tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post8764515860956297738..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: ARMCHAIR TRAVEL…OR THE REAL THING? by Elizabeth ClementsLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-66974143918637655232021-09-10T00:00:32.182-05:002021-09-10T00:00:32.182-05:00Thank you, Ann. I guess you can tell that experien...Thank you, Ann. I guess you can tell that experience still resonates in me even all these years later. I definitely have to make retyping and editing that book my winter project. Oh, I just shivered, typing that word. Thanks for stopping by, Ann.Elizabeth Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553904624219542353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-58310710523822536782021-09-08T13:44:02.997-05:002021-09-08T13:44:02.997-05:00Such an interesting post and your descriptions are... Such an interesting post and your descriptions are so vivid. You are so right about visiting places giving you a total experience of a place. A sense of place is so important in novels so the reader can 'lose' herself/himself in the story. <br /> Good luck with the transcribing.Ann Markimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03086734368696667061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-23607181498431782302021-09-07T21:11:20.042-05:002021-09-07T21:11:20.042-05:00Thank you, Deborah, I so agree that it's impor...Thank you, Deborah, I so agree that it's important for the writer as well as the reader to use all five senses and how our words can ignite the reader's imagination to "be there", too. I love how you can draw the reader into your 13th century setting with your language of the times as well as your descriptions. Thanks for stopping by.Elizabeth Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553904624219542353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-33608634445415773222021-09-07T14:26:08.347-05:002021-09-07T14:26:08.347-05:00You always leave such lovely comments, Sarah. I ha...You always leave such lovely comments, Sarah. I have never journaled, and should have, but some places have had such a deep impact on me that my Bay of Fundy experience is still fresh in my mind and that was 34 years ago <grin< Some days I can't remember why I went into a room and have to retrace my steps to job my memory, but the Bay of Fundy keeps lapping at my memory and urges me to Elizabeth Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553904624219542353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-40683815385387319432021-09-07T14:16:31.168-05:002021-09-07T14:16:31.168-05:00Thank you for your compliment, Lindsay. I delibera...Thank you for your compliment, Lindsay. I deliberated with two scenes, the one I used and Molly's first reaction to the cave but may use it another time. Had so much fun writing this book. Thanks for stopping by, Lindsay.Elizabeth Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553904624219542353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-84240078065167544402021-09-07T14:14:07.682-05:002021-09-07T14:14:07.682-05:00Thank you, Christine for your kind words. I'm ...Thank you, Christine for your kind words. I'm hoping I still have those big f-inch floppy disks for that story. Trouble is, I couldn't find any techs to convert them, so typing it is. I'm thinking of having the book scanned because even if that method is full of errors, one has to edit and will catch them. Thanks for stopping by.Elizabeth Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553904624219542353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-16746723036707897682021-09-06T20:15:05.293-05:002021-09-06T20:15:05.293-05:00I agree, Elizabeth, it is such an advantage to hav...I agree, Elizabeth, it is such an advantage to have visited or lived in a place that you later use as a setting in a story. Your memories of that place make it vivid for readers. I have never written a story that takes place in an area where I have never been (unless you count a fantasy world like Winatook). <br />I was in Bear Creek, Nova Scotia by the Bay of Fundi at a quaint and unique place Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-88539229128447274972021-09-06T09:46:16.604-05:002021-09-06T09:46:16.604-05:00Vivid writing that evokes the spirit of place. As ...Vivid writing that evokes the spirit of place. As I read, I felt to be there at the cave.<br />Good luck with the book transcribingLindsay Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00235942366916952876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-25494443344504514022021-09-06T08:23:08.508-05:002021-09-06T08:23:08.508-05:00A wonderful post, full of beautiful writing and de...A wonderful post, full of beautiful writing and descriptions which snatch the reader's attention and takes them right to the heart of the action. I very much hope you get that book transcribed onto a word processor.C.A.Asbreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12342631407475364397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-53757976594782159182021-09-06T04:12:32.493-05:002021-09-06T04:12:32.493-05:00A wonderful blog. Writer's tend to be visual ...A wonderful blog. Writer's tend to be visual creatures, and we must use all of our senses to paint pictures for readers. You can see place through pictures or video, but you won't feel the rush of the breeze on your skin, or what scent is carried in that wind. You won't know what birds are singing their special songs. You won't feel the temperature difference from the few Deborah Macgillivrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871266987559473741noreply@blogger.com