tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post3152795930346817296..comments2024-03-19T02:05:55.325+00:00Comments on LIZ FIELDING: Liz Fieldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10464889663853976327noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-40493073150173801212008-03-26T18:05:00.000+00:002008-03-26T18:05:00.000+00:00Virginia, can you email me or Abby with your stree...Virginia, can you email me or Abby with your street name and addy, please. You've won Abby's book!Liz Fieldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464889663853976327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-65201946002446666122008-03-23T13:06:00.000+00:002008-03-23T13:06:00.000+00:00Carol I'm sure you are more of a writer than you t...Carol I'm sure you are more of a writer than you think, after all you were inspired to leave a comment weren't you?! Michelle I don't have any special method or nothing I can name anyway! I guess I get an idea or plot in my head and some setting or other will become the 'place' to set it as it suits that storyline. I find that whatever hero nationality I choose, or even that of the heroine will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-83963512021451357652008-03-23T08:01:00.000+00:002008-03-23T08:01:00.000+00:00I don't think I've ever based any character on a r...I don't think I've ever based any character on a relative (despite the fact my dh thinks all heroes are bases on him!)<BR/><BR/>I did once base the heroine's aunt on a character in Coronation Street -- Maud, cantankerous one in a wheelchair. I think is does give depth to a minor character if you can "see" and "hear" him or her in your head.Liz Fieldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464889663853976327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-32751647367026004392008-03-23T03:21:00.000+00:002008-03-23T03:21:00.000+00:00Abby, I can't say I've used friends as inspiration...Abby, I can't say I've used friends as inspiration for characters or story ideas, though at the moment, I must admit I am studying their gestures, body language etc (one never knows when it'll come in handy). What does make me laugh is the friends who are convinced I have based a character on them or their partner - which can be seriously unsettling and not a little revealing.<BR/><BR/>What I do Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-92157715077155113952008-03-22T00:43:00.000+00:002008-03-22T00:43:00.000+00:00I guess I don't have a writers mind. I have some ...I guess I don't have a writers mind. I have some interesting friends, but none that would inspire me to write about them. I just don't think about writing about anything. I don't evren write letters unless its essential.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04544922620320167666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-25861484695954725882008-03-21T17:49:00.000+00:002008-03-21T17:49:00.000+00:00Thanks Bethre, Estella, Lois...I love frenchmen to...Thanks Bethre, Estella, Lois...I love frenchmen too :-)! Virginia that's fascinating about your friend, and Liz! That's amazing about your husband, I absolutely believe in all that stuff too. Very spooky when you know someone so close though...<BR/>Anne you're right - not an Eamon in sight and there won't be unless he's a pet sheep owned by a Greek Tycoon!<BR/>Hope you're all enjoying Easter so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-3131774488722593002008-03-21T07:36:00.000+00:002008-03-21T07:36:00.000+00:00Virginia, my dh can remember the exact moment when...Virginia, my dh can remember the exact moment when he was run through from behind as he climbed the steps at the farmhouse in Waterloo.<BR/><BR/>Spooky is definitely the word and definitely grist to the time-shift plot mill.Liz Fieldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464889663853976327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-87251260043752694442008-03-21T04:04:00.000+00:002008-03-21T04:04:00.000+00:00Gosh, not an Eamon in sight. How about that? Well...Gosh, not an Eamon in sight. How about that? <BR/><BR/>Well, with another 43 heroes to go, I feel sure he has a chance to squeak into the top 50 Abby Green books.<BR/><BR/>Lovely photos, Ab. Who IS that guy?Anne McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04408045786951555625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-58814653189692042442008-03-21T00:01:00.000+00:002008-03-21T00:01:00.000+00:00Art does imitate life, doesn't it Abby? I find I ...Art does imitate life, doesn't it Abby? I find I don't take actual plots, but little slices of things and add them in. <BR/><BR/>I have a subplot I'm going to write, absolutely. And it's directly from someone close to me. But I do find I have to maintain a certain distance.Donna Alwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107885864783850332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-17865208415991138302008-03-20T22:46:00.000+00:002008-03-20T22:46:00.000+00:00I had a friend years ago that honest believe that ...I had a friend years ago that honest believe that he had lived before. Like back during the Civil War. He would come to places and sware that he had been in battles on those grounds, but have never visited the places in his life time. What I thought was really strange about this guy is he had one brown eye and one blue eye. Makes you wonder doesn't it. I think something like this would be a good Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924888528166831610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-18927948442016987982008-03-20T21:32:00.000+00:002008-03-20T21:32:00.000+00:00Ooh, a frenchman! I love the sound of that!!! :)L...Ooh, a frenchman! I love the sound of that!!! :)<BR/><BR/>LoisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-39039810334473946342008-03-20T21:13:00.000+00:002008-03-20T21:13:00.000+00:00Great excerpt. I be looking for the book.Great excerpt. I be looking for the book.Estellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199693275287344161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-985543588449833402008-03-20T12:52:00.000+00:002008-03-20T12:52:00.000+00:00Happy Easter AbbyYou new books sounds great I love...Happy Easter Abby<BR/>You new books sounds great I love stories set in Ireland.BethRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146606069117495534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-294988304400251972008-03-20T09:55:00.000+00:002008-03-20T09:55:00.000+00:00Thanks for the lovely intro Liz, and congrats to y...Thanks for the lovely intro Liz, and congrats to you again! I'll be popping in and out to check comments, and wishing everyone else a lovely Easter too!<BR/>x AbbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com