tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850834701427655460.post8042445751312027192..comments2024-01-25T16:55:17.499-05:00Comments on Becky Lower Author: The Romance Review's Summer Blog Hope Marches OnBecky Lowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13491008645768498989noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850834701427655460.post-16940478513358564942014-06-10T14:31:21.098-04:002014-06-10T14:31:21.098-04:00I've read Voice of an Angel and think you did ...I've read Voice of an Angel and think you did a great job with setting I'm a huge fan of good description. I adored all of the Anne of Green Gables Books. In Time and Forever, I used my first apartment in Los Angeles for Dave's apartment. It was great fun trying to remember what Hollywood looked like in 1969 as opposes to what is there now. Susan B Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752641433121011158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850834701427655460.post-87246401478973899882014-06-09T18:17:06.625-04:002014-06-09T18:17:06.625-04:00Great discussion topic, Becky. I love to have a cl...Great discussion topic, Becky. I love to have a clear visual of the places I describe and in my current wip, chose an apartment I had lived in years ago which has now been pulled down but it was still vivid in my mind. Love the blurb of Voice of an Angel, sounds like such a good plot.Joanna Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01045979941300668147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850834701427655460.post-13105515392204429532014-06-08T13:15:59.585-04:002014-06-08T13:15:59.585-04:00Thanks, Sharon, for visiting me today. Research, f...Thanks, Sharon, for visiting me today. Research, for me, is the best part of writing a story. I learn so much each time I sit down to put one together. I'm working on one now that's set in the Finger Lakes, and I need to take a road trip soon. Strictly business, of course.Becky Lowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491008645768498989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850834701427655460.post-11861918122638952952014-06-08T12:50:03.493-04:002014-06-08T12:50:03.493-04:00Great article, Becky, and Voice of an Angel sounds...Great article, Becky, and Voice of an Angel sounds like an intriguing story. I love doing research to enrich settings. I just finished writing a book set in 1724 New France and was thrilled to find a piece of old Fort Frontenac still standing exactly where I thought it should be. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985850107712167044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850834701427655460.post-3573420001055860132014-06-08T09:29:01.554-04:002014-06-08T09:29:01.554-04:00I like using fictional towns, too. That way, you c...I like using fictional towns, too. That way, you can lay out the town to suit your purposes instead of the other way around. Becky Lowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491008645768498989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850834701427655460.post-23739082247774628552014-06-08T09:28:02.885-04:002014-06-08T09:28:02.885-04:00I love your comment about your friend thinking it ...I love your comment about your friend thinking it was weird to read about her house! My friend sent a copy of the book to her sister, who visited our apartment and lived with us for a short time. My friend thought her sister would get a kick out of it.Becky Lowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491008645768498989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850834701427655460.post-52809743236083666412014-06-08T09:13:40.279-04:002014-06-08T09:13:40.279-04:00Yes, I agree setting is so important. More so in s...Yes, I agree setting is so important. More so in some books over others. Incredibly critical in others. For my WIP, one I mention the town and gloss over it. The other is a fictional town and I have maps and minute details in my notes to keep it all straight. Thanks for sharing. RyanJoSummershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106762873293503534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850834701427655460.post-74420600510918477382014-06-08T08:27:03.710-04:002014-06-08T08:27:03.710-04:00I frequently use a house or apartment that I'v...I frequently use a house or apartment that I've lived in or visited often as settings. Recently sent an ARC to a good friend and she said it felt "weird" to read about her house. My changes were minor and she kept looking around for my hero. (I'd given the place to him.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com