I'm not dead!

[dolevalan]

...though my computer was. For a short time, anyway.

Regardless, summer vacation is over and with it, hopefully, my bit of a writing slump. I apologize for abandoning you all for awhile, but I should be back on a real writing schedule soon. If muses cooperate and all that.

Also, after a year of hearing about it...



...I finally got to see the Doyle revival of Sweeney Todd.

I may have to squee now.

(Real update to be forthcoming.)

Comments

[msalicenutting.livejournal.com]

WOO!

[dolevalan]

Hee. I knew you'd be as excited for me as I was for myself. Oh, I also meant to comment but haven't had time yet - I loved all the Les Mis vidoes. Much fun.

[assimbya.livejournal.com]

You'll have to say what you thought about the Doyle revival! I'd love to know. :)

[stilettov.livejournal.com]

Yay! Though I hope you don't abandon original Todd in your writing, because I think you're the only other fic writer besides me that hasn't,
Not that the revival isn't brilliant.

[dolevalan]

Oh, surely. I love my Victorianism too much, for one thing. Corrupted by years of Dickens and whatnot. Though I'm sure the production will influence subtler things.

[stilettov.livejournal.com]

I've always found that Sweeney, with small venue acting, is more expressive and less of screamer- In writing, of course, we don't have to be over the top, but I think having Michael really visualize that (and he's my favourite Sweeney from an acting POV) is very helpful.

[msalicenutting.livejournal.com]

Oh, thanks! I appreciate that.

And I can't wait to hear your thoughts on the revival. There are so many... subtle things about it that really didn't hit me until a few days after I'd seen it for the first time. I was truly floored by it - and didn't expect to be AT ALL because I was such a traditionalist. Nothing will ever be better than the original that I first fell in love with, but damn, if this revival isn't a piece of genius I don't know what is.