Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Older Women in Urban Fantasy

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  • 7 comments
janetmiles

janetmiles

March 20 2015, 19:47:07 UTC 6 years ago

I bought the book, based on that article, and I'm quite enjoying it.
ysabetwordsmith

Yay!

ysabetwordsmith

March 20 2015, 19:50:01 UTC 6 years ago

That's good to hear.
janetmiles

Re: Yay!

janetmiles

March 21 2015, 22:33:07 UTC 6 years ago

I ended up liking it quite a bit - fun writing style, interesting characters, not-so-much with the plausible plot but what the hell.
ng_moonmoth

Maybe not always...

ng_moonmoth

March 20 2015, 20:32:16 UTC 6 years ago

After all, the Discworld is fantasy, Lancre is definitely urban, and both Nanny Ogg and Granny Weatherwax have had star turns, if I recall correctly. Or does that not count somehow? ;-)
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Maybe not always...

ysabetwordsmith

March 20 2015, 20:35:23 UTC 6 years ago

It's offset from the usual Urban Fantasy genre because it's set in another world. But yes, those are some excellent old women!
rhodielady_47

rhodielady_47

March 21 2015, 00:11:53 UTC 6 years ago

Granny Whammy--That has got to be one of the best character names of all time!
(GRIN!)
:^}
ysabetwordsmith

Thank you!

ysabetwordsmith

March 21 2015, 01:24:38 UTC 6 years ago

I'm glad you like it so much. It was Whammy Lass when she was young. I've had a lot of fun with the names in Polychrome Heroics. Some are whimsical like this. Some are plain job titles, like the Analyst. Many reference powers, like Farce. A few are frankly pretentious, like Rockstar, or ridiculous, like Mr. Whiz.