tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post2835235573395696843..comments2024-03-27T03:14:07.652-04:00Comments on Seekerville: The Journey Continues: Setting the SceneMissy Tippenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-9905714897533638982019-10-11T14:42:33.216-04:002019-10-11T14:42:33.216-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707773426729777989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-80043418687125746522019-10-08T23:28:14.691-04:002019-10-08T23:28:14.691-04:00She is a white woman raised by her grandparents. H...She is a white woman raised by her grandparents. Her grandma lost too many loved ones to the dangers of life and when grandpa took her up into the mountains to a remote place, she finally felt safe. There, with one living son from her first marriage, she became a hermit. When her son brought a wife home, grandma extended her fierce need to keep her family secluded to this new daughter in law and the three little girls born to them. <br />Then her son and his wife went away to find a life off the mountain over the protests of grandma...leaving the girls behind while they found work and a home. They never returned. Grandma and Grandpa raised the girls, filling their heads with fear of the lowlands.<br />Then Grandma died.<br />Then Grandpa.<br />The girls were still very young and trapped by their fears, but highly skilled, trained by Grandma and Grandpa to survive on the mountaintop. And ten years later, they're still up there, surviving very nicely.<br />There are no Indians around but Grandpa knew many skills and taught them all to his granddaughters.<br />And then, to their remote mountain home, a cowboy drives a herd of cattle up. A handsome young cowboy who finds a beautiful, skittish, but wildly curious young woman spying on his camp.<br /><br />And thus begins our story.Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-73389257438151606962019-10-08T23:22:44.491-04:002019-10-08T23:22:44.491-04:00Hi Mrs Tina. It was a fun post for me to write. I ...Hi Mrs Tina. It was a fun post for me to write. I know what can be done with words and I so often wish I did more, better, more vivid work.Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-26764685291924610972019-10-08T23:21:53.243-04:002019-10-08T23:21:53.243-04:00Caryl, I LOVE READERS! :) Thanks for stopping in.Caryl, I LOVE READERS! :) Thanks for stopping in.Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-73275397921136019832019-10-08T23:21:30.323-04:002019-10-08T23:21:30.323-04:00Sarah, I'm glad you enjoyed the post. and ther...<br />Sarah, I'm glad you enjoyed the post. and there are so many pictures that are in my HEAD but I couldn't get a good snapshot of them. I'm going to try harder to capture on film Autumn in Nebraska. And in words, too.Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-49935306085111665502019-10-08T23:20:27.380-04:002019-10-08T23:20:27.380-04:00Hi Pabby, thanks for stopping in and leaving a com...Hi Pabby, thanks for stopping in and leaving a comment and thank you for the kind words about my books!!Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-69806755842519387082019-10-08T18:31:26.531-04:002019-10-08T18:31:26.531-04:00I love your books and can’t wait to read this one!...I love your books and can’t wait to read this one! Pabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11360853012368918654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-18792801308402430872019-10-08T16:41:53.197-04:002019-10-08T16:41:53.197-04:00Love your post Mary and Thank you for sharing all ...Love your post Mary and Thank you for sharing all the pictures I Love reading post like this and I love your book cover it sounds like a book I would love to read Thank you for the chance to win!SARAH TAYLORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07807511255282811150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-77532013234876371832019-10-08T14:16:46.538-04:002019-10-08T14:16:46.538-04:00Wonderful post, Mary! Thank you for sharing the am...Wonderful post, Mary! Thank you for sharing the amazing photos. I'm a voracious reader and I love to whisked away to another time/place.Caryl Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446868830897710358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-28155686225778832862019-10-08T10:46:23.607-04:002019-10-08T10:46:23.607-04:00Enjoyed your post Mary, especially the pictures of...Enjoyed your post Mary, especially the pictures of the story settings. I'm an avid reader and settings/scenes draw me into the story. <br />Blessings, TinaMrs Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896114843568971108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-34200241602065328162019-10-08T01:41:44.172-04:002019-10-08T01:41:44.172-04:00Hi Mary :
For a few years we lived on a farm, we ...Hi Mary :<br /><br />For a few years we lived on a farm, we rented the farm house, which was surrounded by several hundred acres of cow corn (also called field corn). It was so tough you couldn't eat it. I've just read that 99% of corn is not the kind humans can eat on the cob! The corn is taller and tougher. It is used in meal that animals eat. I do love 'sweet corn' for humans.<br /><br />BTW: Is your heroine a white woman who dresses like an indian and not someone captured as a girl by the indians? Did she buy her bow and arrows from indians? I really like Louis L'Amour's mountain set westerns. <br /><br />Vince<br /><br />Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707773426729777989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-65392783901933640192019-10-07T19:23:50.149-04:002019-10-07T19:23:50.149-04:00MINDY!!! I know snow and ice driving! I think it w...MINDY!!! I know snow and ice driving! I think it was the CLIFFS that were one thing too many!!!Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-70722427148681354932019-10-07T19:22:08.629-04:002019-10-07T19:22:08.629-04:00Hi Sandy! Nebraska girl! Go Big Red!!!
A tornado.....Hi Sandy! Nebraska girl! Go Big Red!!!<br />A tornado...you know Ruthy had a tornado in one of her books but I've never done one. I had a novella where one came close. Maybe that counts. It's in Calico and Cowboys, a novella collection I did for Barbour. I oughta use more tornados!!!!Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-2416290153186179642019-10-07T19:08:21.881-04:002019-10-07T19:08:21.881-04:00Enjoyed your pictures, Mary. Northeast Nebraska is...Enjoyed your pictures, Mary. Northeast Nebraska is beautiful with the rolling hills. You are right that it looks nothing like people imagine Nebraska to look. Where I live in south central Nebraska, it does look pretty flat. But I love the fields in summer and the wide open spaces. Your description of your bluffs in the fall make me want to drive up there when the leaves change.<br /><br />I've mentioned my WIP before is set in Nebraska during a tornado. You can't get more scene setting than that, I guess. I am really working on getting those scenes just right.Sandy Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920692341258066387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-10085878689243120962019-10-07T17:55:15.703-04:002019-10-07T17:55:15.703-04:00Sherrinda, I love this. Tis on the small side. LOL...Sherrinda, I love this. Tis on the small side. LOL excellent.Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-31766719986507398032019-10-07T17:53:57.551-04:002019-10-07T17:53:57.551-04:00Debby, the corn needs to turn brown but that's...Debby, the corn needs to turn brown but that's just a visual clue. We also test it for moisture. Nearby places that buy corn dock the price per percentage too high. And maybe of our neighbors have drying bins. They pick it earlier then dry it to the desired...I believe 15% moisture.Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-19319241240009618442019-10-07T17:51:53.961-04:002019-10-07T17:51:53.961-04:00Lori I love your way of making the house a person,...Lori I love your way of making the house a person, a HE. Around where I live a 42 year old house is still considered new!Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-85063812507958525922019-10-07T17:50:14.220-04:002019-10-07T17:50:14.220-04:00Surviving travel is always wonderful for me. I lik...Surviving travel is always wonderful for me. I like being home!Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-7788762043317392602019-10-07T17:33:16.330-04:002019-10-07T17:33:16.330-04:00Oh wow! I've been on one of those roads in Col...Oh wow! I've been on one of those roads in Colorado near Silverton where the road hugs the edge of a cliff. We were in a mini-van with a travel trailer hooked on the back. I was terrified! Descriptions are NOT my forte and I struggle with painting the scene. I did try to incorporate more setting in my current WIP. I'll be brave and share the beginning of my WIP...a medieval...hence the castle. :)<br /><br />Ian McGowan spurred his horse up the hill until he reached its crest. The cool spring wind pushing clouds in from the north cooled the sweat on his brow. Whitfield castle, his inheritance, stood before him. Gray stone jutted above the tree line, tall walls surrounding the keep within. The forest thinned to the west of the castle, and he spotted a stream snaking its way on the eastern side. The sun sank low beyond the walls, giving them only a short while until dusk.<br /><br />Phillip, his friend and comrade-in-arms, pulled up beside him. “’Tis on the small side.”<br /><br />“Aye, but ’tis mine.”Sherrinda Ketchersidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-51525378374670544262019-10-07T17:03:03.328-04:002019-10-07T17:03:03.328-04:00Lovely photos, Mary! The area looks beautiful with...Lovely photos, Mary! The area looks beautiful with rolling hills and fields ready for harvest. I didn't know corn was harvested when the stalk turned completely brown. Call me a city girl for sure!<br /><br />Oh my, snow on the high slopes. So relieved you made it back safely! I wouldn't enjoy the sharp drop offs, especially with winter driving conditions. <br /><br />Great descriptions! Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-14196228983649673922019-10-07T16:58:43.574-04:002019-10-07T16:58:43.574-04:00Lovely Jeanne. I want to read more!Lovely Jeanne. I want to read more!Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-49189661686751681112019-10-07T15:34:15.412-04:002019-10-07T15:34:15.412-04:00So cool. I personally love how you paint pictures ...So cool. I personally love how you paint pictures with your words. Your books are so special. I just finshed the sereis: High Sierra Sweethearts. Oh my goodness, I so loved the characters and where they live. Thank you. I will review shortly. Taking care of husband right now. In and out of the hospital. The Lord is awesome. <br />Anyway, our 42 year old house still has his first ever windows when he went up. He has protected us and let us see out to the wonderful world around us for many years. But his window sealings started breaking down years ago and so letting in the weather. His sliding glass door was really effected. Poor guy. So this summer we were able to replace all his windows in the back of the house with brand new ones. He is feeling so much better now. The wood around the windows is sanded to a soft touch. Now I am ready to stain this wood to a lovely shade of brown. Our house is now able to protect us well and let us see the wonders of our Lord outside. We than him.<br />quilting dash lady at comcast dot netLori Smanskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17324730038327894401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-28461349009478294232019-10-07T14:05:15.143-04:002019-10-07T14:05:15.143-04:00Samantha I love that and, you're right. So muc...Samantha I love that and, you're right. So much if familiar that you don't need to describe it in detail. It's one of the tricks of the modern age that most people know what the NYC skyline looks like, the Eiffel tower, a redwood tree. So to linger overly on description is slowing the book down for now purpose. It sounds like you're focusing JUST RIGHT!Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-8942727960295238232019-10-07T14:04:16.376-04:002019-10-07T14:04:16.376-04:00Love your scene setting, Mary! I especially liked ...Love your scene setting, Mary! I especially liked your descriptions of the fall trees. Sunlight colored. Gonna have to tuck that one away! :)<br /><br />Glad you survived Durango, et al.<br /><br />And San Antonio.Erica Vetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10512579637041637161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-65279777528842585302019-10-07T14:03:24.866-04:002019-10-07T14:03:24.866-04:00Vince, I had been to the Grand Canyon before but F...Vince, I had been to the Grand Canyon before but FOREVER ago. I was expecting my first child...who is now FORTY!!! I did tons of research in books and online for Deep Trouble. I loved that book.<br />They sometimes call it poison Sumac but I think it's poison like poison ivy. So it'd make you itch. Of course I wouldn't know about eating it!!!<br />That is cow corn. People corn is very unique and not grown much around here. <br />The woman isn't a tribe, though when I was trying to figure out how people cut off from stores would live, I was soon thinking of how Native folks survived and putting my characters in moccasins buckskin.Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.com