How Raganwald Lost His Crown

#1

Post by braythwayt » Fri, Dec 29, 2017, 7:35 PM UTC

How Raganwald Lost His Crown
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Re: How Raganwald Lost His Crown

#2

Post by braythwayt » Fri, Dec 29, 2017, 7:35 PM UTC

Disclosure: A rare self-post. I'd be very grateful for any and all corrections to the story, as I am far from an expert is astrophysics, geology, or pretty-much anything else.

Re: How Raganwald Lost His Crown

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Post by angersock » Fri, Dec 29, 2017, 8:20 PM UTC

braythwayt wrote: post #2

Disclosure: A rare self-post. I'd be very grateful for any and all corrections to the story, as I am far from an expert is astrophysics, geology, or pretty-much anything else.

Well, at least you recalled the story toothfully.

Re: How Raganwald Lost His Crown

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Post by pstuart » Fri, Dec 29, 2017, 8:50 PM UTC

braythwayt wrote: post #2

Disclosure: A rare self-post. I'd be very grateful for any and all corrections to the story, as I am far from an expert is astrophysics, geology, or pretty-much anything else.

Small typo: "Neutron stars to not hang, fixed in space"

I'm guessing that it should be "do not"

Re: How Raganwald Lost His Crown

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Post by davidw » Fri, Dec 29, 2017, 8:51 PM UTC

braythwayt wrote: post #2

Disclosure: A rare self-post. I'd be very grateful for any and all corrections to the story, as I am far from an expert is astrophysics, geology, or pretty-much anything else.

Is that you racing cross on the book cover?

Re: How Raganwald Lost His Crown

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Post by braythwayt » Fri, Dec 29, 2017, 8:54 PM UTC

davidw wrote: post #5

braythwayt wrote: post #2

Disclosure: A rare self-post. I'd be very grateful for any and all corrections to the story, as I am far from an expert is astrophysics, geology, or pretty-much anything else.

Is that you racing cross on the book cover?

Yes it was, when the stars were younger than today :-)

Re: How Raganwald Lost His Crown

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Post by braythwayt » Fri, Dec 29, 2017, 8:55 PM UTC

angersock wrote: post #3

braythwayt wrote: post #2

Disclosure: A rare self-post. I'd be very grateful for any and all corrections to the story, as I am far from an expert is astrophysics, geology, or pretty-much anything else.

Well, at least you recalled the story toothfully.

Writing is an exercise in literary mastication.

Re: How Raganwald Lost His Crown

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Post by braythwayt » Fri, Dec 29, 2017, 8:56 PM UTC

pstuart wrote: post #4

braythwayt wrote: post #2

Disclosure: A rare self-post. I'd be very grateful for any and all corrections to the story, as I am far from an expert is astrophysics, geology, or pretty-much anything else.

Small typo: "Neutron stars to not hang, fixed in space" I'm guessing that it should be "do not"

https://github.com/raganwald/braythwayt.com/commit/dc07b496d...

Re: How Raganwald Lost His Crown

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Post by pstuart » Fri, Dec 29, 2017, 8:57 PM UTC

pstuart wrote: post #4

braythwayt wrote: post #2

Disclosure: A rare self-post. I'd be very grateful for any and all corrections to the story, as I am far from an expert is astrophysics, geology, or pretty-much anything else.

Small typo: "Neutron stars to not hang, fixed in space" I'm guessing that it should be "do not"

Another: "May tiny such creatures, when they died"

Many?

Re: How Raganwald Lost His Crown

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Post by szafranek » Fri, Dec 29, 2017, 9:04 PM UTC

pstuart wrote: post #4

braythwayt wrote: post #2

Disclosure: A rare self-post. I'd be very grateful for any and all corrections to the story, as I am far from an expert is astrophysics, geology, or pretty-much anything else.

Small typo: "Neutron stars to not hang, fixed in space" I'm guessing that it should be "do not"

Probably another typo: "planet our side" -> "planet our size"?

Also, this is a beautiful piece of writing! I love it.