tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post1780412869367904201..comments2024-03-25T19:04:22.529-07:00Comments on The Silver Rush Mysteries: Real People in Mercury's RiseAnn Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13177732952658080784noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-67487587024678159732011-11-17T12:24:51.554-08:002011-11-17T12:24:51.554-08:00Hello Lori!
It's never too late to add a comme...Hello Lori!<br />It's never too late to add a comment! :-)<br />Sounds like you have a fascinating book in the works... and yes, I've had characters tell me (emphatically) that this is "not their book." In fact, in LEADEN SKIES, my initial draft had my on-going character, photographer Susan Carothers in the beginning. But it was clear to me (and my critique group and my editor) that poor Susan was just being shoved from scene to scene with no purpose. So, I let Susan go home and rest (which she needed after her adventures in IRON TIES), and she was ready to return to action in the latest book, MERCURY'S RISE.<br />Good luck with your writing endeavors! And keep writing! :-)Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348291444414701054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-7619059818890718882011-11-17T12:14:49.636-08:002011-11-17T12:14:49.636-08:00Hi Ann! (better late than never!) -- I'm using...Hi Ann! (better late than never!) -- I'm using real people's names in the novel I'm (endlessly) revising now, but I'm mixing up first and last names, so that I won't think of any of them as the person I really met. My book is set on a reservation, and I felt the only way to stay true to that rez was to use actual names I'd encountered (and people too!). Only the protagonist, who comes from somewhere else, has an entirely made-up name! In the first draft of a new book, not yet completed, I've used some of the first names from my own family. I hope they won't mind -- I didn't ask! But none of them are evil. I want to use the name of a good friend in yet another novel, but he insists he must be an evil, conniving villain, and I want him to be more of a hero type (though not my protagonist, who is female, and again, loosely based on a real person, but this time with a different name!) And I've encountered Eunie's problem with character names, too. Sometimes they just walk in as I'm writing, or trying to sleep, and tell me what's wrong. I've even had four characters step up together to tell me that they did NOT belong in the book I was putting them in, and if I truly wanted to use them, it would have to be in a different story! (Does that mean I'm delusional, or, I hope, just creative?!)<br />LoriLori Orserhttp://www.lorisbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-37719923868745766002011-11-07T21:50:16.235-08:002011-11-07T21:50:16.235-08:00Hello Ms. Mystery Reader!
Thank you so much for yo...Hello Ms. Mystery Reader!<br />Thank you so much for your kind words! And yep, I try to respond to everyone who takes the time to comment... Not that I'm always quick about it. :-}<br />Here's hoping you enjoy #4 in Inez's adventures!Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348291444414701054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-49298283916805672912011-11-06T09:19:19.558-08:002011-11-06T09:19:19.558-08:00Ann, I love this Inez series. So well written. And...Ann, I love this Inez series. So well written. And I'm impressed that you take the time to answer your commenters.Mystery Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05023651989834373090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-5887219509957413802011-11-03T10:02:48.105-07:002011-11-03T10:02:48.105-07:00... Through the magic of the random name selector ...... Through the magic of the random name selector (i.e., my husband), the winner is:<br /><br />SANDRA!<br /><br />Sandra, please contact me at annparker(at)annparker.net, so I can arrange to send you your Silver Rush mystery prize.<br /><br />Thank you, everyone, for commenting and joining me on this virtual tour! :-)Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348291444414701054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-73634141206611315692011-11-02T20:38:44.592-07:002011-11-02T20:38:44.592-07:00Hi Arletta!
Nice to see you here! And thanks for ...Hi Arletta! <br />Nice to see you here! And thanks for your comments. Sounds like we've all "stolen names" at one time or another... :-)Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177732952658080784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-61011666507134249542011-11-02T20:37:32.599-07:002011-11-02T20:37:32.599-07:00Hi Eunice,
And I'll bet your grandkids cherish...Hi Eunice,<br />And I'll bet your grandkids cherish those books that include their names (or if they don't yet, they will! ;-) ).<br />I agree: Names can be tricky. I have more than half a dozen name books I can page through, and the old city directories from the time and places I write about. Sometimes I take a first name from one column and a last name from the other. But sometimes, as you say, tinkering is required to make those characters respond to their names. :-)Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177732952658080784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-2023582905673463022011-11-02T20:34:24.836-07:002011-11-02T20:34:24.836-07:00Hello Sandra,
I agree... I'd guess she was a w...Hello Sandra,<br />I agree... I'd guess she was a widow as well. If I were to go way out on a limb, I'd venture that perhaps she and her husband came to Colorado for health purposes and he died in Colorado (another TB victim, maybe?). This is total imagination and conjecture on my part... I'd sure love to know the real story. :-)Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177732952658080784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-89743092274560015992011-11-02T09:57:38.643-07:002011-11-02T09:57:38.643-07:00Great comments. I especially like Eunie's. Aur...Great comments. I especially like Eunie's. Aure's unusual name, for now and the period, is a standout. I've used family names here and there and it gave me a clearer sense of character...even when they went off on their own and developed differently than the "real" one. <br />Great blog, Ann, and a promising good read.Arletta Dawdyhttp://arlettawrites.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-74439001652920363952011-11-02T07:54:49.112-07:002011-11-02T07:54:49.112-07:00Pretty neat how you wove real people into your sto...Pretty neat how you wove real people into your story. I've used something about my grandkids in five stories now,three as very minor characters, one shared a b-day with the protagonist, one had a hotel named after her, but names are tricky for me. In my book Ride a Shadowed Trail, I had an old black cook named Belle and a 16-yr-old white girlnamed Lucy. They stayed flat as a sheet of cardboard and would do nothing. In desperation, I switched their names and they responded. Weird, huh?Eunice Boevehttp://www.euniceboeve.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-1147969345019167642011-11-02T05:42:42.899-07:002011-11-02T05:42:42.899-07:00I hope I'm not too late to comment (I had no c...I hope I'm not too late to comment (I had no computer access on the first).<br /><br />Since she signed herself "Mrs. Anna Galbreaith," (as opposed to, say, "Mrs. William Galbreaith") it would seem likely she was a widow. If the Wild West was anything like medieval Europe, she probably had more independence as a widow than she would have had as a wife. She definitely sounded like a very interesting person!<br /><br />SandraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-48002466845510351252011-11-01T21:33:48.626-07:002011-11-01T21:33:48.626-07:00Glad to be an inspiration... It's partially du...Glad to be an inspiration... It's partially due to all the help you gave me, you know. :-)Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177732952658080784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-66031382099246274832011-11-01T18:56:28.167-07:002011-11-01T18:56:28.167-07:00You continue to amaze and inspire me. Thank You.You continue to amaze and inspire me. Thank You.Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-57809304777093076112011-11-01T16:36:28.575-07:002011-11-01T16:36:28.575-07:00Thank you, Cyndy! See you soon as well!Thank you, Cyndy! See you soon as well!Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177732952658080784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-84365282773499477402011-11-01T16:36:00.148-07:002011-11-01T16:36:00.148-07:00Hello Malena!
Character names tend to just "c...Hello Malena!<br />Character names tend to just "come to me" as well... soemtimes, though, I have to let go of a favorite if I have too many last names starting with "S" or "C" or some such.<br />Hope you enjoy MERCURY'S RISE!Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177732952658080784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-12001066253387088592011-11-01T10:36:58.810-07:002011-11-01T10:36:58.810-07:00I enjoyed Silver, Iron, and Lead so much! I can&#...I enjoyed Silver, Iron, and Lead so much! I can't wait to get my copy of Mercury for a great read. See you next week, Ann!Cyndy Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-24401011022087361412011-11-01T10:10:34.672-07:002011-11-01T10:10:34.672-07:00I think one of the best parts about writing is com...I think one of the best parts about writing is coming up with names for characters. I wish I could get a job just doing that. I know lots of people who find it difficult, but I just don't understand that.<br />If I knew someone named Dr. Aurelius Prochazka, I'd just have to use that name for a character.<br />Looking forward to meeting the characters you talk about in the new book.Malenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10337150816397660570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-8861138102659392242011-11-01T08:47:54.951-07:002011-11-01T08:47:54.951-07:00Hi Jody!
I had a lot of fun doing so... The densit...Hi Jody!<br />I had a lot of fun doing so... The density of "real people" in this book is particularly high. I probably won't do that again. But it was fun this time around! :-)Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177732952658080784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-70154930148274393362011-11-01T08:47:09.286-07:002011-11-01T08:47:09.286-07:00Hi Sue!
Yep, it should be out and about by now... ...Hi Sue!<br />Yep, it should be out and about by now... copies were popping up, even before the release date. Thanks for your well wishes! :-)Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177732952658080784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-43420986013619657802011-11-01T08:43:24.292-07:002011-11-01T08:43:24.292-07:00It's interesting to hear about how you used re...It's interesting to hear about how you used real people in your books.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816223057478185572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-11361243090708333272011-11-01T08:25:23.644-07:002011-11-01T08:25:23.644-07:00I am so happy it is now available for us to get it...I am so happy it is now available for us to get it and read it! <br />Wishing you many, many, many sales!<br />SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com