tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post3550672022910124310..comments2024-03-29T01:47:48.560-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: The Accidental ExpertJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38781328113089464442017-10-19T20:03:46.950-04:002017-10-19T20:03:46.950-04:00It was not okay for Georgie and Darcy either!It was not okay for Georgie and Darcy either!Jungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12254293658792217212017-10-19T19:02:48.809-04:002017-10-19T19:02:48.809-04:00That’s impressive- to get a reply and admission. That’s impressive- to get a reply and admission. Amanda Le Rougetelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975933690463168906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16026916516509062292017-10-19T18:47:46.110-04:002017-10-19T18:47:46.110-04:00Your statement that if one detail is incorrect the...Your statement that if one detail is incorrect the entire story loses its validity is true. Also true is if you put something in your books you're expected to be an expert. <br />The cover of "The Tuscany Child" is lovely.Donna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44615753435324119722017-10-19T17:25:38.721-04:002017-10-19T17:25:38.721-04:00Been reading since I was 4, including a lot of his...Been reading since I was 4, including a lot of historical fiction, romance and mysteries and biographies and autobiographies. Yes, big mistakes would bother me. I have to ignore everyone having sex before marriage in the historical romances but it bothers me. Heck, that wasn't approved of when I grew up, much less the Regency Era.Sally from PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649707016754971847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7244668768096469182017-10-19T15:44:06.339-04:002017-10-19T15:44:06.339-04:00Update: The author replied and admitted that I was...Update: The author replied and admitted that I was right, that she had missed the error when proof reading. met314https://www.blogger.com/profile/12492780722297846126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47049924995989870422017-10-19T15:28:31.410-04:002017-10-19T15:28:31.410-04:00A few years ago I was asked to speak to a local hi...A few years ago I was asked to speak to a local history group about a book that was set in our area. As a former librarian and someone who had recently moved to the area...and knowing that most attendees would already have read the book, I decided to talk about the accuracy of the book's historical details. I'd looked up many as I read, because "that can't be true!" Except every single incredible detail could be verified. We shared our appreciation and amazement, and then we ate homemade peach cobbler made with butter and local fruit, just like the characters in the book - except I used a food processor, an oven and peaches I'd picked at a lower elevation (due to the season).Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077587387897718624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44256503274759485012017-10-19T15:01:32.694-04:002017-10-19T15:01:32.694-04:00I'm thinking we should do Jungle Reds Retreat ...I'm thinking we should do Jungle Reds Retreat in Tuscany!Jungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68730087471022159062017-10-19T14:33:08.245-04:002017-10-19T14:33:08.245-04:00This popped up on my Facebook feed just after I ha...This popped up on my Facebook feed just after I had found an error in a newly published historical mystery, and I confess that I posted about the error on the author's Facebook page. I tend to do that, and sometimes authors thank me and sometimes I am ignored (and probably cussed out as well). I appreciate the trouble that Rhys Bowen takes to get it right. met314https://www.blogger.com/profile/12492780722297846126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79947385532217950882017-10-19T14:09:01.287-04:002017-10-19T14:09:01.287-04:00First I have to say how much I love the cover of T...First I have to say how much I love the cover of The Tuscan Child, and I can't wait to read it. You are so productive, Rhys, and it's all amazing. I'm appreciative of all the research you do for all of your books. I know that I can read anything you write with the assurance of accurate historical detail, and that makes the reading so enjoyable, even if I wouln't know the difference. I come away from your books with a satisfaction that I've learned history, accurate history, through your fascinating stories.<br /><br />Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17874033233804498152017-10-19T13:45:25.064-04:002017-10-19T13:45:25.064-04:00I admit to being put out if I find major errors in...I admit to being put out if I find major errors in a novel. Minor ones? They happen. I question the effort the author made in researching when big bloopers keep popping up. As for my own fields of "expertise"? Well. . . I get very testy when I see the same old, same old trite crap written about my home state by someone who obviously has never lived there more than 5 minutes. Every region in Texas is different. You cannot watch a cowboy movie and plop that "information" down in a book set in Houston or Dallas or any major city. East Texas is light years different from west Texas. Likewise, the Panhandle and the Valley. I would nominate my husband as an "expert" when it comes to weapons and military history of the US. Just sit through a war movie with him! Rhys, I loved In Farleigh Field. Your research is fabulous and it shows. Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90062432091341129212017-10-19T13:44:12.596-04:002017-10-19T13:44:12.596-04:00Rhys, I LOVE the cover, and cannot wait to read th...Rhys, I LOVE the cover, and cannot wait to read the book!!!!!! And I do appreciated all the research you put in. I love both the Molly and the Georgie books, but your description of San Francisco in the earthquake and the fire is something that will always stick with me. I would swear you lived through that, and when I was in SF after reading the book I kept thinking about those scenes.<br /><br />I love doing research and really try to get all my details right. I've described my job as being a perpetual grad student, lol. But then there are always the things that you don't know you don't know!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74419666996920410552017-10-19T13:38:41.544-04:002017-10-19T13:38:41.544-04:00My agent told me I couldn't write about opera ...My agent told me I couldn't write about opera when I wrote Leave the Grave Green. I did it anyway, because I was interested and wanted to learn more, but I've never understood that bias.<br />Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80101078218326765542017-10-19T13:33:32.356-04:002017-10-19T13:33:32.356-04:00I think that's good expertise! I'm an acci...I think that's good expertise! I'm an accidental cradle Episcoplian--neither of my parents were raised as such, just fell into it. Anyway I am proud of how the church has changed with the times, being compassionate and welcoming to all. Of course we know that when Episcopalians get mad they leave and start their own churches. But as we say here, don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88157531340205743572017-10-19T12:56:05.246-04:002017-10-19T12:56:05.246-04:00Not being an expert in an historical or geographic...Not being an expert in an historical or geographical way, I certainly would have missed that train error, and I'm sure I miss many such things. As a reader, if I don't know any better, then "no harm, no foul". Also, if I'm reading a book I'm enjoying, and notice the author has streets going the wrong way, or gets some place-names wrong (but not affecting the story), I just don't better about it; shrug it off. A story well plotted and well told doesn't - for me - depend on every detail being perfect. Maybe I'm too forgiving, but unless I encounter something really unforgivable, such as an important clue dropping from the sky, I just go with what's on the page.<br /><br />The new book's cover is wonderful.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57610135928095808782017-10-19T12:46:01.369-04:002017-10-19T12:46:01.369-04:00Rhys, I love your historical novels, and I'm ...Rhys, I love your historical novels, and I'm looking forward to reading more.<br /><br />A couple of years ago I was a little disappointed in a historical novel that I read by an author who was unknown to me. It was set in the 1920s. One of the female characters was supposed to be a graduate of a University that did not admit female students until the late 1960s! I have not read anything else by that author although I suppose I should certainly give the person another chance.<br /><br />DebRo <br /><br />Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62163745091225627872017-10-19T12:36:32.450-04:002017-10-19T12:36:32.450-04:00I suspect all writing is hard. If you think about ...I suspect all writing is hard. If you think about it, God created the world in seven days but left someone else to write the book. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20439630545921387062017-10-19T12:28:49.148-04:002017-10-19T12:28:49.148-04:00Thank you so much, Hillary!
RhydThank you so much, Hillary!<br />RhydJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15266422196349890032017-10-19T12:27:45.826-04:002017-10-19T12:27:45.826-04:00I had been given several ideas to choose from. Thi...I had been given several ideas to choose from. This was my favorite. I only saw the finished product on Amazon last weekend!Jungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62111602822991987932017-10-19T11:59:51.175-04:002017-10-19T11:59:51.175-04:00So great of you, Hillary! Lovely to see you here.x...So great of you, Hillary! Lovely to see you here.xooxHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21146471146339380092017-10-19T11:59:23.893-04:002017-10-19T11:59:23.893-04:00I WANT TO GO TO TUSCANY with you! Ahhh...lovely.
...I WANT TO GO TO TUSCANY with you! Ahhh...lovely.<br /><br />And yeah, how some authors portray TV reporters? And what they do? Ack. <br /><br />Cover is completely fab. What did you think when you first saw it?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87227214792730493392017-10-19T11:57:56.674-04:002017-10-19T11:57:56.674-04:00Thank you for the time, energy and effort you expe...Thank you for the time, energy and effort you expend while researching. As a reader, it allows me to getting swept away and I no longer feel as though I'm reading, but watching everything take place whether it is in 1900's NYC, on one of Georgie's adventures or in a WWII decoding room. You have painted the picture beautifully and those small details make all the difference. Somehow it keeps the story moving forward as well, rather than a feeling of slogging through minutiae that I've felt in others' books (not in the Reds community!). The settings (sights, sounds, food) become their own character and provide so much more beyond time and place. We used to live in London for a short time and enjoy revisiting through your writing. Haven't made it to Tuscany yet but I'm looking forward to previewing it through The Tuscan Child! Thank you for writing! You are (& have) a gift and I'm so glad my sister introduced me to your creations. Many continued blessings on your travels. Hillary Ogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00669385158671350274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85398214408886110992017-10-19T11:39:48.168-04:002017-10-19T11:39:48.168-04:00Love that cover!
I usually don't know enough ...Love that cover!<br /><br />I usually don't know enough to know if an author got something wrong. But it does bug me when I do know. I was reading a book once where the characters came to my town. As they were leaving, they got thebfreeway details wrong. 30 seconds on Google maps would have fixed that for them. I finished the book, but it left me questioning everything that came after it. Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61525173421222935122017-10-19T11:21:40.212-04:002017-10-19T11:21:40.212-04:00I think Sci Fi may be harder because you have firs...I think Sci Fi may be harder because you have first to create a world then be true to it. That's why Harry Potter annoys me that he can't repair his eyesight and do without the glasses!<br />RhysJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82672181717202695272017-10-19T11:17:01.557-04:002017-10-19T11:17:01.557-04:00Gigi, you could point to the success of Alexia Gor...Gigi, you could point to the success of Alexia Gordon's recent novels. They are set in the arena of classical music. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60797761629855746272017-10-19T11:01:09.933-04:002017-10-19T11:01:09.933-04:00Love the cover, Rhys! Congratulations! Being a lib...Love the cover, Rhys! Congratulations! Being a librarian, I am an expert on nothing BUT I usually know where to find the answer so I figure that makes me an expert on sources if nothing else. Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.com