Alas, it's been a little while since Fiction Friday has shown its face around here. But never fear! It has returned, with a pick from one of my favorite authors of all time: Maggie Stiefvater.
You may remember Maggie Stiefvater's name from somewhere around the Internet because a) it is visible on the covers of the pieces of brilliance called The Scorpio Races, The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, and Blue Lily, Lily Blue; b) it is attached to her hilarious and enlightening Tumblr; or c) it appears impossible to pronounce and therefore kind of sticks in your brain (Maggie has declared her last name is pronounced steve-otter, if you were wondering). You may also remember Maggie Stiefvater's name from somewhere around the Internet because I fangirl over her... well, often, to understate things.
Some of you may also recall that I'm a fan of Twitter fiction. I even featured it in a Fiction Friday post once. I think it's a very innovative form of storytelling full of possibility.
So when the annual Twitter Fiction Festival rolled around this year and I learned Maggie Stiefvater would be participating, I was ecstatic. And not disappointed in the least. As my fifteenth (!!) Fiction Friday feature, I'd like to present Maggie's "Stories About Gods", a hilarious and inventive tale about... yes, gods.
Instead of the usual excerpt, I'm pleased to be able to embed the entire piece in Storify form below:
You may remember Maggie Stiefvater's name from somewhere around the Internet because a) it is visible on the covers of the pieces of brilliance called The Scorpio Races, The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, and Blue Lily, Lily Blue; b) it is attached to her hilarious and enlightening Tumblr; or c) it appears impossible to pronounce and therefore kind of sticks in your brain (Maggie has declared her last name is pronounced steve-otter, if you were wondering). You may also remember Maggie Stiefvater's name from somewhere around the Internet because I fangirl over her... well, often, to understate things.
Some of you may also recall that I'm a fan of Twitter fiction. I even featured it in a Fiction Friday post once. I think it's a very innovative form of storytelling full of possibility.
So when the annual Twitter Fiction Festival rolled around this year and I learned Maggie Stiefvater would be participating, I was ecstatic. And not disappointed in the least. As my fifteenth (!!) Fiction Friday feature, I'd like to present Maggie's "Stories About Gods", a hilarious and inventive tale about... yes, gods.
Instead of the usual excerpt, I'm pleased to be able to embed the entire piece in Storify form below:
HA. I enjoyed it! I'm a huge fan of Maggie Stiefvater! ALL HER BOOKS, BASICALLY, ALTHOUGH PARTICULARLY THE RAVEN BOYS BECAUSE MA BOYYYYYS, RONAN AND GANSEY AND ADAM AND NOAH. *flails* I'm literally dying for The Raven King. She just write so deliciously beautiful! HOW IS IT POSSIBLE?!
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I must admit this is the first time I've stumbled across Twitter fiction - but what a wonderful introduction! Maggie Stiefvater is such an absolutely gorgeous author. Also I think she may be the queen of the Internet. (Or perhaps the goddess of the Internet? Hm... :))
ReplyDeleteOooh, yes! Glad I was able to introduce you to the weird and wonderful world of Twitter fiction. Also, AHH MAGGIE STIEFVATER. I think we can agree she rules the Internet in some capacity ;)
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