tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post6858773679893764939..comments2024-01-01T18:42:01.363-08:00Comments on International Christian Fiction Writers: SEXUAL TENSIONLisa Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358581487206184033noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-46327708074998792042016-01-25T03:54:08.380-08:002016-01-25T03:54:08.380-08:00Really Rita? I'm so glad you receive a blessin...Really Rita? I'm so glad you receive a blessing from them. Thanks for the feedback.<br />Shirley Corderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429641202607657089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-91027914493909654822016-01-23T02:57:02.288-08:002016-01-23T02:57:02.288-08:00Rita, I hope your plot reveals itself to you soon ...Rita, I hope your plot reveals itself to you soon :) An arranged/forced marriage by a domineering parent/guardian and the heroine refuses to talk to her future husband? Lots of possibilities for you to ponder... good luck!Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-71058605206045920392016-01-21T15:12:43.248-08:002016-01-21T15:12:43.248-08:00Wow, thanks Christine. Much appreciated.Wow, thanks Christine. Much appreciated.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-48127387941086815882016-01-21T10:07:38.545-08:002016-01-21T10:07:38.545-08:00Wonderful article, Rita, I shared it on Twitter, P...Wonderful article, Rita, I shared it on Twitter, Pinterest, and Google+Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533290326694777502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-12005234338943816122016-01-21T02:46:24.541-08:002016-01-21T02:46:24.541-08:00Thanks Shirley. A traumatic incident seems the mos...Thanks Shirley. A traumatic incident seems the most likely. You helpful ICFWers have given me a lot to chew over.<br /><br />BTW, I receive your devotionals in my inbox each week. A real blessing.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-66046447397913099352016-01-21T00:16:39.559-08:002016-01-21T00:16:39.559-08:00Interestingly, the book I'm reading right now ...Interestingly, the book I'm reading right now has a little boy in it who has not spoken since his home burned down with his mother inside. So I vote for a traumatic event.Shirley Corderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429641202607657089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-62757598161702916132016-01-21T00:16:32.870-08:002016-01-21T00:16:32.870-08:00Interestingly, the book I'm reading right now ...Interestingly, the book I'm reading right now has a little boy in it who has not spoken since his home burned down with his mother inside. So I vote for a traumatic event.Shirley Corderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429641202607657089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-62440337623721307772016-01-20T19:25:17.417-08:002016-01-20T19:25:17.417-08:00The same to you dear Iola. I think your book will ...The same to you dear Iola. I think your book will be finished before mine!Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-3003939365818569192016-01-20T19:24:25.939-08:002016-01-20T19:24:25.939-08:00Well Ian, it just proves truth IS stranger than fi...Well Ian, it just proves truth IS stranger than fiction! How awful for them.<br />Thanks for sharing. My premise doesn't seem quite so farfetched now.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-78573471901122492732016-01-20T19:14:36.921-08:002016-01-20T19:14:36.921-08:00I have no idea, but it's an intriguing premise...I have no idea, but it's an intriguing premise and I can't wait to read it!Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-52611546214641040882016-01-20T18:01:38.688-08:002016-01-20T18:01:38.688-08:00Thanks for engaging our assistance, Rita. I read s...Thanks for engaging our assistance, Rita. I read something the other day about a group of African women who were relocated to America and on arrival were all 'blind". However, none of then had any anatomical reason for their blindness. It was discovered they had witnessed the murder of their children in some sort of genocide. As a result, the women were so traumatised by it became blind.<br /><br />I thought that was an amazing story.<br /><br />Keep us posted on your progress.<br />Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-51195840798703387582016-01-20T16:27:52.211-08:002016-01-20T16:27:52.211-08:00Thanks Alice. Glad you're intrigued. The choic...Thanks Alice. Glad you're intrigued. The choice of a husband? Interesting. I hadn't thought of that. When I work on her character a little more, maybe it will become clear. The setting will be England to begin with.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-13403905852752696342016-01-20T13:42:02.090-08:002016-01-20T13:42:02.090-08:00Depending on where she lived, women in the 1880...Depending on where she lived, women in the 1880's had very little power. I like the idea of not talking in order to get her own way over something -- perhaps the choice of a husband. Of course, if she lives on the frontier, that won't work. You've given us your time frame but not the setting. I'm intrigued.Alice Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218095053108888830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-48592084275954830962016-01-20T11:44:24.268-08:002016-01-20T11:44:24.268-08:00Wow, Donna, just when I'm thinking trauma, my ...Wow, Donna, just when I'm thinking trauma, my gal making a choice not to for some reason also resonates with me. But I'm thinking the internal dialogue would be the tricky part of this.<br />Oh well who said writing a book is easy?Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-39812633665163886312016-01-20T11:40:37.503-08:002016-01-20T11:40:37.503-08:00It would have to be a traumatic experience of some...It would have to be a traumatic experience of some kind, I guess. Now I'm going to mull over all those possibilities. Thanks Patricia.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-37246018789958269892016-01-20T11:38:50.876-08:002016-01-20T11:38:50.876-08:00That's an original twist, Autumn! Hmm, gotta g...That's an original twist, Autumn! Hmm, gotta give that some thought. Thanks for your input.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-12818113278132601902016-01-20T10:18:33.882-08:002016-01-20T10:18:33.882-08:00What a fun puzzle to work on. Yes, trauma seems mo...What a fun puzzle to work on. Yes, trauma seems most likely, but choosing not to could make for a lot of good internal dialogue. Your covers are lovely.Donna Fletcher Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986333915483142722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-13873203315365634772016-01-20T08:26:11.246-08:002016-01-20T08:26:11.246-08:00Great post! I vote for "a traumatic experienc...Great post! I vote for "a traumatic experience" - my grandma didn't speak a word for two years after her father died.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01854586114372855343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-42689914987219815842016-01-20T05:05:50.195-08:002016-01-20T05:05:50.195-08:00That makes me think of an L M Montgomery story, Ki...That makes me think of an L M Montgomery story, Kilmeny of the Orchard. The heroine was unable to speak since childhood. The reason was complicated, but mainly tied into her mother never speaking because of a vow, and the heroine being kept a secret because she was born out of wedlock.<br />I hope your story challenge works out. Often those challenging stories produce our best writing.Autumn Macarthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376992769171145754noreply@blogger.com