tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post5186253057787457132..comments2024-01-01T18:42:01.363-08:00Comments on International Christian Fiction Writers: Writing in SeasonLisa Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358581487206184033noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-44374563675009991912016-01-23T18:31:01.189-08:002016-01-23T18:31:01.189-08:00Too fun! I know you wrote your summer Splash novel...Too fun! I know you wrote your summer Splash novella in fall for you!Valerie Comerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674882711125123089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-76323562897281753072016-01-23T03:01:52.814-08:002016-01-23T03:01:52.814-08:00Valerie, I was happy to write my spring novella du...Valerie, I was happy to write my spring novella during spring! Finally the seasons aligned for book #8 :) Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-2917704506596358282016-01-22T11:38:30.659-08:002016-01-22T11:38:30.659-08:00Oh, you made me laugh, Shirl! No, your characters ...Oh, you made me laugh, Shirl! No, your characters don't care you're dying of heatstroke. Selfish things are only thinking of themselves!Valerie Comerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674882711125123089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-36675830091314775732016-01-21T00:25:31.213-08:002016-01-21T00:25:31.213-08:00Interesting post, Valerie. It makes no difference ...Interesting post, Valerie. It makes no difference to me whether it's sweltering outside and I'm reading about the snow. Nor does it make a difference to WHAT I'm writing. But it sure makes a difference to how PRODUCTIVE I am. I am in the southern hemisphere and when we have a heat-wave I hunch in front of a fan or sit on the verandah with my laptop seeking a breeze, but I battle to concentrate on my story. When sweat is trickling down my back and I keep having to spray my face with cool water, it is very difficult to bother about what my characters are doing! So what? Don't they know I'm dying over here?Shirley Corderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429641202607657089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-80918351673366803442016-01-21T00:22:09.921-08:002016-01-21T00:22:09.921-08:00Interesting post, Valerie. It makes no difference ...Interesting post, Valerie. It makes no difference to me whether it's sweltering outside and I'm reading about the snow. Nor does it make a difference to WHAT I'm writing. But it sure makes a difference to how PRODUCTIVE I am. I am in the southern hemisphere and when we have a heat-wave I hunch in front of a fan or sit on the verandah with my laptop seeking a breeze, but I battle to concentrate on my story. When sweat is trickling down my back and I keep having to spray my face with cool water, it is very difficult to bother about what my characters are doing! So what? Don't they know I'm dying over here?Shirley Corderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429641202607657089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-77092314287689680212016-01-20T15:31:19.576-08:002016-01-20T15:31:19.576-08:00Sometimes I disappear too often! Who, me? Workahol...Sometimes I disappear too often! Who, me? Workaholic??? Sigh.Valerie Comerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674882711125123089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-78683687962769992352016-01-20T15:30:32.843-08:002016-01-20T15:30:32.843-08:00Last I heard, Calgary was having winter, too! So g...Last I heard, Calgary was having winter, too! So glad there's a lot of snow this year. We need it.Valerie Comerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674882711125123089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-25697212593050356602016-01-20T15:20:50.800-08:002016-01-20T15:20:50.800-08:00I'm with you on the homemade mocha, Valerie. Y...I'm with you on the homemade mocha, Valerie. Yes, I tend to get more done in winter because there's no yard work calling me. Summer is more difficult with mowing and hoeing, family visits and grandkids from next door, but sometimes you just have to put on headphones and disappear into your writing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189504901845974621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-15086199573319926272016-01-20T10:20:06.559-08:002016-01-20T10:20:06.559-08:00Whoo--I'm heading to Calgary next week--I'...Whoo--I'm heading to Calgary next week--I'll be prepared for your dead of winter! I love the coziness of staying in and writing or reading in the winter. But then, I love to stay in and write or read anytime!Donna Fletcher Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986333915483142722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-11204650031589453962016-01-20T08:27:36.497-08:002016-01-20T08:27:36.497-08:00I love this glimpse into Aussie vocabulary! "...I love this glimpse into Aussie vocabulary! "Bushfires and blowflies and prawns on the barbie." Full of words I understand (other than blowflies) but not used the same way here. In Canada we have forest fires or wildfires. The word shrimp is more commonly used than prawns, and we'd say barbecue rather than barbie. Or write it as BBQ. So fun.Valerie Comerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674882711125123089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-47669215153867317832016-01-19T19:50:53.040-08:002016-01-19T19:50:53.040-08:00I'm with Ian, Valerie! Right now it's a ro...I'm with Ian, Valerie! Right now it's a roasting 104 degrees in Sydney. I just finished reading one of Roseanna White's spy novels and imagined the nice cool temps in it. And yes, Christmas for us is bushfires and blowflies and prawns on the barbie.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-7662779078020537602016-01-19T13:34:33.142-08:002016-01-19T13:34:33.142-08:00I was about to say I never have that problem of my...I was about to say I never have that problem of my stories flipping to the other hemisphere, but that's not true! Plum Upside Down took a quick dive from Idaho to South Africa!<br /><br />I'd think Christmas novels (and movies) would seem very strange to you southerners! Like a glimpse into a completely different world. Your Christmas reality is so unlike ours. I started to read a Christmas novella set on a tropical cruise and I just couldn't get into it. It wasn't Christmassy to me.Valerie Comerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674882711125123089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-84716758731842741082016-01-19T13:27:21.457-08:002016-01-19T13:27:21.457-08:00Valerie, so much of my stories are based in the No...Valerie, so much of my stories are based in the Northern Hemisphere so I'm always having to think the opposite season to one I'm in which can be a bit tricky especially if the next chapter or scene hops into the southern hemisphere. Typically, my stories are based in the middle of the year. I'm not quite sure why. <br /><br />I recently read The Girl from the Train which had some very powerful "seasonal" descriptions of winter in Poland and summer in South Africa which I found captivating. I think one of the reasons I enjoy reading a Christmas story most years is I'll read ones based in cold climes so love reading about the snow and all the differences between what we have here in Australia.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-83843247519553730972016-01-19T12:02:04.073-08:002016-01-19T12:02:04.073-08:00I don't pay a lot of attention to it, either, ...I don't pay a lot of attention to it, either, except that I read Christmas stories all through November and December!Valerie Comerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674882711125123089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-14481136346489700062016-01-19T12:01:17.821-08:002016-01-19T12:01:17.821-08:00Writing Merry Kisses in August with sweat dripping...Writing Merry Kisses in August with sweat dripping off my nose, to say nothing of gagging on smoke from forest fires, was a bit of a challenge!Valerie Comerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674882711125123089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-33350828309602787782016-01-19T09:09:33.859-08:002016-01-19T09:09:33.859-08:00Enjoyed reading your post. I do enjoy your books....Enjoyed reading your post. I do enjoy your books. I don't know that I really pay much attention to the season of the book that I am reading. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775632755186192668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-56432872294373933362016-01-19T08:52:56.704-08:002016-01-19T08:52:56.704-08:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Valerie. I'v...Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Valerie. I've always been able to read anything... anytime. But lately, I've been more diligent about seeking out books that take place during the current season, especially winter. It makes the story seem even more real to me. As far as writing, I love writing winter scenes during the heat of summer, when I'm hot and miserable, as it puts me in the mindset of snow, ice, and cold winds blowing...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063319322670055893noreply@blogger.com