tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025295042007800999.post2969225288548416428..comments2023-10-19T22:33:59.885-07:00Comments on Historical Fiction Research: Invoking the MusesTinney Heathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18383946402836289511noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025295042007800999.post-10642332644109291812014-06-27T05:14:05.304-07:002014-06-27T05:14:05.304-07:00Anna and Deb - thank you! Unfortunately, the muse...Anna and Deb - thank you! Unfortunately, the muses seem to have fled for the moment, hence, no actual story yet. But one day they'll be back, and I'll write the Ultimate Salable Book (or at least a synopsis thereof).Tinney Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383946402836289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025295042007800999.post-88055915714561160392014-06-26T18:55:47.907-07:002014-06-26T18:55:47.907-07:00Love the Muses, especially Hyperbole! Your researc...Love the Muses, especially Hyperbole! Your research--looking at a few reviews, etc, made me laugh. What a fun post!Deb Atwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17952385670651888660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025295042007800999.post-23404623768795584712014-06-18T10:13:52.590-07:002014-06-18T10:13:52.590-07:00Absolutely wonderful - but hey, you have to give i...Absolutely wonderful - but hey, you have to give it to them, your muses definitey had their creative juices flowing! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025295042007800999.post-45388318281765476542014-06-17T13:17:47.631-07:002014-06-17T13:17:47.631-07:00Judith - sorry, somehow I missed your comments, wh...Judith - sorry, somehow I missed your comments, which I've now found and which delighted me. I can hardly wait to read the Tudor cookbook! Maybe you can add a few comfort foods, in consideration of the wives.<br />Grace - thank you so much. I'm happy you enjoyed the post. I think I use this blog to get my silliness and whimsy out of my system so it doesn't all wind up in my allegedly-serious writing!Tinney Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383946402836289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025295042007800999.post-45048190843419774362014-06-16T17:16:18.673-07:002014-06-16T17:16:18.673-07:00"Monotone kept insisting I could just use Wik..."Monotone kept insisting I could just use Wikipedia, but eventually I prevailed." You had me laughing from your invocation (which was when I realized you really weren't going to manufacture the next best seller from search results), but this line really put me at ease to laugh, knowing that I would not offend you. <br /><br />Ystoria, "Underlying history must be explained ... in no more than two paragraphs." I love your sense of humor. And then you continued to keep me chuckling to the end.<br /><br />You hit on an interesting exercise for writer's block: find trends in current successfully-published works. What fun :) You sure found a bunch of devils in the details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025295042007800999.post-30010741809827614652014-06-13T10:54:18.106-07:002014-06-13T10:54:18.106-07:00And please excuse my spelling and grammatical erro...And please excuse my spelling and grammatical errors. I was so anxious to get started on my new Tudor novel/cookbook!Judith Scharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629065670753694883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025295042007800999.post-90852564118936796082014-06-13T10:49:27.438-07:002014-06-13T10:49:27.438-07:00Tinney - Just composed a great post and Blogger lo...Tinney - Just composed a great post and Blogger lost it! I am a little behind in my blog reading as I have been very busy keeping up with facebook, thinking about ways to promote my book, and trying to learn how to navigate on Goodreads. Oh, and writing reviews. Goodreads demands you write reviews to get noticed and I am do want to get noticed by the billions of folks on Goodreads. My book sales are not what I imagined and now I am saved! I will follow your list that guarantees a book that will sell! Since you passed on the Tudors I will pick up the pen and dash off a draft this weekend! Anything I need to know will be found on Wikipedia or maybe even Barbara Kyle's new book. She is so nice I am sure she won't mind sharing some of her research and maybe a line or two! It will be about a little known illegitate daughter of Henry's by the second cook who is mute. And I could even include a cookbook that will detail some of Henry's favorite binge foods. I am so excited. I may even take a nap today - I'm sure this draft will be a snap.Judith Scharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629065670753694883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025295042007800999.post-72612299110670631352014-06-10T14:05:31.322-07:002014-06-10T14:05:31.322-07:00Well, according to the book (Science Made Stupid: ...Well, according to the book (Science Made Stupid: How to Discomprehend the World Around Us, by Tom Weller, it was in Wyoming. All we get around here is Devil's Lake!Tinney Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383946402836289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025295042007800999.post-79786406341208457212014-06-09T17:39:56.639-07:002014-06-09T17:39:56.639-07:00I'm behind! And missed this?! Sigh... I also m...I'm behind! And missed this?! Sigh... I also missed the Devil's Three-Martini National Forest -- where would I find that, please? Sounds like a perfect spot! :)Dorothynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025295042007800999.post-51955524746745725722014-06-03T09:48:45.013-07:002014-06-03T09:48:45.013-07:00Aw, thanks, Kathryn Louise Wood! That makes my da...Aw, thanks, Kathryn Louise Wood! That makes my day. I'm glad you enjoyed the post.Tinney Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383946402836289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025295042007800999.post-5622633526133654352014-06-03T06:33:53.793-07:002014-06-03T06:33:53.793-07:00Love this Tinney! You, my dear, are spot on. Who w...Love this Tinney! You, my dear, are spot on. Who would not want to represent (and publish) a writer with such wit and humor with so solid a foundation of historical knowledge? More power to you, whatever you settle upon to wrangle those pesky Muses! Kate Louise Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14075969374291686407noreply@blogger.com