tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post7013281845768105724..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: Location Location Location by Elizabeth ClementsLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-23070874916576299492018-07-03T23:34:36.288-05:002018-07-03T23:34:36.288-05:00Having a sense of place in a scene greatly enhance...Having a sense of place in a scene greatly enhances the story. I can't imagine being able to delve into a tale and feel a part of it without a glimpse into the places in which the scenes unfold. What a dull and unadventurous story that would be.<br /><br />One of the most difficult things I had to do when writing westerns is describe the Wyoming Territory--the geography, the trees and fauna, Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-47256332901106771072018-07-03T22:03:48.565-05:002018-07-03T22:03:48.565-05:00Hi Kaye. Isn't it interesting how we learn fro...Hi Kaye. Isn't it interesting how we learn from our writing boo-boos and try not to repeat them. I don't mind the writer giving hair and eye color details but just slip them in at the right moment, not a solid paragraph of her hair, her eyes, etc... Many years ago one of my fave authors had her editor stomp on her describing "chocolate eyes"... and not to compare them with food.Elizabeth Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553904624219542353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-68060681907005499382018-07-03T21:07:56.070-05:002018-07-03T21:07:56.070-05:00Elizabeth,
Wonderful post, and wonderful insights...Elizabeth,<br /><br />Wonderful post, and wonderful insights.<br /><br />Back in my early days of publishing, an editor caught my error of changing the hero's eye color three times. She asked what color I wanted, and I told her to choose one. lol It was a good lesson for me to lighten up on the tiny details. While I still describe my characters, I try to approach it from hero's impressionKaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-4029069027234721662018-07-03T12:45:41.472-05:002018-07-03T12:45:41.472-05:00Thanks, Cheryl, you're always so encouraging a...Thanks, Cheryl, you're always so encouraging and supportive. Perhaps we should challenge each other regarding our mutual long-book project and set a completion goal date? I know you're incredibly busy with all-matters PRP. I don't have that kind of work load yet the day is never long enough to accomplish all I want to do. I'm daunted just by the thought of retyping 595 pages. The Elizabeth Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553904624219542353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-5270213494517412142018-07-03T12:33:10.047-05:002018-07-03T12:33:10.047-05:00Thanks, Kristy...from your lips to my fingers. Fir...Thanks, Kristy...from your lips to my fingers. First, I have to complete my final edit on my trilogy, then New Brunswick, here I come. I'm so glad your Texas trip provided such wonderful inspiration. When we went to NB, that was my intention to write a book set there, and it actually happened! The power of the sub-conscious is amazing.Elizabeth Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553904624219542353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-37105131270880548302018-07-02T20:35:17.607-05:002018-07-02T20:35:17.607-05:00Elizabeth you made me laugh with your description ...Elizabeth you made me laugh with your description of the author plunking the paragraph that described her heroine like a paint by number list. LOL I think descriptions are really hard to "get right" sometimes. Stephen King doesn't do a lot of descriptions of his characters, but by golly by the end of the book you have a pretty good idea in your own mind's eye of what they all Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-27662357256845173582018-07-02T16:38:55.211-05:002018-07-02T16:38:55.211-05:00Oh, I love that story, Elizabeth. Places carry spi...Oh, I love that story, Elizabeth. Places carry spirit--or energy--however you want to look at it. I don't doubt that you picked up on something. I had a similar experience with my first book, a western romance. When I drove across Texas in my 20's, I stopped at a rest stop outside Amarillo, and I 'felt' my heroine in the distance watching me. I later set the story in the location Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-27654321285380402472018-07-02T13:46:25.529-05:002018-07-02T13:46:25.529-05:00Kristy, I so agree with your comment. I believe wh...Kristy, I so agree with your comment. I believe when we walk where others have walked and sit where others have sat, what's to say that some of their spirit still lingers there? Years ago, I had the most incredible experience at the Bay of Fundy. It was a chilly wind off the Bay, so I put on Doug's red windbreaker and while he was with the boys exploring, I huddled on the boulders, pen Elizabeth Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553904624219542353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-35424946442016213232018-07-02T12:49:28.982-05:002018-07-02T12:49:28.982-05:00I believe in ESP, too, LOL. I think if we're o...I believe in ESP, too, LOL. I think if we're open to it, the spirit of stories can find us. I do believe research helps with this connection. Because at some point we must step away from facts and create a realistic fiction.Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-52822974979348964342018-07-02T12:09:06.887-05:002018-07-02T12:09:06.887-05:00Thanks for your kind words, Kristi. Originally I u...Thanks for your kind words, Kristi. Originally I used a few real people in my story, because I came across such interesting people in my research, i.e. Dutch Henry, who was one of those interesting bronco-buster-turned-outlaws. However, there was conflicting data on him, so in the end, with the help of search and replace, I changed his name (and some others) so I wouldn't get the dreaded Elizabeth Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553904624219542353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-23521578895294407172018-07-02T11:51:05.222-05:002018-07-02T11:51:05.222-05:00I'm with you, Doris--I love connecting with au...I'm with you, Doris--I love connecting with authors and learning more about them and what inspires them. I've always had a passion for Colorado and visit it vicariously through movies filmed there. It's still on my bucket list. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day writing and researching.Elizabeth Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553904624219542353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-31995452631052455142018-07-02T11:46:46.931-05:002018-07-02T11:46:46.931-05:00Thanks for posting, Gail, and mentioning Barkervil...Thanks for posting, Gail, and mentioning Barkerville. I had to look it up and now I want to go there the next time we travel to B.C. In the meantime, I'll have to settle for Heritage Park in Calgary, which boasts a lot of beautifully preserved buildings and offers a train ride around the park or a boat trip on the reservoir. The little city of Brooks, Alberta, has a wonderful collection of Elizabeth Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553904624219542353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-22325946301104374182018-07-02T11:42:41.535-05:002018-07-02T11:42:41.535-05:00Great post, Elizabeth. It's wonderful when we ...Great post, Elizabeth. It's wonderful when we can visit a locale in our stories, but I've had several where I couldn't. I remember once a reviewer dinged me on the location of a mountain and I was crushed that I'd somehow gotten it wrong. I hadn't visited the place (Trinidad, CO) but I researched the heck out of it when I wrote my story. I still wonder if she wasn't wrong Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-90722608238581489982018-07-02T11:03:13.148-05:002018-07-02T11:03:13.148-05:00Elizabeth, that's the one thing I love about c...Elizabeth, that's the one thing I love about connecting with authors who love to share their passion, you learn so much. <br /><br />For me, my setting is Colorado or the Tri-state area I grew up in. Even though the stories are historical, that sense of place that you feel having been there does color your stories.<br /><br />Thanks for your insights. Best to you as you continue on your Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-70125105701598225042018-07-02T10:15:40.401-05:002018-07-02T10:15:40.401-05:00Thanks for your insights. I have visited British C...Thanks for your insights. I have visited British Columbia and Alberta a number of times and love the western history of the region! Glad you have incorporated it into your novels. I'm sure that makes your stories unique and appealing. One fascinating and historic location I'd love to revisit is Barkersville - wow, what a WESTERN setting it conjures up in one's mind!gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.com