tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515534703047572915.post2599164926649475785..comments2023-06-24T05:24:46.655-07:00Comments on Beth Camp and ROW80: ROw80 check-in: Wednesday?Beth Camphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515534703047572915.post-64972142051391301562015-02-16T04:43:19.020-08:002015-02-16T04:43:19.020-08:00I like the cold... but only when I'm inside, a...I like the cold... but only when I'm inside, away from it, and can watch it from a distance. So I love the freezing feeling of your snippet because I'm not shivering myself! I love their accents too, and Fronteneau's pacing feels infectious. His apprehension is palpable and I don't blame him, it sounds like a hideous trek...Pax Asteriaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332580454780773437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515534703047572915.post-11894257856911753262015-02-15T05:24:34.195-08:002015-02-15T05:24:34.195-08:00Every time I take the dogs out and it's sub-ze...Every time I take the dogs out and it's sub-zero (like this morning), I honestly think of how folks survived in this kind of weather when they didn't have the luxuries we have now. I wonder if I would have been hardy enough, or would have been one of the wasps. Great excerpt!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515534703047572915.post-16309944090888937662015-02-14T04:57:04.687-08:002015-02-14T04:57:04.687-08:00Thank you, Cindy. Have you noticed how we change o...Thank you, Cindy. Have you noticed how we change our vocabulary based on who we're talking with? I was raised blue collar, went to college, and always worked to fit in. So when I'm working with working class characters, their language feels like home. Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515534703047572915.post-11380016471028968322015-02-14T04:53:58.446-08:002015-02-14T04:53:58.446-08:00Thank you, Abigail. I do love studying the past an...Thank you, Abigail. I do love studying the past and trying to tell a good story. But actually, my main character is a woman -- and she's pretty unique and determined.Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515534703047572915.post-22978061883961285482015-02-14T04:52:31.261-08:002015-02-14T04:52:31.261-08:00Hello, Shan. Thank you for affirming good progress...Hello, Shan. Thank you for affirming good progress on my goals. That progress still seems as slow as the internet connection we're curently using. What is ever easy about writing? Twisting story plots? Giving our characters a hard time?Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515534703047572915.post-49765791903235343802015-02-14T04:50:25.776-08:002015-02-14T04:50:25.776-08:00Thank you, Amy, for reading and commenting. Someti...Thank you, Amy, for reading and commenting. Sometimes I wonder what our life would be like today if these intrepid men and women didn't persevere. Most likely the US would be more strongly Hispanic, though I can't imagine the trek through the deserts of the Southwest would be any easier.Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515534703047572915.post-49359783629565937762015-02-14T04:48:44.209-08:002015-02-14T04:48:44.209-08:00Thank you for visiting. Actually, the canoes were ...Thank you for visiting. Actually, the canoes were only used in the summer, then snowshoes took over! I think I'd rather write about summer. :)Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515534703047572915.post-88772996581754726102015-02-14T04:47:50.387-08:002015-02-14T04:47:50.387-08:00Thanks for visiting, Denise. Sometimes I worry tha...Thanks for visiting, Denise. Sometimes I worry that what's ahead will push away readers . . . Can you imagine the entire Hudson's Bay frozen solid? A wonderful landscape where survival hinges on skill.Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515534703047572915.post-34614794789903108612015-02-14T04:45:57.476-08:002015-02-14T04:45:57.476-08:00Another fan of Laura Ingalls Wilder. What a wonder...Another fan of Laura Ingalls Wilder. What a wonderful read aloud for you and the kids to share. I feel a little guilty being down here in Galveston this month, but every day, we're walking around without coats and enjoying the sunshine! Thank you for visiting.Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515534703047572915.post-61569567668990898092015-02-13T13:50:02.698-08:002015-02-13T13:50:02.698-08:00You remind her that is effing cold here. But that&...You remind her that is effing cold here. But that's okay. <br /><br />Congrats on the Marketing draft!! Wooo.... :-)<br /><br />Oh, and cute snippet, love read things in dialect. I can usually hear them in my head, even if i can't speak them.Here, There be a Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12181791525156482545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515534703047572915.post-33742709346018439452015-02-13T02:40:15.636-08:002015-02-13T02:40:15.636-08:00I'll jump in with the others - I am not a fan ...I'll jump in with the others - I am not a fan of the cold! I am a fan of historical fiction, though, and this is such a rich setting and era! Truly a unique and determined group of men. Looking forward to hearing more about their adventure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515534703047572915.post-53928998810523462122015-02-12T18:53:29.955-08:002015-02-12T18:53:29.955-08:00My one winter in Wyoming was enough, thanks. =)
...My one winter in Wyoming was enough, thanks. =) <br /><br />I hope they make it safely, but I'm guessing they don't do it easily. Where would be the story in that?<br /><br />Good progress on the goals! =)Shan Jeniah Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757607146774769663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515534703047572915.post-19902907494865937292015-02-12T18:16:03.511-08:002015-02-12T18:16:03.511-08:00The thought of having to make that trek has me shi...The thought of having to make that trek has me shivering. Better these characters than me!Amy Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17579508253374911018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515534703047572915.post-34758521675270889642015-02-12T12:34:25.118-08:002015-02-12T12:34:25.118-08:00Canoes in Hudson Bay???? I am freezing just thinki...Canoes in Hudson Bay???? I am freezing just thinking about it!!!Currenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00083928011647029231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515534703047572915.post-27899349808875155112015-02-12T12:21:54.661-08:002015-02-12T12:21:54.661-08:00"So late my men will drop like wasps at the f..."So late my men will drop like wasps at the first frost.”--A great line. Your WIPpet piqued my curiosity; I'm wondering what sort of hardships these characters will face on their journey. Hope you share more next week!Denise D. Younghttp://denisedyoung.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515534703047572915.post-43561102799378340812015-02-12T07:46:08.441-08:002015-02-12T07:46:08.441-08:00Brrrr. .... Brrrrrr. I don't like being cold. ...Brrrr. .... Brrrrrr. I don't like being cold. At all. I'm reading the Laura Ingalls Wilder books to my kids and every time Laura mentions the cold, I think, "thank you, Lord, for heaters, and thermal things, and heaters, and cars with heaters, and cups that keep drinks hot, and libraries/stores with heaters, and hot water in my shower for when the heaters aren't enough." :-P I hope your French Canadians make it safely to their destination without too much frigidness. I don't envy your poor characters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com