tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post6022198823061733944..comments2024-03-27T03:14:07.652-04:00Comments on Seekerville: The Journey Continues: Real Life In FictionMissy Tippenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-56114830670641698492022-06-29T20:24:27.779-04:002022-06-29T20:24:27.779-04:00Thank you so much!!Thank you so much!!Pepper Bashamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131323931119566198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-76689166981865489672022-06-29T20:24:15.870-04:002022-06-29T20:24:15.870-04:00I hope I get to write Kizzie's story!! And tha...I hope I get to write Kizzie's story!! And thank you!Pepper Bashamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131323931119566198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-65167108681259046182022-06-28T23:17:56.786-04:002022-06-28T23:17:56.786-04:00I am so anxious to read it....thanks for your give...I am so anxious to read it....thanks for your giveaway Jackie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01560988571943512422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-2765557724205714062022-06-28T21:42:25.006-04:002022-06-28T21:42:25.006-04:00Thanks, Pepper! It's such fun hearing about th...Thanks, Pepper! It's such fun hearing about the stories behind the story! I just read an account of one of my ancestors who came to Utah in 1853 with his family. He walked most of the way barefoot so he wouldn't wear out his shoes. It was fascinating! Someone related to me had posted it on FamilySearch (free genealogical site) on the ancestor's page. <br /><br />Don't put my name in the hat for the book as I already have a copy. I just started it, but I can tell I'm going to love it! Winnie Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-88666378008084894112022-06-28T14:14:08.891-04:002022-06-28T14:14:08.891-04:00Hi Pepper! Your post gave me the shivers as I read...Hi Pepper! Your post gave me the shivers as I read it. The quote from Caroline was almost word for word the warning my dad received as he picked up a fireplace poker to protect his mama after my grandpa had beaten her in a drunken rage. Dad was 12. My grandpa accepted Christ into his heart 6 months before he died. They lived at the base of the Smoky Mountains. <br /><br />Just yesterday, I read an article about a couple who are now in heaven because their home exploded. This inspired me to start a file on them. Who knows if I'll ever pull it up again but I felt the need to tuck it away to explore for later use. <br /><br />I love reading your stories and look forward to more in the future :)))Pat Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03751450778283690011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-46807562782177734072022-06-27T19:22:27.993-04:002022-06-27T19:22:27.993-04:00I hope we'll get a Kizzie story too!! The prop...I hope we'll get a Kizzie story too!! The proposal is with the publisher, so we'll have to wait and see :)Pepper Bashamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131323931119566198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-90291368369990744402022-06-27T19:21:48.404-04:002022-06-27T19:21:48.404-04:00It is such a wonderful world! And real-life is the...It is such a wonderful world! And real-life is the most captivating inspiration, even if people end up adding very unreal things like elves and fairies. We're all inspired by something that is very real, I think :)Pepper Bashamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131323931119566198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-83050710026522705342022-06-27T19:21:06.064-04:002022-06-27T19:21:06.064-04:00Sure thing, Brenda! :)Sure thing, Brenda! :)Pepper Bashamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131323931119566198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-48688292136880411652022-06-27T19:20:50.208-04:002022-06-27T19:20:50.208-04:00It is such a different lens. I love that!It is such a different lens. I love that!Pepper Bashamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131323931119566198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-73637218996656611122022-06-27T19:20:21.699-04:002022-06-27T19:20:21.699-04:00I'm SOOO glad! I loved writing those character...I'm SOOO glad! I loved writing those characters!<br />Pepper Bashamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131323931119566198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-17279060718277208542022-06-27T19:19:59.267-04:002022-06-27T19:19:59.267-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Pepper Bashamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131323931119566198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-15495577857323722472022-06-27T17:45:10.552-04:002022-06-27T17:45:10.552-04:00I love hearing behind-the-scenes info!
I included...I love hearing behind-the-scenes info! <br />I included a crawfish-catching scene in my first book, which was based on an incident when I was little. I need to work on including more scenes inspired by real life! It's too hard to think up everything from scratch, and it usually doesn't have that "ring of truth" that a scene inspired by real life does.<br />Thanks for the post!<br />AA Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085973149338606355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-45213143408248644432022-06-27T15:21:08.651-04:002022-06-27T15:21:08.651-04:00Loved this insight! Really looking forward to gett...Loved this insight! Really looking forward to getting to read Kizzie’s story someday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-16141928101072804852022-06-27T15:15:59.009-04:002022-06-27T15:15:59.009-04:00I just finished reading this book at lunch today! ...I just finished reading this book at lunch today! So sweet and poignant! Reading the behind the story info about your grandfather and Shirley was so interesting and heartbreaking, too. Thank you for sharing as it adds more depth and heart to what I just read. And I was hoping we'd get to learn what happens to Kizzie!!! Notes to Self...and Whoever's Listeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06352864011330382357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-1761403900672810512022-06-27T14:58:07.344-04:002022-06-27T14:58:07.344-04:00I love hearing the backstory from an author. The ...I love hearing the backstory from an author. The wonderful world of fiction. Margaretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-15259732418047650962022-06-27T14:05:05.134-04:002022-06-27T14:05:05.134-04:00I love reading the story behind the story. I was m...I love reading the story behind the story. I was moved to tears when you shared this in the author's notes. Please enter me for the book.Brenda Morton Gordonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-68028757100791890562022-06-27T11:59:25.401-04:002022-06-27T11:59:25.401-04:00I think family stories are the best fodder for fic...I think family stories are the best fodder for fiction. We've grown up with those stories and they resonate in our hearts. Writing them into our fiction gives us an opportunity to interpret those stories through a different lens than childhood ears. I've found that I often see God working in those stories, too!<br /><br />I can't wait to read this one!Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-10479028540792128232022-06-27T11:47:11.395-04:002022-06-27T11:47:11.395-04:00Love this! So amazing to hear the true story behin...Love this! So amazing to hear the true story behind the book. I’ve definitely fallen in love with all characters!Melissa D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-74949930847998980982022-06-27T10:24:52.929-04:002022-06-27T10:24:52.929-04:00Wow. Just...wow. Love this, Pepper.Wow. Just...wow. Love this, Pepper.Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-25882231083480588002022-06-27T09:45:57.454-04:002022-06-27T09:45:57.454-04:00Thanks so much, Candy!!! I love that I got to brin...Thanks so much, Candy!!! I love that I got to bring that true story into this book!Pepper Bashamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131323931119566198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-61232492430834240192022-06-27T09:36:40.500-04:002022-06-27T09:36:40.500-04:00Love the book and the true story behind it!Love the book and the true story behind it!Candy Holbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06712214147798035861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-8306418041016106512022-06-27T09:32:44.815-04:002022-06-27T09:32:44.815-04:00thanks so much, Joy!thanks so much, Joy!Pepper Bashamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131323931119566198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-51326548630124365342022-06-27T09:32:32.457-04:002022-06-27T09:32:32.457-04:00You got it, Sandy! Thank you!You got it, Sandy! Thank you!Pepper Bashamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131323931119566198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-54646393573168373362022-06-27T09:32:11.971-04:002022-06-27T09:32:11.971-04:00Thanks, Kathy! I'm glad I'll have a little...Thanks, Kathy! I'm glad I'll have a little blogging break for a few weeks now because I'm on deadline :) And don't you just love how our research for one thing can spill over into something else!Pepper Bashamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131323931119566198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649424089750316818.post-71916394439980443792022-06-27T09:30:59.593-04:002022-06-27T09:30:59.593-04:00Thank you, Glynis!!Thank you, Glynis!!Pepper Bashamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131323931119566198noreply@blogger.com