tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post625593159800058032..comments2021-05-31T21:22:48.406-05:00Comments on word-crafting: a writer's blog: Researching Bronze Age Greece Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-16951433229428537222013-02-16T09:34:03.620-06:002013-02-16T09:34:03.620-06:00Dear Debra, I'm going to post about this manus...Dear Debra, I'm going to post about this manuscript on and off as the year passes and I learn more and do more on the manuscript. Like you, I love to learn. You have the whole state of California to study!!!!!! and I so like your postings when you share your discoveries. <br /><br />I tend to find one thing I'm interested in and explore it and explore it and explore it and then try to write something about it--like first-century Palestine for the manuscript "The Reluctant Spy" and Bronze-Age Greece for "Three Roads Diverged." I also have a first draft done for a novel about four ex-nuns. It takes place in the 1970s. So there's more research! Thanks for much for your support. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-71769661303913042992013-02-13T14:00:32.124-06:002013-02-13T14:00:32.124-06:00What a tremendous amount of work and research, Dee...What a tremendous amount of work and research, Dee! I get very excited along with someone when the light gets turned on...and then you almost eat, drink and sleep a subject. It gets in and won't let go, doesn't it? I've had a few such times in my life, and they are both exhilarating and overwhelming at times. It will be delightful to hear how this process plays out and you are so reasonable to have set a goal of two years, and know that it will take that long. And I presume that's after several years of preparing for this project. Your library of relevant reading material sounds most impressive. I will admit that I don't know much about this period, but I am always eager to learn. You're right...we're a good cheering section! oxoDebrahttp://www.breathelighter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-77386696085540917002013-02-11T20:10:23.155-06:002013-02-11T20:10:23.155-06:00Dear Inger, Imagine you remembering that posting a...Dear Inger, Imagine you remembering that posting about Black English. That was a year ago! What a memory. I don't have much else up my sleeve. In fact, each week I think of closing down this writing blog and yet each Sunday some topic comes to mind. It sort of amazes me. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-57638931441928874432013-02-11T17:50:29.515-06:002013-02-11T17:50:29.515-06:00I love the way you strive to be authentic, to full...I love the way you strive to be authentic, to fully understand whatever it may be that captures your interest. I still remember how you studied the way black people speak English in order to be a better teacher in a school with many African-American students. And then Greek too. What else do you have up your sleeve I wonder. Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-53634143521417309692013-02-10T18:17:11.958-06:002013-02-10T18:17:11.958-06:00Dear DJan, I so agree that learning another langua...Dear DJan, I so agree that learning another language is always a good thing. I've had the opportunities to learn Latin, classical Greek, French, and Old English and it's made me so appreciative of words and the way they reflect a culture. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-56163330929443443492013-02-10T18:16:05.310-06:002013-02-10T18:16:05.310-06:00Dear Shelly, like you, I"ve had a lifelong lo...Dear Shelly, like you, I"ve had a lifelong love of Greece--ever since I studied ancient history in 6th grade at St. Mary's Grade School. Then in college a truly marvelous professor--Sister Juanita--taught Greek History and she made everything come to life for all of us sitting enthralled before her.<br /><br />I do so hope that you get to make another trip there. <br /><br />And thanks for the words of encouragement about working on this new novel. We'll see what we will see!!! Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-27951339038789285372013-02-10T18:13:07.865-06:002013-02-10T18:13:07.865-06:00Der Elisa, thank you for your words of encourageme...Der Elisa, thank you for your words of encouragement. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-18497027634294165732013-02-10T18:12:30.922-06:002013-02-10T18:12:30.922-06:00Dear Perpetua, I look forward to the progress also...Dear Perpetua, I look forward to the progress also. And on Wednesday Amazon will post its list of those whose "pitch" made it into the second round of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel contest. I'm trying to be realistic: the pitch I wrote would need to capture the judge's attention; the judge would need to like historical novels; and also she/he would need to have some interest in reading an historical novel about first-century Palestine. Given that, the likelihood of my getting into Round #2 is really iffy. But I continue to hope. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-77998854866844773192013-02-10T18:09:42.036-06:002013-02-10T18:09:42.036-06:00Dear Fishducky, thank you. I probably over-researc...Dear Fishducky, thank you. I probably over-research but I so love to learn. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-24693813090830598562013-02-10T18:08:58.084-06:002013-02-10T18:08:58.084-06:00Dear Linda, thank you for the encouraging words. P...Dear Linda, thank you for the encouraging words. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-51833330357749456732013-02-10T13:55:04.232-06:002013-02-10T13:55:04.232-06:00That's incredible diligence! I think learning ...That's incredible diligence! I think learning another language is always a good thing, for whatever reason. It's good for your mind as well as looking at a new way of thinking about things. You're definitely on the right track, and I look forward to hearing more about your progress. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-73914727579080214592013-02-10T13:35:27.920-06:002013-02-10T13:35:27.920-06:00It was many years ago when I visited Greece, but t...It was many years ago when I visited Greece, but that's all it took for a life long love of all things Greek to take root in me. Someday, I think when I am retired, I want to learn Greek and for Joe and I to make another trip there.<br /><br />I applaud you for being so thorough in your research. Your new book will be I am going to look forward to with eagerness until it finally sits in my hands.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-4641591499649722392013-02-10T13:25:06.867-06:002013-02-10T13:25:06.867-06:00I love this blog! It's so fun reading about yo...I love this blog! It's so fun reading about your writing journey :)Crazy Life of a Writing Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16064939499412649850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-3843656482512152652013-02-10T12:59:53.138-06:002013-02-10T12:59:53.138-06:00You are such a hard, thorough worker as you resear...You are such a hard, thorough worker as you research the background of your novels, Dee. You really do deserve to succeed. I lok forward to the progress of this next manuscript.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-14564105681568400482013-02-10T12:49:03.519-06:002013-02-10T12:49:03.519-06:00When you research a subject, you REALLY research a...When you research a subject, you REALLY research a subject! Good luck with ALL your books!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-13020417121019992562013-02-10T12:01:41.682-06:002013-02-10T12:01:41.682-06:00The new writing project sounds fascinating, Dee! B...The new writing project sounds fascinating, Dee! Best of luck with it. I look forward to following your journey.Linda Hoyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07108942679111115857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-69755201523227059002013-02-10T11:41:07.395-06:002013-02-10T11:41:07.395-06:00Dear Janie, I, too, love Greek mythology. I so hop...Dear Janie, I, too, love Greek mythology. I so hope you do get to visit Greece. I went there in November of 1993. That trip will be part of my postings on this blog about research. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314412371410706361.post-44414103829699879082013-02-10T11:30:14.629-06:002013-02-10T11:30:14.629-06:00I love Greek mythology. Many of my poems are based...I love Greek mythology. Many of my poems are based on myths. I hope to visit Greece . . . . some day.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.com