tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post8747804352120297793..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: EASTER, SPRING..... THOUGHTS ON THE SEASON.... By Gail JennerLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-72481266318786162792015-04-07T16:51:29.782-05:002015-04-07T16:51:29.782-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Jane! I like that image --...Thanks for stopping by, Jane! I like that image -- of carrying the "weight" or "freight." Very powerful....I love metaphor and imagery. gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-60940546361109135412015-04-07T12:24:25.732-05:002015-04-07T12:24:25.732-05:00Someone said that words carry freight...and so the...Someone said that words carry freight...and so they do. They carry us along on tracks and then when we skip those tracks to make new trails, they carry the weight of those journeys, too. Great thoughts and thanks for sharing them today!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580276696565356742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-77990606948756062922015-04-06T23:31:49.423-05:002015-04-06T23:31:49.423-05:00Thank you, Cheryl! If we can make people/readers t...Thank you, Cheryl! If we can make people/readers think, it's so satisfying and rewarding --- just like you said. :-) I have read a lot of books that didn't hold me, but those that did and have are so memorable. And powerful. That gives me motivation to keep on keeping on!!!gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-20899069772326337042015-04-06T23:24:42.729-05:002015-04-06T23:24:42.729-05:00Thank you for your post. I remember Paul Harvey, t...Thank you for your post. I remember Paul Harvey, too, which makes me think of my dad who also loved his broadcasts. That is quite a story about J.M. Barrie -- <br />I'm truly curious about what you'll be posting!!! Great tease :-)<br />gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-16274303853601657232015-04-06T21:04:07.416-05:002015-04-06T21:04:07.416-05:00Gail, what a wonderful, thought-provoking post. I ...Gail, what a wonderful, thought-provoking post. I have always loved history--it was my minor, and I can think of nothing that would have pleased me more than to have taught it--but it wasn't in the cards in my life. I think that's why I write about it. I love modern stories, too, but the historical ones are the ones that really hold my heart, my thoughts, and my excitement in writing.<br Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-70920215315002520792015-04-06T20:29:55.944-05:002015-04-06T20:29:55.944-05:00Gail,
You wrote, "...I wanted my students t...Gail, <br /><br />You wrote, "...I wanted my students to dig deeper into the "facts" and find the human story, whether good or bad". This reminded me of Paul Harvey and his NPR radio broadcasts of "Now you know the rest of the story". I grew up listening to his radio show, and I continued listening as an adult--I was intrigued and hooked. He had such a marvelous Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-64964890759969945452015-04-06T13:36:06.813-05:002015-04-06T13:36:06.813-05:00Hi Kristy -- I love the idea of a "lens"...Hi Kristy -- I love the idea of a "lens" through which we see our stories and history. It's so true. The old adage that even witnesses to a crime do not see it in the same way really applies to writers. We do not see events or storylines similarly at all -- and that's why so many stories can be told and each one resonates with a different POV and effect. Maybe that's why I gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-46493231968419986192015-04-06T13:29:37.136-05:002015-04-06T13:29:37.136-05:00What a great opportunity. Don't you love it wh...What a great opportunity. Don't you love it when you hear kids wanting to know more? Two of my grandsons LOVE history -- and I make sure to buy them books that expand their horizons. It's been a great opportunity to talk to them about people. I so love it! Thanks for sharing, Barbara. Let us know how he does with his speech :-)gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-50691721457730177882015-04-06T13:27:18.321-05:002015-04-06T13:27:18.321-05:00Hi Doris-
Yes, I so agree! I guess that's why ...Hi Doris-<br />Yes, I so agree! I guess that's why I could never figure out why people say they don't enjoy history. Wow!? People facing dilemmas and issues and major events....caught up in the ultimate human dramas!! As an author that's what makes writing a story so challenging, too.<br />gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-35080382154499913332015-04-06T12:25:42.297-05:002015-04-06T12:25:42.297-05:00Great post, Gail. I do think we have a responsibil...Great post, Gail. I do think we have a responsibility as writers to not only entertain, but to dig as deep as we can. But I also believe that we have to trust our God-given talents. We each have a lens through which we filter a tale, a unique perspective, and that is the gift we're meant to share. Our job then is to learn the craft as best we can--and that includes the words we choose and theKristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363740420272046549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-61430120966083581692015-04-06T12:19:50.295-05:002015-04-06T12:19:50.295-05:00I think as authors we can take a piece of true his...I think as authors we can take a piece of true history and mix in a few characters who lived through these troubled times and make the situation come alive to our readers. Yesterday as I sat down to Easter Dinner with my daughter's family my grandson Dalton said "Grandma I have to give a speech on the holocaust, the cause and effect it had on people." This is a delicate subject at Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-48387547694740074022015-04-06T11:51:15.932-05:002015-04-06T11:51:15.932-05:00Well said Gail. I've also felt that it is the ...Well said Gail. I've also felt that it is the personal part of history that makes the stories compelling. Names and dates are important, but it is the people who created the events that are most fascinating and therefore the most remembered to me. People allow us to relate, and to me that is where we as authors give the world our gifts. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-32240727035377217152015-04-06T10:40:51.642-05:002015-04-06T10:40:51.642-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Sarah! I think the few boo...Thanks for stopping by, Sarah! I think the few books I've read that, like you said, were empty of theme and deep character have been the ones I end up not finishing or hating....the ones that end up in the donation box!! gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-55678995446469365322015-04-06T09:48:57.934-05:002015-04-06T09:48:57.934-05:00I agree with you completely, Gail, that words are ...I agree with you completely, Gail, that words are powerful and they are a reflection of who we are personally. We may be relating a fictional story, but inside it, is our own truth. When a writer attaches their truth to a story, now that's powerful. We hold up a mirror to the human condition, both good and bad. I certainly wouldn't want to throw out a hollow story with nothing meaningful Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.com