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Comment on Historical Romance Review: My Favorite Marquess by Terescia

Terescia — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:12:47 +0000

The book definitely had some laugh out loud moments, didn’t it? Sometimes I’m disappointed at how perfect our heroines are supposed to be. I want more flawed characters. (And I’m not talking about those fake flaws that are really just how the character sees herself or those flaws that are part of larger strengths.) This book showed how a good writer can take a heroine who has real flaws and make her story fun, exciting, and heartwarming.

Here’s to hoping these sisters put out something new for readers like us!

Comment on Historical Romance Review: My Favorite Marquess by Lillian Kollar

Lillian Kollar — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:10:11 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with your review. I have read both books by Alexandra Bassett (I believe that is a pseudonymn representing two sisters who write together). I keep hoping for another regency historical by this team, but so far see nothing on the horizon. By the way, there was enough sex in the book for me — the scene in the cave where she got drunk, had a great time, then fell asleep before he could take care of himself was hysterical!

Comment on Can Writing Help Your Body Fight Off Illness? by Terescia

Terescia — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:12:42 +0000

The science is there, although studies don’t always prove right in the long run. The thing is, this study was about expressive writing. Most people do it because they want to not because someone is forcing them to do it.

I’m not really sure what you’re talking about when you say, “The only catch I see is in forcing yourself to write. Sometimes that can be more harmful than not…in my opinion.”

I certainly don’t know how this could be harmful, unless you’re talking about the stress of forcing production. But again, this isn’t likely to be the case with expressive writing. It’d be like harm coming because someone chose to talk about something bothering them. Usually this is more of a cathartic experience than anything else.

I’ll keep assuming that writing is good for me and have at it. :-)

Comment on Can Writing Help Your Body Fight Off Illness? by Heather R.

Heather R. — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:47:38 +0000

I’m not sure I agree with this…though I do think that getting things off your chest will sometimes help.

The only catch I see is in forcing yourself to write. Sometimes that can be more harmful than not…in my opinion.

:-)

Heather R.

Comment on The Anti-Social Does a Get Together by Terescia

Terescia — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:28:25 +0000

The car trip was something I wasn’t going to mention…. I was trying to focus on the fun stuff! LOL. I’m kidding. You know I loved having the opportunity to catch up in person!

Comment on The Anti-Social Does a Get Together by Heather R.

Heather R. — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:23:19 +0000

Well, gee, Terescia, you didn’t even mention the best part…

Being in the car a total of 14 hours in two days with ME! LOL!

Honestly, though, I enjoyed the gathering a lot. I couldn’t help but have fun with so many wonderful writers and readers chatting, eating, reading, and signing wonderful books!

It might just have to turn into an annual event for us????

Heather R.

Comment on Madeleine L’Engle’s passing by Arielle

Arielle — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:27:14 +0000

It’s funny, but I wrote an entry in my blog just like this when I heard of Ms. L’Engle’s passing. I was so touched and inspired by her and after I read her obituary, I became reflective as well. Just wanted to share. It’s very clear she’s touched a lot of readers, even though the two of us happen to be writers. :) I just stumbled upon your blog yesterday, but I am enjoying it.

Arielle

http://arielleleebecker.blogspot.com

Comment on Ah! Finally I have my blog back by Thoughts and Such » Year and a half in review

Thoughts and Such » Year and a half in review — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:03:16 +0000

[...] then, I now know that some habits just don’t die. During my fix up of my blog a few days ago, I discovered this post about my 2006 New Year’s [...]

Comment on A Solitary Writer’s Life by » Blog Archive » Solitary Writer’s Life :: Do you need the down time?

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:09:04 +0000

[...] Here’s a link to Terescia’s post: http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2006/08/01/a-solitary-writers-life/ [...]

Comment on A Solitary Writer’s Life by Heather R.

Heather R. — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:57:14 +0000

Wow, Terescia! This is a long post, but chalked full of interesting facts that I can relate to in so many ways. The problem I often run into is that I can’t seem to have the “alone” time to get into my characters heads and stay there long enough to get through a whole book. With kids, family issues, life in general, it’s often hard for me to stay solitary for the blocks of time I’d need to get into the story. That means I often find myself going back near the end and finding where I lost the charcters and where they were going, and sent them back in time rather than forward with their story.

That explanation might seem off topic from what you were discussing in your post about being a solitary writer but not a solitary person, but it really comes down to the need to be solitary sometimes and not being able to achieve that goal.

I’m such a people person that I often find I need that down time from being around others to escape into my imaginary world where anything can happen. When I can’t get the down time, I often have trouble writing, I believe. However, on the other hand, if I get the time I need I can often integrate mixing people into that world without breaking stride. I honestly believe it’s a must to have a nice mix of both (solitary time and non-solitary time).

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this with us!

:)
Heather R.