tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post4413757102006628545..comments2024-02-23T19:28:12.169+11:00Comments on Publish or Perish: On Thirtyish Women, Childbearing and Trying to be Someone You Aren’t.Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-74613889672547051232011-03-07T15:25:12.630+11:002011-03-07T15:25:12.630+11:00Sounds like things are moving along well in the jo...Sounds like things are moving along well in the job hunt; that's excellent news!<br /><br />I love that it seems to be an almost universal thing with authors that their characters begin to speak to them.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-26142067585387909522011-03-05T23:23:15.475+11:002011-03-05T23:23:15.475+11:00Hi Hilary,
It is great! Thank you!
Hi Jennifer,
...Hi Hilary, <br />It is great! Thank you!<br /><br />Hi Jennifer,<br />Phew! I can rest easy now!<br />It is amazing to think how quickly our society has changed.<br />You’ve hit the nail on the head with how Valentina feels about Natasha.<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />Hi Christine,<br />Thank you! I’m pleased it means I aiming at about the right level.<br /><br />Hi Anne,<br />Thank you. I put a lot of effort into most of my situations and characters. Of course you don’t usually get to explain all your thinking.<br />Thank you for you comment on the job front!<br /><br />Hi Ann,<br />Attitudes to age have shifted, partly of course because many of us are living so much longer.<br />Biddy gossips can be the bane of many people’s lives! <br /><br />Hi Hart,<br />Thank you! It is good to see other writers at work isn’t it?<br /><br />Hi Marysville,<br />I guess you are right things have changed.<br /> <br />Hi Lynda,<br />Thank you! It is great!<br /><br />Hi Myrna,<br />Glad you liked it!<br />Thank you!<br /><br />Hi Jai,<br />I agree. In <i>Veiled in Shadows</i> (as well as my WIP) I try to place characters in their context. There is a balance though, because you have to write characters that people can identify with. I know what you mean, It is important that characters fit their environment.<br /><br />Hi Sharon,<br />I always think the more research the better. I have to remind myself not to beat readers over the head with it as well.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-51573938540842565922011-03-03T15:34:33.113+11:002011-03-03T15:34:33.113+11:00Great post, Al! Research is key when writing. Ev...Great post, Al! Research is key when writing. Even the tiniest bit of research can make a reader think "huh, that doesn't make sense."Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-41704271227974959672011-03-02T15:32:04.826+11:002011-03-02T15:32:04.826+11:00I definitely agree that women or any other charact...I definitely agree that women or any other characters should be written and understood as being products of their time. It actually frustrates me sometimes when I read books set in historical periods and read about characters who speak and think in ways that are highly unlikely for their time and culture.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-52975712548540996142011-03-02T14:19:32.468+11:002011-03-02T14:19:32.468+11:00I really enjoyed your explanation of Valentina. Th...I really enjoyed your explanation of Valentina. Thanks, Al! And I'm glad your interview went well.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-18048510133033149292011-03-02T09:39:05.220+11:002011-03-02T09:39:05.220+11:00good to hear your job interview went well :)good to hear your job interview went well :)Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-92030779492279214842011-03-02T07:36:54.858+11:002011-03-02T07:36:54.858+11:00Women of yesteryears are looked upon very differen...Women of yesteryears are looked upon very differently than they are today. Most of them are married off at a young age, below 18.Marysville Boat Storagehttp://www.wcselfstorage.com/north_marysville_washington_boat_storage.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-14961644649518698552011-03-02T05:50:29.794+11:002011-03-02T05:50:29.794+11:00I think it sounds like you've totally thought ...I think it sounds like you've totally thought this through, and at the time, I think your take on it is right. I love seeing other writers' thought processes!Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-51934485547694013512011-03-02T03:58:51.549+11:002011-03-02T03:58:51.549+11:0025 was old in that era. At 25 woman/girls were ta...25 was old in that era. At 25 woman/girls were talked about as being on the shelf or desperate to marry in my era. More about the people around them in the late 20th century though. You know the biddy gossips!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-67224666627477985752011-03-02T01:09:41.810+11:002011-03-02T01:09:41.810+11:00This is very decided and well-thought out research...This is very decided and well-thought out research Al. Very well done indeed. It's not usually in a man's frame of mind to wonder what women thought or cared about way back when. Kudo's to you.<br /><br />And congrats on the interviews. Best of luck and may you have to make a decision and one is not decided for you.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-64154039508027833232011-03-01T23:57:47.131+11:002011-03-01T23:57:47.131+11:00Glad the interview went well. And you have anothe...Glad the interview went well. And you have another! Things are going your way - I'm pleased for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-27057408488267835702011-03-01T23:53:23.593+11:002011-03-01T23:53:23.593+11:00Aha!! Well this makes sense!! Thank you!!! Now I k...Aha!! Well this makes sense!! Thank you!!! Now I know a little bit of Valentina's mindset and cultural setting - yay!! It's so amazing to think that only a few decades ago women not yet 30 and unmarried and childless were already seen as past-it! Oh dear!!!! Very sad!! Which I suppose would make Valentina's story even more poignant now that she's discovered this child!<br /><br />Congratulations with your interviews!!!!!!! That's promising news!! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-43948783246034314162011-03-01T23:30:16.237+11:002011-03-01T23:30:16.237+11:00Hi Al - excellent news re the interviews .. sure h...Hi Al - excellent news re the interviews .. sure hope the dream choice comes up .. <br /><br />Cheers have a good week .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com