tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post3587558719290199281..comments2024-03-27T03:14:07.652-04:00Comments on Seekerville: The Journey Continues: What Would You Ask Your Favorite Author?Missy Tippenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-31726263905191309682018-02-01T18:06:57.881-05:002018-02-01T18:06:57.881-05:00Great questions. But y'all are making me think...Great questions. But y'all are making me think too much!Candee Fickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158819887944287696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-28539170866659469702018-02-01T12:07:54.001-05:002018-02-01T12:07:54.001-05:00Same spelling but different pronunciation...and no...Same spelling but different pronunciation...and no relation! :)Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-65680300531438511762018-02-01T10:35:30.595-05:002018-02-01T10:35:30.595-05:00Wow.
Isn't that something?
As others have me...Wow.<br /><br />Isn't that something?<br /><br />As others have mentioned about waiting until people pass to write X or Y, me too. This post has encouraged me to not toss out the idea completely but to let it wait.May the K9 Spy (and KC Frantzen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01300521279765705202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-32781599455939924012018-02-01T10:32:12.675-05:002018-02-01T10:32:12.675-05:00Have just started reading King's Folly, a Chri...Have just started reading King's Folly, a Christy nominated book and was thinking along YOUR lines too.<br /><br />Where did she come up with this world and situations, characters, races...<br /><br />Same with Legend of the Guardian King. Just amazing.<br /><br />Maybe we can assemble in Heaven and ask Tolkien some day? And Lewis!May the K9 Spy (and KC Frantzen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01300521279765705202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-87725653438243205262018-02-01T10:29:27.586-05:002018-02-01T10:29:27.586-05:00SMILE!SMILE!May the K9 Spy (and KC Frantzen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01300521279765705202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-10253359337066444622018-02-01T10:28:43.910-05:002018-02-01T10:28:43.910-05:00Typical Mary, which is why we enjoy her stories so...Typical Mary, which is why we enjoy her stories so. :)May the K9 Spy (and KC Frantzen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01300521279765705202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-25175968403990930482018-02-01T10:28:05.502-05:002018-02-01T10:28:05.502-05:00Go on. It's encouraging!Go on. It's encouraging!May the K9 Spy (and KC Frantzen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01300521279765705202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-13871983113217876852018-02-01T10:26:26.894-05:002018-02-01T10:26:26.894-05:00Ding ding ding!
Agreed. Prayers as you walk the f...Ding ding ding!<br /><br />Agreed. Prayers as you walk the fine line.<br /><br />(This discussion today is SO encouraging to me. Thanks all)May the K9 Spy (and KC Frantzen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01300521279765705202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-82665705069311287212018-02-01T10:24:09.461-05:002018-02-01T10:24:09.461-05:00Prayers for you, Wilani. So sorry.
I don't kn...Prayers for you, Wilani. So sorry.<br /><br />I don't know that all of Ruthy's stories have some of that... But the ones I've read do. And they blessed me for sure. <br /><br />Takes skill but if the Lord is bringing you to this, perhaps it's time to take the plunge. (Mind you, I'm likely pointing to myself as well.. YIKES!)<br /><br />Prayers for you. Keep us posted how ya are.May the K9 Spy (and KC Frantzen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01300521279765705202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-71211008871825954872018-02-01T10:20:55.522-05:002018-02-01T10:20:55.522-05:00Don't you know it, Chris.
I want to be Bev w...Don't you know it, Chris. <br /><br />I want to be Bev when I grow up! But that's just it, right? She refuses to "grow up" and I admire that in a person. ;)<br /><br />Appreciate your answer to the question.<br /><br />That's true about spoken word stories and reactions as a starting point. Hadn't thought of it quite that way before.<br /><br />I've HEARD that voice you speak of! Do my best to keep her quiet with Freya hazelnut crunch chocolate until the idea is on the page though. HA!<br /><br />Thanks again!May the K9 Spy (and KC Frantzen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01300521279765705202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-57911130024300584292018-02-01T09:59:47.185-05:002018-02-01T09:59:47.185-05:00I really can't think of a question but I sudde...I really can't think of a question but I suddenly realized that once it is known that you've written a book your story will be open to serious scrutiny by those who know you. Is that character me? Is that the way I acted when....? Do I really affect people that way?<br />Thanks for your thought-provoking post.<br />Connie Porter Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234596850866029756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-34669984312747977452018-02-01T09:41:43.450-05:002018-02-01T09:41:43.450-05:00Interesting post, Chris. I'm not sure I can th...Interesting post, Chris. I'm not sure I can think of a question I would ask my favorite author. As for characters, I have loosely based characters on people I know, but if I were going to use a relative's story, I think I would ask them first. That is, IF I thought they'd be apt to read the book. Or that someone else might recognize them and mention it to that person. <br /><br />Okay, let's just put things on a case-by-case basis. :)<br />Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-24831979301024865002018-02-01T08:51:45.770-05:002018-02-01T08:51:45.770-05:00I so appreciated this honest and thought provoking...I so appreciated this honest and thought provoking post, Chris, as I do your writing and unique voice--always a great pleasure to read. I feel I could meet your characters in town and know them.<br /><br />Your thoughts reminded me of something I never expected in my own writing:<br /> Often I have taken experiences from life as springboards--for emotions or events in stories. Rarely do people "see" themselves, especially those who've been cruel or unkind. Though I've never shared their real life events, I've often garnered the hurt left in their wake to show what that kind of hurt looks like. There are, after all, villains in our stories and we write best what we know.<br /><br />That being said, I was once astonished when someone I love and deeply respect backed away from me for a time. When I finally asked this person why, they replied that they were hurt that I'd told their secret in a book and they were certain readers would recognize them and their secret would be exposed for all the world to see and judge. I was astonished. I didn't know what they were talking about--which book? What secret? When they explained to me I assured them that was not them--it was me, not in the circumstances I'd written, but in the emotions of the character. The only thing that I'd taken from their life was something very complimentary and redeeming in the quality of that character. Once I explained, our relationship healed. But it was truly enlightening for me. Readers bring what they know and have experienced to stories they read, just as writers bring what we know and have experienced to our writing.<br /><br />There are stories I hope to write one day that include some details from my family--not for the sake of art, but because I believe my family member's experience will resonate with readers and be truly helpful. Yet, I know I will not tell those stories until those family members pass for desire not to hurt them in any way. Their stories are truly redeeming, but like all of us, they may not see the beauty of their actions or even the redemption their journey can bring others for their pain in that journey.<br />There are questions I'd love to ask writers long dead--Victor Hugo is one and I loved that you mentioned him! I'd also love to have a good natter with Charles Dickens and Mark Twain on issues of social justice, how they wove stories through and around them, and how much they took from personal relationships to pen their stories.<br /><br />Thank you for a wonderful post!Cathy Gohlkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01599452167005667174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-17879687003469044722018-02-01T01:00:52.338-05:002018-02-01T01:00:52.338-05:00Praying for your heart as well, Wilani!Praying for your heart as well, Wilani!Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-24343896165576632872018-02-01T00:57:42.035-05:002018-02-01T00:57:42.035-05:00Thanks for the info, Nancy!Thanks for the info, Nancy!Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-75207325115100653452018-02-01T00:56:31.819-05:002018-02-01T00:56:31.819-05:00Mary, now you have me curious! hahaMary, now you have me curious! hahaMissy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-41156502760823301192018-02-01T00:41:54.954-05:002018-02-01T00:41:54.954-05:00Hmmmm... yes, this is thought provoking. My first ...Hmmmm... yes, this is thought provoking. My first reaction to your first question was "Of course not. Not if it would hurt someone." But then I read Ruthy's comment about changing the story so it wouldn't be recognized and decided that yes, if I were capable of doing that, I just might. <br /><br />As for your second question, I wouldn't get to ask them anything...I'd be too tongue tied ha!Pat Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03751450778283690011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-4054629257480607322018-02-01T00:29:35.287-05:002018-02-01T00:29:35.287-05:00Myra, I think it could be good to write it all out...Myra, I think it could be good to write it all out without censoring yourself at all. Then go back and make it so others can read it.<br /><br />I really hope the story goes well for you.Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-8914437369843466112018-02-01T00:26:13.277-05:002018-02-01T00:26:13.277-05:00Chris, I'm sorry I never did get back by this ...Chris, I'm sorry I never did get back by this afternoon. I had a family commitment and then Wednesday night activities at church. Thank you so much for visiting with us!Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-48050644920950981982018-02-01T00:18:05.813-05:002018-02-01T00:18:05.813-05:00Okay, since I'm a reader and not a writer....I...Okay, since I'm a reader and not a writer....I'd be too busy fan-girling and gushing over meeting any of my authors to be cohesively forming any questions, lol! IF...and it's a big IF...I even had the courage to approach them that is ;-) <br /><br />Seriously, I have no idea what I would ask them....maybe how they got started writing, if there was anyone who inspired them along the way, who supported them and played a big part in their writing career, what kind of research did they do in their books, what's the best thing about writing & the worst. I mean, I could go on I suppose! LOL...I think writers are fascinating :-)<br /><br />I think Ruthy hit the nail on the head when she said that they are just normal people like you and I. That would surprise me....really! Because writers are huge in my world :-) That's just my take in it anyway!<br /><br />Trixi https://www.blogger.com/profile/03116805265841796307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-18250613788687292682018-01-31T22:58:46.722-05:002018-01-31T22:58:46.722-05:00Maybe it's success that makes it a job. Maybe ...Maybe it's success that makes it a job. Maybe if you don't become a success and struggle, you're better off. Or, perhaps success gives you the opportunity to write what you really want.Chrisfabryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990990724660739795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-69644758361566884082018-01-31T22:56:55.579-05:002018-01-31T22:56:55.579-05:00Francine is coming on my radio program next week! ...Francine is coming on my radio program next week! Call in and gush!Chrisfabryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990990724660739795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-91992243970426493852018-01-31T22:55:52.147-05:002018-01-31T22:55:52.147-05:00Ha1 I have a few of those in my life, too. :)Ha1 I have a few of those in my life, too. :)Chrisfabryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990990724660739795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-70993230561519882562018-01-31T22:54:43.398-05:002018-01-31T22:54:43.398-05:00Very kind of you, Debby. Hey, your name reminds me...Very kind of you, Debby. Hey, your name reminds me of a Pittsburgh Pirate named Dave Giusti. I always thought that was such a great name.Chrisfabryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990990724660739795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-73759275795395610982018-01-31T22:52:57.151-05:002018-01-31T22:52:57.151-05:00Such an insightful question, Jill. What you're...Such an insightful question, Jill. What you're getting at is whether or not the yearning inside to write and be published is still there when a published author sits down again. In those early years, I had no earthly idea if anything I wrote was any good. Was worth anything. And when I finally was published I wondered why the publishers had such bad taste--couldn't they see I didn't have any talent? And then you start to believe you have some talent and can string a sentence together and a paragraph and then a whole story. So now I sit down to write and I don't think as much about whether or not I'm good enough, I just wonder if I can call up the good stuff or if it's the bad that will come out. I get a lot of joy out of a well-written chapter--the dialog in chapter 27 between Hollis and Juniper--I went downstairs after that and said to my wife, "I don't know that I can write a better piece of dialog than what I just put down." I was really moved by it. I had that kind of joy early on as a child. It's still there when I paint these words well. Sorry to go on so long.Chrisfabryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990990724660739795noreply@blogger.com