From: mbottorff@lshelby.com   
      
   Kay Shapero  wrote:   
      
   > > I mean, I can say that I decided that Batiya's culture's figurative   
   > > language should be very concrete, and commonplace and agricultural.  But   
   > > I can't tell you how I came up with "bright as a bean in a bucket."  It   
   > > was just there.   
   > >   
   >   
   > Currently reading Across a Jade Sea myself, and thus far I love it.   
      
   I'm glad you're enjoying yourself.  That was the goal when I wrote it.   
   :)   
      
   > Not sure what you're doing either, but your prose and especially your   
   > dialogue (and Batiya's inward considerations and general character) are a   
   > delight.   
      
   Um.... I've been practicing a lot?   
      
      
      
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