tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post3887700871709374732..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Take a Trip to the Medieval Era with Guest Author Deb KinnardLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-2641783513994704142013-01-09T22:06:13.553-05:002013-01-09T22:06:13.553-05:00That allows you to place could be choices therefor... <br />That allows you to place could be choices therefore you might have maximum risk of outstanding, you have to study there's every chance. You've got to be effective in going through the likelyhood towards be sure that you can certainly guesstimate the likelihood free of generating almost any blunders approximately information. Accelerate inside assessing the chance are usually Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-31795546353404469082012-04-25T16:23:20.411-04:002012-04-25T16:23:20.411-04:00I don't know that Deb's sequel will be com...I don't know that Deb's sequel will be coming out, although I'm pretty sure it's written. Something changed with the publishing company, which happens in this industry :( <br /><br />She will however have another three book series coming out. I think it's with Desert Breeze. That one is set even earlier.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-65094543056063170222012-04-25T15:35:33.242-04:002012-04-25T15:35:33.242-04:00Don't apologize for chatting, Anna. The purpos...Don't apologize for chatting, Anna. The purpose of the blog is to spur dialog. It's rather daunting to think about getting the facts right if even the experts in any field disagree, which always happens! <br /><br />I imagine most of us writing historicals have to enjoy research, and if we love it too much (find the facts so fascinating) it is easy to overdo it. And...the point is mostlyDebra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-47264047489944822942012-04-25T15:16:22.831-04:002012-04-25T15:16:22.831-04:00I hear Cornish is very similar to Welsh, and that...I hear Cornish is very similar to Welsh, and that there was something of an issue with the good old tongue an few years ago when the U.N declared it a 'dead' langauge, but then rescinded the decision the following year. One of the initiatives to keep the langauge alive has included translating the Bible into Cornish. <br /><br />Linguistics really interest me, but I must profess a fear Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-49464346291580403932012-04-25T15:07:19.527-04:002012-04-25T15:07:19.527-04:00It interests me to hear you talk about the issues ...It interests me to hear you talk about the issues you face and some of the choices you have to make. That's why I think I would have trouble writing a Hisotical novel because I would want to put it everything and be way too pedantic.Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-43220133167944466702012-04-25T15:03:24.307-04:002012-04-25T15:03:24.307-04:00That is an interesting comment about the English a...That is an interesting comment about the English and the slave trade. I remember one guy years ago saying the English were entirely responsible for the slave trade, but I remember thinking that there could not have been a 'trade' at all if people had not been buying slaves in the Americas, or even if some Africans had not been selling thier own people to the traders. <br /><br />I think Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-46302842169851704602012-04-25T14:56:45.770-04:002012-04-25T14:56:45.770-04:00Yes I apologise for commenting twice, I wasn't...Yes I apologise for commenting twice, I wasn't sure if I hit the 'post' button first time. <br /><br />Dina, I don’t deny that Mrs (Miss?) Kinnard has done a lot of research, all those Middle English and Cornish words show that quite clearly. I just thought that as an expert on the Medieval period Bethany should have known about the heresy laws, and realised that there was almost no Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-66569431047861914712012-04-25T12:28:27.193-04:002012-04-25T12:28:27.193-04:00That's interesting, Deb. I had to look into so...That's interesting, Deb. I had to look into some plant and farming issues with my latest novel. One thing that struck me was I realized I had apples in the early spring. Then I had to go look up when canning and preserving started and change them to preserved apples.<br /><br />I had a nice trip to Jamestown last week with my son's class and learned a lot of new interesting trivia. But I Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-15787721807515555862012-04-25T12:09:52.101-04:002012-04-25T12:09:52.101-04:00Hi Anna,
Your comment popped up for moderation and...Hi Anna,<br />Your comment popped up for moderation and I took the newer one. I'm glad you liked the book. The draw for me is the time travel aspect but I imagine it's difficult to read fiction that raises red flags for historical accuracy as you know it. Funny, I just commented on another blog today where the author was discussing writing Regency. Now THERE's a group of readers whoDebra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-79317772784532303962012-04-25T12:06:48.624-04:002012-04-25T12:06:48.624-04:00Well, Anna, all I can say is that many of my resea...Well, Anna, all I can say is that many of my research books better align with Deb's version of history than yours. And I know Deb personally and she is a scrupulous researcher.<br /><br />I think it's important to remember, especially when dealing with a poorly documented era like the Medieval Period, that history is more often opinion than "fact." And I do think Deb's booksDina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-53550922550412427092012-04-25T11:07:07.530-04:002012-04-25T11:07:07.530-04:00I started reading this book a couple of days ago a...I started reading this book a couple of days ago and quite like it. The fact that the heroine is a Medievalist like me attracted me to it. <br /><br />The only gripe I have is that Bethany is totally convinced that she could be branded as a witch or burned at the stake for the slightest and most trivial things like wearing 'strange' clothes or talking about surgery. <br /><br />As a Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-58078454273561617402010-04-25T16:27:33.035-04:002010-04-25T16:27:33.035-04:00It was a great read, Deborah. I don't usually ...It was a great read, Deborah. I don't usually read time travel so i was impressed by how believable you made it. I'm also quite intrigued by your sequel. Care to give us a little sneak preview on what it's going to deal with???Ruth Axtell Morrenhttp://ruthaxtellmorren.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-82951020394902425992010-04-25T06:55:34.629-04:002010-04-25T06:55:34.629-04:00Hey, Deb and Dina! I'm thiiiiiiis close to fin...Hey, Deb and Dina! I'm thiiiiiiis close to finishing Seasons in the Mist too, and having a blast. There have been several times when I chuckled and said, "Wow, that's a line that could only exist in a time travel!" Before I started it, I had forgotten how much I enjoy a good time travel book.<br /><br />Deb, you've done a fabulous job with this, and I'm all agog and Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-16540681618451756642010-04-24T19:43:12.153-04:002010-04-24T19:43:12.153-04:00Thanks, Narelle. It was a lot of fun to do. Deb Ki...Thanks, Narelle. It was a lot of fun to do. Deb Kinnard is one of my fellow authors in the Historical European Writers Network, and its a pleasure to support her and her awesome new book.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-20060784920179556892010-04-24T19:40:56.299-04:002010-04-24T19:40:56.299-04:00I'm more like you, Deb Marvin. If I can't ...I'm more like you, Deb Marvin. If I can't find a fact, I just skirt around an issue.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-46062329304098332552010-04-24T19:19:01.836-04:002010-04-24T19:19:01.836-04:00Dina, great interview! Deb, thanks for joining us ...Dina, great interview! Deb, thanks for joining us today :-) I like time travel books and Seasons sounds like a fascinating read.Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-58540746095368833292010-04-24T19:11:17.850-04:002010-04-24T19:11:17.850-04:00Deb, I'll be asking you about some of your res...Deb, I'll be asking you about some of your research sources for Cornwall one of these years.<br /><br />I had to laugh at Golden's comment about a week spent chasing an historical detail. I started down a bunny trail today and decide to just avoid the point and save all the hours of searching.<br /><br />Have a good week!Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-65997502806428137702010-04-24T15:24:14.630-04:002010-04-24T15:24:14.630-04:00Hey, Deb!
I am so enjoying reading "Seasons...Hey, Deb! <br /><br />I am so enjoying reading "Seasons." What a great job you have done with it. I can relate to getting hung up on small research items. I think I researched for a week trying to find out how they lit fires in 17th century France!<br /><br />Wishing you great success with the book!<br /><br />GoldenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743799607103669916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-17347748568657271412010-04-24T14:38:44.698-04:002010-04-24T14:38:44.698-04:00Hi, gang! I'm having one of those lazy, underm...Hi, gang! I'm having one of those lazy, undermotivated Saturdays. So of course, when I sat down to the computer to check e-mails and such, a flash of inspiration came to me and I put down 10 new pages on SEASONS' sequel. Figures, doesn't it? When you PLAN to write, sometimes nothing happens...<br /><br />Debra, I hear you about the Welsh language, and how good it is that it's Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100565897627429788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-67941337700863655702010-04-24T13:54:45.585-04:002010-04-24T13:54:45.585-04:00Hi Ladies,
I left the house around 8 this morning...Hi Ladies,<br /><br />I left the house around 8 this morning and just got back. Hopefully Deb will be stopping be soon. I'm going to go post a little promo for Deb on facebook and some of the loops. I know its Saturday, but this is a really fun book, and I don't want people to miss it.<br /><br />Deb's website is http://www.debkinnard.com/<br /><br /><br />I'll add it to the post.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-63464963754661329252010-04-24T10:04:38.480-04:002010-04-24T10:04:38.480-04:00Deb, I'm so pleased that you're here. I kn...Deb, I'm so pleased that you're here. I know the journey for this particular story was a long one, and I'm glad it's finally out there!!Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-40403116661910788692010-04-24T07:09:07.740-04:002010-04-24T07:09:07.740-04:00Welcome to the Inkwell, Deb! First, I have to tell...Welcome to the Inkwell, Deb! First, I have to tell you that a friend of mine just got back from a trip to England and Wales and brought me tales of hearing Welsh spoken. There is a real effort to keep the language alive and I think that's amazing! (Deb and I share some Welsh ancestry so we have to stick together)<br /><br />Okay to your book--<br />I can't wait to read it. For one, I Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.com