tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233495210852135611.post3855678204756288036..comments2023-10-30T12:00:57.306+00:00Comments on Romancing the blog . . . Fun-Writing Blog: Challenge RFW - Blue Moon!Francine Howarthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02326542867876257042noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233495210852135611.post-39270580699464915302011-09-27T19:18:13.001+01:002011-09-27T19:18:13.001+01:00Hi Anna, Kiru, Margo, Scheherazade and Wendy,
It ...Hi Anna, Kiru, Margo, Scheherazade and Wendy,<br /><br />It may appear as an e-book and paperback! Not for a little while, though, unless I can crack 2000 words a day. I need to clear the decks because I'm expecting revisions any time around end of 2011 beginning 2012 from the publisher in respect of contemporary novel, which is due release next July. ;) <br /><br />best<br />FFrancine Howarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326542867876257042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233495210852135611.post-71926682183559558702011-09-27T19:11:12.147+01:002011-09-27T19:11:12.147+01:00Hi Bev,
Yep, you're absolutely right on utter...Hi Bev,<br /><br />Yep, you're absolutely right on utter/utterly, ha ha but I excuse myself on the fact I had to copy the text from hard-copy and didn't check it through. I was late and posted in haste! ;)<br /><br />best<br />FFrancine Howarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326542867876257042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233495210852135611.post-30626498490583044782011-09-27T19:07:32.503+01:002011-09-27T19:07:32.503+01:00Hi Ruth,
Yes, it would be great to see Patsy conf...Hi Ruth,<br /><br />Yes, it would be great to see Patsy confront her mother. Unfortunately the old witch is dead, hence the letters have come to light! ;)<br /><br />best<br />FFrancine Howarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326542867876257042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233495210852135611.post-24592842205014199022011-09-27T18:40:43.959+01:002011-09-27T18:40:43.959+01:00Utterly heartbreaking. I can't wait for the bo...Utterly heartbreaking. I can't wait for the book. when do you think? LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02530886181437955643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233495210852135611.post-46129139463249721452011-09-26T19:44:06.186+01:002011-09-26T19:44:06.186+01:00Intriguing, blue moon story of love, betrayal, and...Intriguing, blue moon story of love, betrayal, and loss. Nicely done. I agree with the previous comment about the word, cruel. (I would choose utterly cruel.)Scheherazadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906467791904395295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233495210852135611.post-12638106724567442212011-09-26T13:25:15.549+01:002011-09-26T13:25:15.549+01:00I'm with the others wishing for the whole stor...I'm with the others wishing for the whole story to emerge. A fabulous setting for love, betrayal, hope, sorrow and everything else! Wonderful piece.Margo Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06759845391358543223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233495210852135611.post-73614325199533420512011-09-26T10:56:05.331+01:002011-09-26T10:56:05.331+01:00Hi Francine,
Such wistful nostalgia. And she lost...Hi Francine,<br /><br />Such wistful nostalgia. And she lost both men? That's really sad. I hope there's a happy-ever-after in this story.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />KiruKiru Tayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285263322486836620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233495210852135611.post-71808382083989687542011-09-25T15:42:03.217+01:002011-09-25T15:42:03.217+01:00Dear Francine,
What an amazing stiory. I feel for ...Dear Francine,<br />What an amazing stiory. I feel for your heroine and agree with the other commenters that you could and should do something with this text. <br /><br />Thank you for your kind words about my Blue Moon-text. Yes, Carl is supposed to represent reason and the little people are everything that defies logic, like love.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Anna<br /> <br />For the benefit ofAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17926688000745346961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233495210852135611.post-32589596618451221942011-09-23T20:20:44.827+01:002011-09-23T20:20:44.827+01:00I love the progression with the record player, how...I love the progression with the record player, how in the beginning she's handling the record with such care, in the end deliberately scratching it. (Of course, if she did it in the opposite order, it wouldn't have played very well, would it?)<br /><br />You might want to watch phrases like this: "utter cruel" - it could work as "utter cruelty" or "utterly cruel&Beverly Diehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392288953821757887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233495210852135611.post-19596658644573444242011-09-23T15:56:28.816+01:002011-09-23T15:56:28.816+01:00How sweet and beautiful! I wish we could see her ...How sweet and beautiful! I wish we could see her confront her mother. It is so terribly cruel for someone to try to control another person's experience in life, to take away her ability to make her own choices.<br /><br />Funny that we both turned to music as well as long lost love :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195645967378589211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233495210852135611.post-67168009372169905072011-09-23T08:45:08.873+01:002011-09-23T08:45:08.873+01:00Thank you all, Lisa, Adura, Denise and Susan, for ...Thank you all, Lisa, Adura, Denise and Susan, for your comments. The overall enthusiasm for a write-it-up may well push me into a rethink on this one. It's the time factor that poses a problem. I have a historical novella half written and a historical novel sequel at third chapter. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to hand over the ms to a secretary and say there you go, tidy it up. ;)<Francine Howarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326542867876257042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233495210852135611.post-6717087751620684632011-09-23T02:30:53.260+01:002011-09-23T02:30:53.260+01:00That was awesome, and needs to be finished. A ver...That was awesome, and needs to be finished. A very current theme--what could have been + WW2. Write it!Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233495210852135611.post-53220049675880650212011-09-23T01:11:01.154+01:002011-09-23T01:11:01.154+01:00Yep Francine, so far unanimous. Get the duster out...Yep Francine, so far unanimous. Get the duster out and get this polished off and another one for the e-pub stable. There's certainly a lot going on in this snippet! Ooww! Scratching a record, noooo!<br /><br />DeniseDenise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233495210852135611.post-37554821156763970572011-09-23T00:09:07.780+01:002011-09-23T00:09:07.780+01:00I agree with Li. This is a novel to 'get write...I agree with Li. This is a novel to 'get write' now. I'm intrigued by her. I sort of want to...hear her talking to someone, and know more about her story:)Adura Ojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787703060107491771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4233495210852135611.post-65982912275695822422011-09-22T22:42:50.173+01:002011-09-22T22:42:50.173+01:00That sounds like a novel that ought to be dusted o...That sounds like a novel that ought to be dusted off and worked on! I love it. I'm a sucker for wartime romances and such. Congrats for packing in so much in under 400 words.<br /><br />One minor typo - end of second paragraph, "cruel" should be cruelty"?Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.com