A Year in Pictures – Torii Detail

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I posted a shot of Fushimi Inari before, showing one of the galleries of torii arches. This is a detail shot from another arch further on — a fairly recent addition, judging by the glossiness of the paint. You can see the ends of another behind it, giving you another sense of just how closely packed they can get.

If memory serves, by the way, this shot is also the one that inspired this post while I was in Japan. Being able to control your camera is nice.

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One more week for dragons! Also, an interview/giveaway.

Interview first: I’m over at Adventures in Sci-Fi Publishing, talking about a whole host of stuff, ranging from The Tropic of Serpents to my essay on epic story structure to making up slang to about a dozen other things. Check out the link for a giveaway, too — either a copy of The Tropic of Serpents or a set of both books.

As for the contest, this is your one-week reminder; the deadline is coming up on May 15th. If you’d like to see your own dragon concept show up in the Memoirs of Lady Trent — not to mention read Voyage of the Basilisk before it comes out! — check out the guidelines and send in your entry!

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