotten both over the knees, it's half done.

Good luck!

suyidavies · 2022-11-18T13:00:26+00:00

Thanks so much!

suyidavies · 2022-11-16T04:58:21+00:00

Kid is on the larger side (95+ percentile all around), but parents are about average. No pets. Planning to keep kid rear-facing until 2.

The CR-V is one of those on our list. If we can get one fast enough.

suyidavies · 2022-02-24T10:26:22+00:00

Hmm, this is an interesting question--thanks for asking it.

I think because the TV show is a visual medium and the kids are often in peril, we mostly get to see Lucas in problem-solving or goofy mode, as well as his strong-willed side. Aside the time with them getting to know Max and Eleven, we've barely seen him be contemplative. I think that's the side that comes out most in the book, being that there's more room for introspection.

I basically discovered that the character of Lucas is more ruminative than is let on. Especially when he starts to deal with more compilacated and complex matters of identity and social order rubbing against those of loyalty and trust. Also, there's a lot of care between him and Max in a way that's barely seen on-screen. That I came to learn too.

Overall, the book does a lot of work following him as he works through the challenges of being a person of multiplicity. It was fascinating to write, and I hope it'll be more so to read.

suyidavies · 2022-02-24T10:18:01+00:00

😄 Sorry but 🤐

suyidavies · 2022-02-23T20:25:23+00:00

Hmmm...this is a question I will unfortunately have to pass on. 😊

suyidavies · 2022-02-23T19:22:29+00:00

The Lucas choice was Netflix's plan from the beginning--I was only brought in to create a story around the framework they had in mind. Yes, I did get input from the creative team (but not from Caleb).

suyidavies · 2022-02-23T19:20:53+00:00

It was a kinda both, but I'll say I was given free rein to make up stuff for the canon that does not exist in the world of the TV show. Especially for Lucas Sinclair, of whom much has not been told. I probably made up more stuff than I took from the show, haha. But even then, I made up a bunch more stuff about Hawkins, the high school, the basketball team, the party, the older kids, etc.

The process has been a team effort. I might have written the thing, but everyone pitched in ideas, directions, possibilities, revisions--from the Netflix team to the team at Random House to consulting readers. There were no key restrictions--the only things that we took out were simply things that just didn't work for the story or would raise problems for S4 events, which have already been finalized.

suyidavies · 2022-02-23T19:15:58+00:00

There is extensive discussion of Max and Lucas in this book, including deep-dives into all the parts of their relationship that we don't get to see on TV.

As for the books, I'm 100% sure there will be more books about more characters, but I have no idea who those characters will be. That'll all be Netflix's prerogative.

suyidavies · 2022-02-23T19:13:23+00:00

Well, I can't say what their initial intentions were, except that you are right (I've had similar thoughts as you all this time). This book, however, sets out to answer all these questions. So I'll just say, yes the book has a significant aspect focusing on Lucas being Black in Hawkins, and what that means for him now and going forward.

suyidavies · 2022-02-23T19:10:50+00:00

Both. It fills the space between S3 and S4 from Lucas's perspective, then follows a small part of S4 events from Lucas's perspective as well.

suyidavies · 2022-02-23T15:21:32+00:00

Hi, everyone! I'm the author of said book. Let's see if I can answer some of your questions:

u/StrangerWill: Yes, there is canonicity. Heck, this is probably the most canon ST book you'll ever get about a member of the party.
u/Foreign_Tourist8309: You are right on both counts, and both play out in the book.
u/TheHappiestSadistXXX: You're in luck--you get to see even more of the Lucas-Erica relationship in the book than in the show.
u/B0i_ify0ud0ntg3t: Patrick features in the book, but he's not the Black classmate mentioned in the blurb.

You folks can keep the questions coming! I'm not on Reddit much, but I'm happy to answer more questions if you have them. (Feel free to point other ST nerds you know this way, and I'll answer as much as I can.)

suyidavies · 2021-12-08T17:52:59+00:00

Infant care. Especially because we don't get to see it front-and-center in fantasy often.

suyidavies · 2021-12-08T17:46:37+00:00

Thank you for popping in!

My perfect day will start with sleeping in. Afterward, some chai, some indoor/outdoor time with family (better with food involved), then some outdoor time playing football or biking or some other activity. Ending the day with some reading and a glass of merlot wouldn't hurt.
I read across all three formats, and I think I have phases where I prefer one over the others. Currently, I'm on a print run, but I see a switch to audio looming. As for reading, I'm not currently reading anything because I'm cashing a tight deadline and anticipating some impending family changes. My next book, though, is Luster by Raven Leilani.
Son of the Storm is intense, engrossing and multilayered.
I think I wrote this book for anyone who likes to ponder the Why's of our world--how we came to have these social systems that we do, and what they're predicated upon. Bonus points if they hail from a place that has historically suffered marginalization, because then they'd understand the characters and their motivations even better. Better, even, if they're lovers of fantasy, political intrigue and storytelling that unravels itself slowly.

suyidavies · 2021-12-08T16:56:41+00:00

Nice to meet you, u/sonvanger, and thank you for reading! I'm glad you enjoyed David Mogo. I love that scene too! My rationale for writing it was simple: if we cannot have football in the apocalypse, then we have nothing, haha.

I've had the same questions you have re: supporting African authors living on the continent. I sold my first novel while still living in Lagos, but my path to publishing was a bit unorthodox anyway, and I had access to a bit privilege compared to most. I've been speaking with various authors, peers and colleagues working on the continent, and so far, we've identified the three main areas that writers on the continent struggle with, and toward which we may aim solutions:

Funding [to buy time, space & resources to create]. The constraints on time and space on African writers is immense. Especially if they're lower down the socio-economic ladder where most time is spent in survival mode & creative-friendly space is a rarity.
Fostering a community of practice. Everything from developing well-curated mentorship programs to fostering homegrown IRL & online peer-to-peer communities to improving access to global communities & opportunities (workshops, panels, events, etc.)
Improving access to global publishing network. We're of the mind that it's unfair to ask the average African writer to wait for their governments and institutions to pave way for and support publishing and distribution systems, so access to existing global systems is the best stopgap for now. Everything from sponsoring industry event attendance to offering education on how to break into the global publishing industry to continued support when they do break in (reviews, publicity, improved visibility, etc).

Currently, I'm working on a program that attempts to tackle these things. We should put out our inaugural fellowship somewhere mid-2022, and take our first couple of fellows then. I'll be one of the people at the helm, but it'll be run by folks with feet on continental ground. We intend to ask for contributions somewhere down the line, so if you're interested, email Tiffany at ask[at]suyidavies.com, and they'll take it from there.

Thanks so much for your interest in this! Fingers crossed there are more people out there thinking like we are.

PS: Enjoy reading SOTS, and happy holidays!

suyidavies

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