tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post8659972365623307254..comments2024-03-28T12:21:40.925-04:00Comments on The Girdle of Melian: ROW80, Intimidating Books, Ottawa, Writing Challenges, and a Quick Tease!Deniz Bevanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-889184811249604062013-08-01T14:37:21.808-04:002013-08-01T14:37:21.808-04:00Thanks Medeia!Thanks Medeia!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-31923052598651214792013-08-01T12:14:03.550-04:002013-08-01T12:14:03.550-04:00I love the pictures. That iceberg is amazing.
I l...I love the pictures. That iceberg is amazing.<br /><br />I loved Heart-Shaped Box. I'd like to read Hill's other works. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-52919258380574924462013-07-31T13:29:09.224-04:002013-07-31T13:29:09.224-04:00Thank you for your lovely comments everyone!
Sara...Thank you for your lovely comments everyone!<br /><br />Sara W, that's an awesome idea! I did write a short story based on a throw away line from a Sandman story...<br /><br />I read Dumas (The Count of Monte Cristo) for the first time this spring, Mary - in French! Now I can't wait to read more :-)<br />I know what you mean Neurotic - because it was in French, I was reading very slowly, and I actually ran away from a couple of people who had seen the movie (!) and were about to blurt out the ending to me!<br /><br />I wish you'd come visit, Hilary!<br />:-)<br /><br />A fable sounds really interesting, Sharon!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-56792611308881790472013-07-28T19:18:47.837-04:002013-07-28T19:18:47.837-04:00Wow! Love the photos. The iceberg one is so awe-in...Wow! Love the photos. The iceberg one is so awe-inspiring. <br /><br />Thanks Deniz!Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-72166363149539968302013-07-28T14:15:10.841-04:002013-07-28T14:15:10.841-04:00Your new challenge sounds interesting.
I've s...Your new challenge sounds interesting.<br /><br />I've spent most of my summer helping my daughter decide on colleges to visit. She's starting her senior year in a couple weeks. I have written a fable for an anthology and critiqued loads of manuscripts and queries for friends this summer. I'm ready to settle down and start writing a new novel.Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-41532333244542612482013-07-28T04:23:52.956-04:002013-07-28T04:23:52.956-04:00Hi Deniz .. reading in another language scares the...Hi Deniz .. reading in another language scares the pants off me - and the thought is useless .. a failure in that department.<br /><br />I am amazed at your reading abilities and knowledge ... I really don't need to look for books I should come here!<br /><br />The photos are glorious - the iceberg is interesting .. and I could imagine a glacier stretching away from that edge ... the Ice Age is back ... <br /><br />Oh and the Busby hats on the Guardsmen .. I knew Canada is also very English .. but hadn't realised you still have Changing of the Guard ... <br /><br />What a fun way of spending a winter afternoon skating on the frozen canal .. <br /><br />Lovely place to live .. cheers Hilary Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-60521445905517700872013-07-28T01:55:29.621-04:002013-07-28T01:55:29.621-04:00Congrats on being *this close* to a finished draft...Congrats on being *this close* to a finished draft of Druid's Moon, Denise! Definitely cause for celebration. And I loved the synopsis. =*)S.H. Aeschlimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16952687247218485047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-18972399181241119802013-07-25T22:56:53.120-04:002013-07-25T22:56:53.120-04:00That spider would freak me out; I'm terrified ...That spider would freak me out; I'm terrified of spiders! I did read Anna Karenina, and it was intimidating, at first, though I liked the way Tolstoy portrayed the romantic relationships; I thought it was pretty realistic. The book is so long, though. I got through two-thirds of it before someone told me the ending, and I was so mad! I finished reading it anyway, though. Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-24355473994381073432013-07-25T22:31:11.195-04:002013-07-25T22:31:11.195-04:00Great pictures!
Never read War and Peace. I ma...Great pictures! <br /><br />Never read War and Peace. I made it about 3/4's through Anna Karenina, but haven't gone back to finish it yet. I probably should at some point...<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700737187405826842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-6757890090654578492013-07-24T23:26:03.995-04:002013-07-24T23:26:03.995-04:00Fascinating post! I remember fondly reading War &a...Fascinating post! I remember fondly reading War & Peace aloud for several months when our daughter was a teenager. Re books in French, how about Camus' The Stranger?<br /><br />Otherwise, the pictures of Ottawa are beautiful, reminding me of time spent there. And now I have to look up Neil Gaiman. I know nothing of his challenge other than what you've written here. But this looks like an interesting way to begin a character study . . . Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-42206760435050791162013-07-24T15:59:00.592-04:002013-07-24T15:59:00.592-04:00I've read Ulysses. That's all I can say ab...I've read Ulysses. That's all I can say about it. I loved War and Peace and Anna Karenina. I enjoyed Crime and Punishment. I enjoyed Grapes of Wrath too. <br /><br />I can't read in another language. At least, not well, and I've never attempted Morte d'Arthur though I've thought of it.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-82107616912237189832013-07-24T14:57:44.467-04:002013-07-24T14:57:44.467-04:00Actually, I've read most of what you are procr...Actually, I've read most of what you are procrastinating about. But lugging them around in book form is a hernia. A couple of months ago, I blogged about my Kindle reading list and while I have read quite a few of the books in there...I've downloaded another thirty stories. I've never had such a long to be read pile. Before my Kindle it was twenty books tops.It's just to easy to download to.J.L. Murpheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782355786883006411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-68806861255212792192013-07-24T14:25:34.540-04:002013-07-24T14:25:34.540-04:00I read War and Peace and Anna Karenina. I named on...I read War and Peace and Anna Karenina. I named one of my cats Karenina. :) Get a W&P with a character list of who is who in it. It's the only way to keep all the Pietr's straight. But I really liked that book.<br /><br />I should read Ulysses at some point, and Don Quiote. Haven't read that either.<br /><br />Have your read Les Miserables? Victor Hugo wrote a decent book. Dumas is very entertaining, too.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-53045778931657084742013-07-24T09:54:33.691-04:002013-07-24T09:54:33.691-04:00If I understand the writing prompt at the forum co...If I understand the writing prompt at the forum correctly, it's a bit like Cookie Monster writing about 'C is for cookie'. ?<br /><br />I love the Neil Gaiman prompt. I didn't know about that, but now I have to try it. I just started doing my own "Neil Gaiman writing prompts." I pulled random and interesting sentences from Fragile Things to use as prompts because I'd like to write more short stories. I'll probably blog about this process and the sentences I'm using. <br /><br />Cheers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580005193096159491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-14598577761930217482013-07-24T07:53:33.990-04:002013-07-24T07:53:33.990-04:00The photos are awesome! Even if it's covering ...The photos are awesome! Even if it's covering up construction, the iceberg looks cool. And I think War and Peace intimidates everyone.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com