Oh God, The Characters In My Head...

[iopenthings]

Conversation with Bernard-mun over IM:

Wensley in my brain: "You're in a library! Go get some books!"
Me: "No! Milliways!"
Him: "Existentialism! Alternate universes! The nature of fiction!"
Me: "Fuck off!"
Him: "I wanna write a paaaaapeeeer!"
Me: "Not with *my* brain!"

So. Anyone know of any particularly good books on any of the subjects Wensley wants to pursue? Anyone want to remind me of what their canons are (if you know I know what yours is, really, don't bother)? Anyone want to pity me for the thesis-sized things I will soon be writing for Wensleydale?

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[empath-wiggin.livejournal.com]

Val's been eating at my brain as well, so, if you want help on that thesis-sized paper, I'd be happy to offer some assistance. *grins* So, yeah.

[iopenthings]

w00t!

[bloody-tired.livejournal.com]

The Authority (up through issue 12), Batman comics, Valdemar, and Star Wars. That should cover all of them.

::Pointedly does not mention alternate universes are canon in the Authority or the DCverse. Cackles evilly instead.::

[blackcatbrennan.livejournal.com]

Not sure if Wensley's going to meet/recognise Brennan, but if it does end up happening, he's from Jennifer Roberson's Chronicles of the Cheysuli, two books in particular: A Pride of Princes and Daughter of the Lion, though the latter is more about his sister. Brennan-as-an-older-Mujhar is also in The Flight of the Raven and A Tapestry of Lions.

[minkhollow]

In the (semi-unlikely) event Jane pokes me into letting her in, her canon is Daria. (I have a feeling that if Wensley knows it, it'll be thanks to Pepper, but that's just me. He could do otherwise.) She'll wander over and talk at some point, that's for sure.

[ari-o.livejournal.com]

O-o

My background is in Classics - so alternate univereses - um....

You probably want to poke around in Camus or someone for existentialist who-haas. My favorite book on fiction (really on writing fiction) is Six Memos for the Next Millenium by Calvino.

[fourish.livejournal.com]

He could read Todd's book. It's fun and everybody's doing it. :P (Apt Pupil, Stephen King...I'm sure you knew this.)