The New York Times bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens and Sorcery of Thorns. Next: Vespertine, about a nun and a ghost. When not writing, I watch a lot of documentaries.
hi margaret! i’m currently reading vespertine (and absolutely loving it), and i had a question about artemisia. i’m only a few chapters in, but i definitely relate to a lot of her character and saw traits i interpreted as being neurodivergent. so i was wondering, is she neurodivergent/did you have any intention of portraying her that way? or is she just shy and im reading too much between the lines? either way i love the story and artemisia’s character and i can’t wait to keep reading. (also sorry if this had been asked/answered before, i googled it and didn’t find anything but im not very good at googling stuff so that might not mean anything lol)
Hi anon,
Thank you for your kind words, I’m so glad you’re loving Vespertine (and sorry it took me an eternity to get around to this ask)! Your instincts are correct, Artemisia is certainly neurodivergent.
Next is my second Spin the Dawn papercraft, but this time featuring the leads from Elizabeth Lim’s marvelous duology and commissioned by Fairyloot to use on a booksleeve in their July 2021 box! ✨🙌
This
was my first papercraft completed in 2021, just nestled between Western
and Eastern New Year and I was really feeling the festivities with this
design and palette. I particularly had fun with Edan’s partially
finished transformation as he lands next to Maia, in the middle of
sewing her latest creation. 🌞🌚⭐
I really love doing geometrical
pieces like this! (Similar to the Sorcery of Thorns papercraft, way
back when!). Yet after spending so much time designing a symmetrical
pattern, I’ll then completely ignore it and haphazardly throw around
stars to accent - yet still attempt a sense of balance. I feel that
subtle imperfection is more eye catching, as your subconscious is trying
to figure out what and why the rules are broken. 🤔
“I am the forest,
I am ancient.
I treasure the stag,
I treasure the deer.
I shelter you from storm,
I shelter you from snow.
I resist the frost,
I keep the source.
I nurse the earth,
I am always there.
I build your house,
I kindle your hearth.
Therefore, you people,
hold me dear.”
— Inscription found in a 17th century forester’s house in Lower Saxony, Germany (via inatt)
