Thank goodness I finished mine!

[rispacooper]

So I'm behind the times but I just found out that fantasy author Robert Jordan died in September, which is sad because he never finished his epic series, and that series, "The Wheel of Time" had a lot of influence on me and what I wrote (oh like 10 years ago). I don't read fantasy now, and he's mostly why.

Because of course, he also extended his series into a monster for no real reason to the point where I stopped reading. And all his female characters were the same...and annoying. And he ripped off every fantasy series he could--seriously--and then came down hard on fanfiction writers, accusing them of making money off his work (which was just fucking insane) and then got seriously aggro about teh gay fanfiction, though hot girl-on-girl action was apparently okay.

But he did create Matrim Cauthon, a cross between Ray Kowalski and Jack Sparrow, and sex on a stick I might add, so I will give him props for that. And I will say, the first 6 books or so were serious entertainment. Someday I must write a gay epic just like it. I think I will dedicate it to him.

AND...I gotta say. A long time ago, for Kittie, I wrote Rand/Mat slash that I never posted for fear of him coming down like "the hammer of God" as he always threatened.

Anyone want to read it now?

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[aidannwn.livejournal.com]

sory for poking nose in but I saw the topic and couldn't help myself. Er---He died. I didn't know that...though I only like the WoT upto about nine. By then it was mostly prose, not enough action and people getting in weird situations to keep the plot running. You know, thoes tv series where they run out of ideas so gives the chacter anmesia so he /she can repeat his mistakes all over again. But I loved the first few books and it got me adicted...though never did like the three wives concept. :0)

Oh well...too bad it won't be finished though. Any idea if anyone else is picking it up.

[rispacooper.livejournal.com]

I think he was working with people toward the end, at least from what I've read, to ensure the last book gets out there. I haven't read like the last three or four though, and even before then I was just skimming to the parts with Mat and the few others characters I still liked.