tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978947499777787671.post3672292775156291427..comments2023-12-22T05:14:59.944-05:00Comments on Buffy's write zone: Blog tour: Janice HardyBuffy Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033283884801658206noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978947499777787671.post-62671565023896612522010-10-20T09:26:36.320-04:002010-10-20T09:26:36.320-04:00Wow, I never even considered those sorts of parall...Wow, I never even considered those sorts of parallels in the series. I just saw a character facing internal and external trials with very bad people and the moral ambiguity of her power. It reminds me of a scene near the end of Oathbreakers by Mercedes Lackey. Kethry is preparing some nasty trap spells to use on some even nastier mages. The archivist Jadrek asks her what she's working on. As she explains it, we see just how bad the spells are, but we also learn why she has to use them anyway. She doesn't much like what she's doing, but she knows it is necessary.Jaleh Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942272578488986874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978947499777787671.post-78718835541734036952010-10-19T08:13:14.894-04:002010-10-19T08:13:14.894-04:00Thanks! It was something I never really thought ab...Thanks! It was something I never really thought about either until I started getting out in the world and talking to readers. I think I learn just as much about the writing process by answering questions as I do studying it! Folks ask me the best questions and then I have to examine something I never looked at closely before. It's kinda fun.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978947499777787671.post-36866529484282606112010-10-15T18:33:24.461-04:002010-10-15T18:33:24.461-04:00You know, it's interesting because I always wo...You know, it's interesting because I always wonder when someone says that a book deals with this issue and how it relates to this going on in the real world, if it was really intentional. I know there are messages in my book (trust, dealing with prejudices, betrayal etc), but I didn't sit down to write my story, thinking, these are the issues I want to deal with, let me build a story around them. They just sort of happened and whatever people take from my story will ultimately come from their own personal experiences in life and so it will be different for eveyrone in some way. It makes sense that people would ask such questions and it is amazing how everything in our lives consciously and subconsciously (sp?) permeates into our stories.<br /><br />Great post Janice!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03696084321447737813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978947499777787671.post-80282208788042991622010-10-15T17:47:05.720-04:002010-10-15T17:47:05.720-04:00I love writers (like Janice) whose main goal is to...I love writers (like Janice) whose main goal is to tell a good story. We all come to the story with our own baggage and interpret the themes and events through the filter of our experiences.Vonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228707287799345805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978947499777787671.post-11571388880038573362010-10-15T14:28:45.372-04:002010-10-15T14:28:45.372-04:00Great post. I think it is true that readers wonder...Great post. I think it is true that readers wonder if a statement is being made by an author. Funny, it never crossed my mind that you might be in your first book.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978947499777787671.post-70389021200934281232010-10-15T14:25:03.637-04:002010-10-15T14:25:03.637-04:00Thanks a lot!Thanks a lot!Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978947499777787671.post-56068005685347041302010-10-15T13:24:11.668-04:002010-10-15T13:24:11.668-04:00Great introduction, Buffy! I'm off to check o...Great introduction, Buffy! I'm off to check out Janice's blog. :) Best wishes with your books, Janice...Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.com