tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post8668873594080583633..comments2024-01-01T18:42:01.363-08:00Comments on International Christian Fiction Writers: How do you define an exotic setting? (plus gift card giveaway)Lisa Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358581487206184033noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-74133776567159543402014-09-19T03:44:57.545-07:002014-09-19T03:44:57.545-07:00Congratulations Jenny Blake! Random.org drew your ...Congratulations Jenny Blake! Random.org drew your name as the winner of the Amazon Gift Card :)Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-15226259143345814782014-09-17T12:08:37.048-07:002014-09-17T12:08:37.048-07:00Totally a God-thing, I have no doubt :)Totally a God-thing, I have no doubt :)Marionuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499912075396841982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-86833535521723280342014-09-17T05:20:13.870-07:002014-09-17T05:20:13.870-07:00A romance in historical Scotland would suit me jus...A romance in historical Scotland would suit me just fine! I'm fascinated by that part of the world. <br />andreagrigg@live.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04449342827457837314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-26426610232054388432014-09-17T03:27:24.696-07:002014-09-17T03:27:24.696-07:00Hi Lisa, Yes, this is true! Different cultures def...Hi Lisa, Yes, this is true! Different cultures definitely hold an exotic appeal :) Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-74346556223538363602014-09-17T03:24:57.360-07:002014-09-17T03:24:57.360-07:00Hi Ian, Tosca's new release is on my wishlist,...Hi Ian, Tosca's new release is on my wishlist, too. I've enjoyed reading Lisa's African books, as well as her LIS books and her latest series set in the USA :) Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-80381523464803163492014-09-17T03:21:12.980-07:002014-09-17T03:21:12.980-07:00Hi Marion, Wow, it's amazing how the ideas for...Hi Marion, Wow, it's amazing how the ideas for your foreign setting books are such a good match for the locale. Excellent coffee and busking is very Melbourne :) Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-27621582898358705932014-09-17T03:18:18.656-07:002014-09-17T03:18:18.656-07:00Hi Sandra, I grew up on sun-drenched beaches and I...Hi Sandra, I grew up on sun-drenched beaches and I tend to think snow and a white Christmas is exotic, lol. I know, you're roflol at my comment! :)Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-75477190155831509072014-09-17T03:13:05.280-07:002014-09-17T03:13:05.280-07:00Hi Jenny, I've wanted to visited PEI ever sinc...Hi Jenny, I've wanted to visited PEI ever since I read the Anne books as a young girl. It's on my travel wishlist, as well as an Alaskan cruise. I love Hawaii and I consider anywhere in Europe exotic. Thanks for stopping by :) Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-68781730482774526442014-09-17T03:08:32.009-07:002014-09-17T03:08:32.009-07:00Hi Deanna, I hope you'll have the opportunity ...Hi Deanna, I hope you'll have the opportunity to read my Snowgum Creek books. The beach in the pic was one of my favourite beaches when I lived in Sydney. Thanks for stopping by :)Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-27014169575080927532014-09-16T23:12:46.886-07:002014-09-16T23:12:46.886-07:00It is interesting that exotic seems to be somewher...It is interesting that exotic seems to be somewhere we are not. :-) What is exotic to me, might not be to you. There are also some settings I love reading, like historical England, but I don't see that as exotic. Maybe because, like Sandra said, exotic does bring to my mind sun-drenched beaches and places I see as beautiful, perhaps even glamorous, or maybe simply a place that is very different from my own culture. Thanks for sharing, Narelle! Lisa Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358581487206184033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-6261069920143118542014-09-16T22:52:55.868-07:002014-09-16T22:52:55.868-07:00Clever post, Narelle. One of my next reads is jour...Clever post, Narelle. One of my next reads is journeying back in time to the Saba Kingdom (modern Yemen). It's where Tosca Lee's latest "The Legend of Sheba" is set. Yes, the story of the Queen and her visit to King Solomon.<br /><br />I'm keen to read Lisa's novels soon, too, especially those with an African flavour. But Marion's sounds fascinating - Helsinki would be fun to explore both fictionally and in reality.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-12459647101172113892014-09-16T15:47:32.509-07:002014-09-16T15:47:32.509-07:00Oh, ps. marion(dot)ueckermann(at)gmail(dot)comOh, ps. marion(dot)ueckermann(at)gmail(dot)comMarionuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499912075396841982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-48473096507458484582014-09-16T15:47:04.062-07:002014-09-16T15:47:04.062-07:00Thanks for a great post, Narelle. I love writing i...Thanks for a great post, Narelle. I love writing in these exotic, foreign places. Currently I'm flitting between Glasgow, Scotland and Melbourne, Australia, as I work on my next two submissions for the Passport to Romance series. These novelettes by Pelican Book Group offer readers a great opportunity to travel to wonderful cities all over the world. Early next year readers will be able to travel to Oslo, Norway when Oslo Overtures releases. I'm so excited, not only to be able to whisk readers away to this beautiful location, but to have the opportunity to introduce them to the fascinating world of human flight as my hero and heroine are both professional wingsuiters. <br /><br />What I find more exciting than the exotic locations I've been writing in for this series, is the way God just leads with the right story ideas - eg. when I chose wingsuiting for my Norway story, I had no idea that Norway was a wingsuiting mecca; when I chose a street busker and a barista for my Melbourne story, I had no idea that there's a huge busking and coffee culture to the city of Melbourne. Same goes for my Glasgow story and the choice of an opera singer for the heroine ... I subsequently discovered something that said "Glasgow...the city of music." The writing journey with God to these places is definitely the best thing of all.Marionuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499912075396841982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-56044896881714457252014-09-16T12:13:35.512-07:002014-09-16T12:13:35.512-07:00So many places hold appeal to me as places I'd...So many places hold appeal to me as places I'd love to visit, although I would tend to reserve the word exotic for sun-drenched beach locales. :DSandra Orchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236883194496601011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-39081065269026425072014-09-16T08:36:35.634-07:002014-09-16T08:36:35.634-07:00Its hard to say but to me places like Prince Edwar...Its hard to say but to me places like Prince Edward Island is exoctic and Susan Paige Davis has a book Love finds me in Prince Edward Island. The other place is Alaska and Janet Tronstad has a new dry creek book that will be set in Alaska coming out soon. <br />Hawaii is exotic to me also and Austria or Switzerland.Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-81666747116948944802014-09-16T08:20:08.134-07:002014-09-16T08:20:08.134-07:00Adam, just the name TASMANIA sounds so exotic. Kin...Adam, just the name TASMANIA sounds so exotic. Kind of like Timbuktu. :-)LeAnne Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433010038077925237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-33797425325196961572014-09-16T06:01:33.906-07:002014-09-16T06:01:33.906-07:00the Snowgum Creek series, Australia is intriguing...the Snowgum Creek series, Australia is intriguing to me. I would love to sit on that beach & read one of your books! :)Deanna Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01589351351698020082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-28234981764462409062014-09-16T03:39:06.547-07:002014-09-16T03:39:06.547-07:00Hi Kara, I really enjoyed reading Christine's ...Hi Kara, I really enjoyed reading Christine's books that are set in India :)Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-30786843844608516492014-09-16T03:37:26.262-07:002014-09-16T03:37:26.262-07:00Hi Adam, I agree, many people would consider your ...Hi Adam, I agree, many people would consider your beautiful island state an exotic setting. An Amish community in space...definitely an unusual and exotic setting :)Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-24662750264660027702014-09-16T03:33:57.267-07:002014-09-16T03:33:57.267-07:00Hi Paula, I agree, we're blessed to live in Au...Hi Paula, I agree, we're blessed to live in Australia. I have a large number of international books on my wish list and in my tbr Kindle queue :) Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-57242755338773890052014-09-16T03:30:12.439-07:002014-09-16T03:30:12.439-07:00Hi Sonja, I'd love to visit Japan and read boo...Hi Sonja, I'd love to visit Japan and read books set there :)Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-34140324737277603802014-09-16T01:35:34.597-07:002014-09-16T01:35:34.597-07:00I'm a big fan of exotic settings (which to me ...I'm a big fan of exotic settings (which to me is anywhere but here - New Zealand!). <br /><br />Jeanette Windle has transported me to Afghanistan, Lisa Harris to Africa, Carla Laureano to Scotland, and Ronie Kendig to South America. I'm looking forward to Christine Lindsay taking me to India sometime soon :) Kara Isaachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482245933455012714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-77339578058477722322014-09-15T23:44:01.765-07:002014-09-15T23:44:01.765-07:00Yes, definitely the eye of the beholder. I've ...Yes, definitely the eye of the beholder. I've come to realise that most people in the world view Tasmania as rather exotic, but to me it's as normal as it gets.<br /><br />One book with an exotic setting that I'm looking forward to reading sometime soon is Pennsylvania by Michael Bunker, which is about an Amish community that settle on a distant planet.Adam David Collingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072000680990534407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-84678226073582118692014-09-15T22:19:33.594-07:002014-09-15T22:19:33.594-07:00Hi Narelle,
I'm always encouraged by internati...Hi Narelle,<br />I'm always encouraged by international friends who tell me that, in their opinion, Australia has an exotic mystique. It reminds me that since that's the case, those of us lucky enough to be born here are free to enjoy it.<br />I'd like to read Marion's Helsinki Sunrise too, and also several of the other books on the list you've mentioned. I wouldn't want to stop once I started.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-42973358161826657962014-09-15T20:47:17.616-07:002014-09-15T20:47:17.616-07:00Definitely Japan! Sonja dot Nishimoto at gmail do...Definitely Japan! Sonja dot Nishimoto at gmail dot comSonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431683315136615640noreply@blogger.com