tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post9012126920755250827..comments2023-09-05T04:45:06.546-07:00Comments on Talespinning: Don't diss the dragonsTricia J. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-16398095275125238562012-07-19T10:40:27.826-07:002012-07-19T10:40:27.826-07:00Faith: What makes things real? In our imaginations...Faith: What makes things real? In our imaginations they are every bit that, as well as in those stories you mention. I love Wrede and Yolan tales. Thanks for the lovely comment!Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-24068101192416848712012-07-18T22:06:50.010-07:002012-07-18T22:06:50.010-07:00I want dragons to be real. It doesn't seem tha...I want dragons to be real. It doesn't seem that far-fetched, at least back in the days of knights and wizardry. E. Nesbit's "The Deliverers of Their Country" is a fun one, and "The Reluctant Dragon" by Kenneth Grahame. Patricia Wrede's "Dealing With Dragons" series is delightful, and then there's Jane Yolen. Maybe I just cut my reading teeth on dragons. Lovely post.Faith Prayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-9006232559043066732012-07-06T09:08:18.936-07:002012-07-06T09:08:18.936-07:00Hello, Charmaine, nice to meet you, and thanks so ...Hello, Charmaine, nice to meet you, and thanks so much!<br /><br />Angela: I'm hanging in there by fingertip or talons. ;) Thanks, my friend.<br /><br />Julie: It's funny how hot and cold people are toward dragons. One editor at a conference said she wouldn't read anything with a dragon in it. I'm glad you love them!<br /><br />Talli: I've been amazed by the tales they whisper! :DTricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-35060137692034949352012-07-06T04:51:24.367-07:002012-07-06T04:51:24.367-07:00Mystical dragons! I love the thought of them whisp...Mystical dragons! I love the thought of them whispering to you in dreams.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-67217862501280853322012-07-05T12:13:59.238-07:002012-07-05T12:13:59.238-07:00I've always loved dragons!I've always loved dragons!Julie Daohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814052162359300933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-36126021686993786532012-07-04T19:36:27.115-07:002012-07-04T19:36:27.115-07:00What a beautiful kite.
I think every writer has ...What a beautiful kite. <br /><br />I think every writer has a dragon inside them. And if they listen hard enough, they will hear it whisper. <br /><br />hope you are well, Pat. :)Angela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-13677301397501923262012-07-04T16:14:10.893-07:002012-07-04T16:14:10.893-07:00Very sweet writing :)Very sweet writing :)Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059559142070140041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-38806932180543767962012-07-04T10:16:47.920-07:002012-07-04T10:16:47.920-07:00Eagle: :D:D:D
Shelley: I should seek advice from ...Eagle: :D:D:D<br /><br />Shelley: I should seek advice from you, since you've been chatting them up for some time!Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-69144255226594114582012-07-04T08:32:59.918-07:002012-07-04T08:32:59.918-07:00Once the dragons start talking to you, it is impos...Once the dragons start talking to you, it is impossible to keep them quiet...<br /><br />And once you start seeing them, you see them Everywhere.<br /><br />Welcome to the wonderful world of dragons!!<br /><br />xoxostoryqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-36668078572168114042012-07-03T15:49:48.024-07:002012-07-03T15:49:48.024-07:00Those are fantastic pictures. :)
"Oh, to be ...Those are fantastic pictures. :)<br /><br />"Oh, to be a dragon . . . felicitous phenomenon!"Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-45408074955552041612012-07-02T17:54:22.271-07:002012-07-02T17:54:22.271-07:00LaraineE: Wouldn't it be incredible to fly on ...LaraineE: Wouldn't it be incredible to fly on one? I loved that scene in Harry Potter, because it was so wild and uncertain.<br /><br />Donna: Indeed. Heard any lately?<br /><br />Stephanie: Thank you! I love the things I stumble upon when I go for walks.<br />Dragon whisperers. I like the sound of that.<br /><br />LaraineH: I need that magic in sooooo many ways. :)Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-86113449427584053032012-07-02T17:16:42.339-07:002012-07-02T17:16:42.339-07:00Watch them, Tricia! Listen to them! What magic, ma...Watch them, Tricia! Listen to them! What magic, magic, magic ....<br /><br />LaraineLaraine Herringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890043873658222111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-33742954408132116132012-07-02T15:45:32.623-07:002012-07-02T15:45:32.623-07:00What marvelous pictures!
Funny, because this morn...What marvelous pictures!<br /><br />Funny, because this morning I was thinking about George R.R. Martin and wondering if he set out to write a book with dragons. Maybe they're just very good at sneaking up on authors and whispering stories in their ears.Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-4739337517061679862012-07-02T15:17:20.553-07:002012-07-02T15:17:20.553-07:00Ohhh. There be dragons. ...Ohhh. There be dragons. ...Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990167523549582811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-85114681189159737882012-07-02T12:40:07.436-07:002012-07-02T12:40:07.436-07:00Flying dragons are my favorite. Somehow they are ...Flying dragons are my favorite. Somehow they are less threatening than the lumbering earth bound variety.larainydayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729238864057667317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-17865883191401732152012-07-02T09:56:22.839-07:002012-07-02T09:56:22.839-07:00Bish: Isn't that kite the best?
Nope, not year...Bish: Isn't that kite the best?<br />Nope, not year of the dragon, but lately those dragons show up everywhere. :)<br /><br />Jemi: I've begun to create mythologies of my own concerning them. Interestingly, the myths were developed differently in two WIPs.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-70016023428560208622012-07-02T09:16:29.543-07:002012-07-02T09:16:29.543-07:00That's a gorgeous kite! I love dragons - proba...That's a gorgeous kite! I love dragons - probably since reading McCaffrey's Pern series :) Have fun!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-74901806891891632452012-07-02T08:26:09.393-07:002012-07-02T08:26:09.393-07:00Maybe dragons are your power animal. Where you bor...Maybe dragons are your power animal. Where you born in the year of the dragon? <br /><br />What a fabulous kite!Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.com