tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post3357855485349242880..comments2023-10-12T15:03:15.389+01:00Comments on Lindsay's Romantics: Wot, no Vampires?Lindsay Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11513558547686982857noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-4608273085964036932013-03-03T15:12:15.658+00:002013-03-03T15:12:15.658+00:00You're welcome, Stuart, and thanks.You're welcome, Stuart, and thanks.Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-72566198178297125702013-03-03T14:52:59.061+00:002013-03-03T14:52:59.061+00:00Once again, an interesting piece that demonstrates...Once again, an interesting piece that demonstrates how thorough you are in your research. Fascinating stuff, thanks.stuartaken.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695584662320617659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-30510135077239448102013-02-26T13:48:09.825+00:002013-02-26T13:48:09.825+00:00The paranormal is fertile ground for exploring hum...The paranormal is fertile ground for exploring human frailties and strengths. Depending on the slant, one person's myth is another's legend is another's history is another's bunk. <br /><br />Keep being inspired, Savanna!Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-86557399307463704432013-02-25T20:50:47.309+00:002013-02-25T20:50:47.309+00:00Linda, I agree. Fictionalizing history is crucial,...Linda, I agree. Fictionalizing history is crucial, I believe. Because so much of it has been forgotten or sanitized, or covered up. <br /><br />For example, throughout history here, there are accounts of giants by American Indian tribes, and there have been all sorts of graves discovered with remains of giants. Yet, every effort is being made to keep this a secret. You can find info at ~stevequayle.com~ and that's only one site with real documents. <br /><br />Fascinating about the 'bronze age' artifacts. But then, Britain is filled with remnants of the most ancient history, recorded and not recorded. <br /><br />My specialty is antediluvian history in my books, which of course, is still in the paranormal realm. <br /><br />Did you know Tolkien's high fantasy novels were based on reality not myths, on ancient documents he found, then fictionalized. It was known as the third age. <br /><br />Our real history is far, far more than what has been revealed. Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-1630378208644974732013-02-25T09:34:59.492+00:002013-02-25T09:34:59.492+00:00Hi Savanna, thanks for dropping by.
I just get a...Hi Savanna, thanks for dropping by. <br /><br />I just get a kick out of thinking of a shape-shifter town in Montana! It's the same sensory misalignment with Torc of Moonlight. Yes, Yorkshire has some seriously atmospheric scenery... but the industrial/fishing city of Hull? Yet history connects if we look beneath the surface. At school we were told that the city is young (ie established early mediaeval) yet on the outskirts have been found Bronze age boats, the biggest 50 feet long which is reckoned could take 18 paddlers. That's some serious Pre-Roman kit.<br /><br />I think readers perceptions of the paranormal have been fed by Hollywood for effect - Nosferatu was not a mesmerising guy - yet there have always been 'shape-changers' as a mindset, mostly for religious purposes. You only need look at the Native American peoples. <br /><br />What I think we writers need to do is fictionalise by all means, it is, after all our trade, but keep within the shadow of the historical context (or what we know of it) otherwise the history is lost. After all, there are plenty of people who dismiss the Holocaust as exaggeration, and that's only 70 years old.Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-61235910320422474792013-02-25T02:04:01.613+00:002013-02-25T02:04:01.613+00:00Hi Linda, thanks for sharing this rich paranormal ...Hi Linda, thanks for sharing this rich paranormal history... so much has been lost to a lot of us. I love learning about the ancient Celtic goddesses. <br /><br />I guess readers do associate mostly vampires and werewolves with the paranormal genre. <br /><br />While my latest shapeshifter romance novel -- in the editing stage currently -- does include secondary werewolf and supernatural characters, including an Egyptian Goddess, from our shapeshifter-landia town of Talbot's Peak, Montana... and the heroes are a wolf and cougar shifter... the story features shamanic experiences, and is not merely a lighthearted tale or a dark tale of what is typically considered paranormal. <br /><br />Your cover art is gorgeous! I wish you every authorly success. Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-92105350207678296482013-02-24T23:08:01.352+00:002013-02-24T23:08:01.352+00:00I know what you mean, Linda, but there's room ...I know what you mean, Linda, but there's room for everyone. Some just shout louder than others. <br /><br />I do intend to write about a werewolf, or should I say ulfhednar. Like Lindsay, above, I believe in giving my supernatural a very large dose of historical reality.<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by.Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-91799676470696705952013-02-24T16:38:45.276+00:002013-02-24T16:38:45.276+00:00I'm sure I'm not the only one who is sick ...I'm sure I'm not the only one who is sick of vampires and werewolves. There are enough of those books out there to turn people off paranormal. Nice to see you have a different slant. And the covers are great.Linda Banchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143074276306710646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-74105511988046465342013-02-24T16:15:31.807+00:002013-02-24T16:15:31.807+00:00Thanks, Lindsay. The research was fascinating, and...Thanks, Lindsay. The research was fascinating, and so close to home that it started giving me the shivers. There is so much we pass every day without realising how deep run its roots.<br /><br />I'm hoping the now launched paperback will gather the novel so new readers. Back on with book 2!<br />Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-37051748477159034352013-02-24T16:06:16.876+00:002013-02-24T16:06:16.876+00:00Hear, hear, LindaA! My forthcoming novel, 'Dar... Hear, hear, LindaA! My forthcoming novel, 'Dark Maiden' has paranormal elements in it - paranormal as believed by people in the Middle Ages. <br /><br />The water goddesses and old gods are deep in our history. I found your 'Torc of Moonlight' compelling and fascinating by the way you drew on this rich, dark past.<br /><br />I love the covers! <br /><br />Can't wait for 'The Bull at the Gate'!Lindsay Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513558547686982857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-4084508343676774452013-02-24T14:41:24.933+00:002013-02-24T14:41:24.933+00:00Thanks for dropping by, Angie. Glad you found it i...Thanks for dropping by, Angie. Glad you found it intriguing.Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350339348313810194.post-10671985760287149112013-02-24T14:24:46.727+00:002013-02-24T14:24:46.727+00:00Very interesting and intriguing post by someone wh...Very interesting and intriguing post by someone who clearly knows her stuff!Angienoreply@blogger.com