Grilled muffins and character arcs

[rolanni]

There have been a couple requests from readers of Carousel Tides for the "recipe" for grilled blueberry muffins, so I thought I'd put it out here where everybody can see it.

Take a blueberry muffin (a slightly stale or "day old" blueberry muffin may be better in terms of structural integrity), cut it in half, crown to base. Butter and warm a skittle or griddle. Alternatively, butter the blueberry halves. Place the blueberry halves on the buttered griddle. Fry 'til golden on one side, flip and brown on the other side. Remove to a plate, and eat with a fork (it'll be hot. and buttery.).
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Based on the theory that if one asks, several wonder, I've brought this question from simianpower up to the top:

My first Liaden book was Agent of Change when it first came out, so I've followed the Val Con storyline with occasional divergences to Shan's, and that's what I want more of. Is there more? Did I miss something in the morass of Amazon links? I may not be your target audience, because I generally enjoy following one set of characters through a (mostly) chronological series of events, and additional books that follow different characters interest me quite a bit less. So I wait for more Val Con and Miri.

My answer was (and is):

If I understand this correctly, the request is for a return to a Val Con and Miri specific storyline.

. . .as best as I can tell right now, that's not going to happen. Val Con and Miri will certainly appear in future stories -- they're the delm, after all, and the clan has some Interesting Times ahead of it.

There may be a future book that is mostly Val Con and Miri, but I don't see them carrying book after book like they did in the Agent of Change sequence (Agent of Change, Conflict of Honors, Carpe Diem, Plan B, I Dare -- one story spanning five books). The work of that set of stories included reuniting Val Con with his clan, moving the clan out of a stagnant and increasingly dangerous situation, and setting up for the next batch of problems, so that other characters can come on stage.

We're under contract for three more Liaden Universe(R) novels -- Dragon Ship (sequel to Ghost Ship, due out in August, which is the direct sequel to I Dare); Trade Secret (sequel to Balance of Trade); and George, which kind of fits into a pocket of Ghost Ship and mostly follows characters we've never seen before.
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In mundane news, it snowed yesterday -- about four inches; not too bad for the first snow of the season.

Fans of Hexapuma will be interested to learn that he continues to show improvement under the new meds-and-gooshy-food agenda. I think he's gained a little weight, but trying to weigh a cat on a people scale is a chancy enterprise, at best. We do have that follow-up with the vet next week, which will tell the tale.

Comments

Exactly. How to weigh a small pet

[claire774.livejournal.com]

Very glad to hear that Hex is improving. That's great news.

Standard procedure for weighing a cat or small dog. As in the comment before this one. Exactly right. For weighing a large dog: I think that has to be in the vet's office. The Best Friends clinic has a walk on scale for the large dogs. The dog is on a leash and encouraged to get on the scale even for just enough time to weigh the critter. Weighing a horse? I'll have to go ask.

As for the novels. thanks for all the news. Just received Duainfey. Waiting for Longeye. Also looking forward to Blazeday I believe it's called.

As for the fried muffin: I'm afraid I would say probably only for the young,strong or immortal. Not for us older or weight challenged people or health challenged people. Tut tut. Maybe once in a whiole for a special treat.
Sorry to be such a party poop.
Gus and me --- always watching our waistlines. How to get through the holidays you ask. Very carefully.
C. and Gus