tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post3409299783383090454..comments2023-09-05T04:45:06.546-07:00Comments on Talespinning: Finding your placeTricia J. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-51981798257624687512010-10-20T15:18:54.905-07:002010-10-20T15:18:54.905-07:00@Paul: She is amazing. I'm going to write much...@Paul: She is amazing. I'm going to write much more about her and the book soon. I hope you enjoy reading her work.<br /><br />@Sarah: It is powerful--authentic, gritty, riveting and beautiful. Glad you're intrigued.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-47647885098422066072010-10-20T08:26:10.560-07:002010-10-20T08:26:10.560-07:00Very powerful writing. Thanks for the introduction...Very powerful writing. Thanks for the introduction to Susan Straight.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-78716564405468499382010-10-20T07:32:50.913-07:002010-10-20T07:32:50.913-07:00Susan sounds like an amazing writer and person. Th...Susan sounds like an amazing writer and person. Thanks for introducing her books to me!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-77789120953079611392010-10-19T10:13:30.451-07:002010-10-19T10:13:30.451-07:00@Karen: She's an amazing writer. Thanks for st...@Karen: She's an amazing writer. Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />@Viva: I think you're going to love her books. They're gritty and real but beautiful and lyric, as well.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-58906490630720090712010-10-19T10:04:53.150-07:002010-10-19T10:04:53.150-07:00Wonderful advice. I've never read Susan's ...Wonderful advice. I've never read Susan's work, but I plan to remedy that oversight soon. Thanks, Tricia.VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-6568510266859005232010-10-19T07:06:38.507-07:002010-10-19T07:06:38.507-07:00Hadn't heard of her, but she sounds like my ki...Hadn't heard of her, but she sounds like my kind of gal. :) Thanks for sharing.kahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789825860272178765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-90502872510310966622010-10-18T21:35:19.637-07:002010-10-18T21:35:19.637-07:00@LT: How I wish you could be, too. For that matter...@LT: How I wish you could be, too. For that matter, I'd love to be in New Orleans right now! I'm glad you enjoyed the excerpts. The book is so riveting.<br /><br />@Hannah: Oh, I hope you read it. I'm so engrossed in it right now. Haven't finished. It's got me worried for the characters and enchanted by the writing. In fact, I've had several eye-opening moments about craft as I've read.<br /><br />@TerryLynn: Glad to oblige. ;)Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-29282978455454265872010-10-18T15:45:42.949-07:002010-10-18T15:45:42.949-07:00Nice! I haven't heard of this, so thank you fo...Nice! I haven't heard of this, so thank you for the introduction! Love it.TerryLynnJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380207155608982319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-78312994128519103532010-10-18T15:24:13.107-07:002010-10-18T15:24:13.107-07:00I want to read that just from the excerpts alone! ...I want to read that just from the excerpts alone! That's fantastic advice too.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-9129153066227791632010-10-18T10:30:08.737-07:002010-10-18T10:30:08.737-07:00Excellent excerpts! Thanks for sharing these with ...Excellent excerpts! Thanks for sharing these with us. Now I wish I were in New Orleans!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-4927027058449128122010-10-18T09:23:34.188-07:002010-10-18T09:23:34.188-07:00@Bish: She's sooo good. I hope you read her bo...@Bish: She's sooo good. I hope you read her books sometime.<br /><br />@Lydia: It is. Solid gold.<br /><br />@Robyn: I'm heartbroken over your loss of all your pictures. One wants to judge such fools. <br />I was really struck by that advice, because I think that's how we create characters that resonate, by not judging them.<br /><br />@Shannon: It's my new mantra. :)<br /><br />@Domey: I think you'd love her books. She writes literary fiction that has street smarts and layers of emotional depth.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-42218863094445740932010-10-18T09:11:03.980-07:002010-10-18T09:11:03.980-07:00That's wonderful advice at the end! And, follo...That's wonderful advice at the end! And, following it would be very relaxing and enjoyable too! I recommend everyone do it.<br /><br />Thanks for telling us about Susan, Tricia.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-29583580206617365022010-10-18T09:10:25.128-07:002010-10-18T09:10:25.128-07:00I love this, Tricia, and her advice to writers is ...I love this, Tricia, and her advice to writers is perfect! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-41813620784272412742010-10-18T09:02:12.021-07:002010-10-18T09:02:12.021-07:00Lovely Pat. And the advice is terrific. I only jud...Lovely Pat. And the advice is terrific. I only judge the FOOL that gave my computer the virus that wiped everything out. God understands my feelings on this. :)<br /><br />I had not heard of this author. I will be buying her books now. Thanks for telling us about her. "Just be in it." I love that!<br /><br />Hugs Pat.Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-79986400826826938612010-10-18T08:51:24.908-07:002010-10-18T08:51:24.908-07:00Beautiful excerpts, thank you! And I agree, that w...Beautiful excerpts, thank you! And I agree, that word of advice at the end is just golden.Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-23713409180966272372010-10-18T05:20:36.291-07:002010-10-18T05:20:36.291-07:00Wow. Beautiful. Love the quote/advice to authors.Wow. Beautiful. Love the quote/advice to authors.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-2316550970011759502010-10-17T21:52:43.887-07:002010-10-17T21:52:43.887-07:00@WordsCrafter: Her dialogue is sooooo good. When t...@WordsCrafter: Her dialogue is sooooo good. When the older Louisiana men talk, the words seem like music. And it all sounds authentic. I never feel played.<br /><br />@Sherrie: It's a stunning book, as is the last one, A Million Nightingales. I hope you read her sometime.<br /><br />@Yat-Yee: That comment really got me, too. As writers, I think we need to let each character be what he or she is and not judge them. That's how we really get to the heart of them.<br /><br />@Stephanie: Isn't that the best line? I think I need to put that on a post-it in front of me: Just be in it.<br /><br />@Donna: I'm scared for Victor, too. Susan nails so many aspects of good writing that I'm lost in the world and the words.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-58729631003164006232010-10-17T21:24:45.484-07:002010-10-17T21:24:45.484-07:00I have just begun reading "Take One Candle Li...I have just begun reading "Take One Candle Light a Room" and I'm already entranced. I'm also terribly worried about Victor. In addition to voice and place, Susan Straight knows how to build tension, which is particularly difficult for me as a writer. Thanks for writing about her.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990167523549582811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-79740514664890244282010-10-17T21:02:50.934-07:002010-10-17T21:02:50.934-07:00Just be in it.
That's wonderful advice.
...Just be in it. <br /><br />That's wonderful advice. <br /><br />And I love the idea of writing a scene on a Disneyland pass!Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-27564452808943186072010-10-17T20:55:56.232-07:002010-10-17T20:55:56.232-07:00As I have gotten older, I've become aware of m...As I have gotten older, I've become aware of more ways that my judgmental attitude has reared its ugly head. "Look at the world, not judge it" is something that I need to be reminded constantly. Thanks.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-20062359202781264082010-10-17T20:25:52.604-07:002010-10-17T20:25:52.604-07:00Sounds like a wonderful book. I hadn't heard o...Sounds like a wonderful book. I hadn't heard of this author. Thanks for the introduction.Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-36817359407025728802010-10-17T19:22:34.843-07:002010-10-17T19:22:34.843-07:00In those snippets, she really nails dialogue-my we...In those snippets, she really nails dialogue-my weakness. <br /><br />Very intriguing excerpts, thanks for sharing them.The Words Crafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520267901489487512noreply@blogger.com