tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4126414624858827463..comments2024-03-28T09:50:50.042-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: HANNAH IVES GOES REVOLUTIONARYJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64032835071722416682013-01-10T02:00:52.763-05:002013-01-10T02:00:52.763-05:00I like how the whole exterior has this nice countr...I like how the whole exterior has this nice country feel to it. If it has the right <a href="http://www.livelaughlove.co.uk/Create-Your-Look.html" rel="nofollow">country chic</a> on the inside to match, then it would be just perfect.James Creednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55569547956189887322012-05-10T10:46:25.543-04:002012-05-10T10:46:25.543-04:00Gin, Dartmouth ... sigh. One of the few places in...Gin, Dartmouth ... sigh. One of the few places in the world where the first time I laid eyes on it I thought, "call home, sell everything, I'm moving here!"Marcia Talleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844552747312848730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77326444161869991832012-05-10T10:31:28.490-04:002012-05-10T10:31:28.490-04:00The Hannah books always have the most wonderful se...The Hannah books always have the most wonderful settings and premises, this one being no exception! I especially loved reading about Dartmouth ;-)G.M. Malliethttp://gmmalliet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47695905557530031452012-05-10T08:46:50.982-04:002012-05-10T08:46:50.982-04:00Suzanne! I should have come to you when I was doi...Suzanne! I should have come to you when I was doing my research. :-) Know what you mean about the dangers of fire. I nearly set my hair on fire while trying to read a book by candlelight.Marcia Talleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844552747312848730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86519267371992935582012-05-10T06:48:04.647-04:002012-05-10T06:48:04.647-04:00Revolutionary War reenacting has been a boon to me...Revolutionary War reenacting has been a boon to me for nearly 15 years, helping me understand the physical limitations of period clothing, the mindset of scarcity, the lack of modern conveniences, etc. for my mystery/suspense series set during the Southern theater of the Revolutionary War.<br /><br />I learned to start a fire with flint and steel, an exercise in hyperventilation. I also learned to load and fire a musket and discovered how well musket balls ricochet. And after my petticoat blew into the flames of a cooking fire one night, it underscored the fact that burning was one of the top five ways for a woman to die in the 18th century.<br /><br />Upon hearing my experiences with reenacting, one interviewer quipped, "Honey, you really suffer for your art."<br /><br />I'm grateful for the hands-on experience of reenacting. It helps me render the time period with so much more accuracy in my fiction. And it's a reminder of how tough our ancestors were -- and how much we take for granted in 21st-century America.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624472793275282926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81001699832736363712012-05-09T22:45:33.212-04:002012-05-09T22:45:33.212-04:00Hi Marcia,
Yes, the camp was designed for summer ...Hi Marcia,<br /><br />Yes, the camp was designed for summer use. My great-grandmother had another camp on the property that was closer to the water. I loved it there, just not year round, not with snow coming in through the cracks in the walls... although I seem to recall bragging at about being able to make a snowball from the stuff I'd collected on the crossbeams around the bedroom.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12588752423802700432012-05-09T22:32:16.232-04:002012-05-09T22:32:16.232-04:00Yes, that's exactly what I was wondering. Goos...Yes, that's exactly what I was wondering. Goosebumps. xooxoHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48787525414438914822012-05-09T22:02:38.147-04:002012-05-09T22:02:38.147-04:00Reine, your great-grandmother's camp reminds m...Reine, your great-grandmother's camp reminds me of my grandparents' "shack" on Lake Eire, except we would spend the summer there, not the winter. Brrrr. My teeth started chattering just thinking about your childhood winters!Marcia Talleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844552747312848730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77056086742858638282012-05-09T21:58:22.868-04:002012-05-09T21:58:22.868-04:00Hank, I was looking at everything with different e...Hank, I was looking at everything with different eyes. Sounds daft, I know, but I was feeling the ghosts of the past waft by me as I walked the old familiar streets and buildings, many of which were here in 1774. So much fun to dress Hannah up and put her into them.Marcia Talleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844552747312848730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41935420125819780302012-05-09T21:16:11.813-04:002012-05-09T21:16:11.813-04:00Just finished reading this book, Marcia. It's ...Just finished reading this book, Marcia. It's your best Hannah yet!<br />Highly recommend it.Elaine Vietshttp://www.elaineviets.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60257092422994137162012-05-09T20:19:00.288-04:002012-05-09T20:19:00.288-04:00Marcia,
I'll join that expedition to the Paca...Marcia,<br /><br />I'll join that expedition to the Paca house!<br /><br />My sister and brother-in-law lived in a tiny apartment in a three or four family house. It was not a luxury apartment! She was working and he had recently returned to college. It was just a modest neighborhood. (So maybe they weren't far from Hannah!) What I remember about the street is that it was very narrow and it was in a neighborhood that seemed like an interesting one for going for a walk - history all around you, the Naval Academy just about in the backyard, etc. <br /><br />You have gotten me excited about taking another trip down there! The Annapolis trip is usually an all-day excursion planned into the middle of a Chincoteague vacation. I would love to go inside the Paca House. I have only seen it from the outside.<br /><br />My next trip will be within the next few days, and it will be to the bookstore! So many books to read! Perhaps I should take a speed reading course...<br /><br />I do not envy any of you who have lived in primitive conditions!Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31329943891280016292012-05-09T18:48:22.473-04:002012-05-09T18:48:22.473-04:00Marcia, this sounds terrific! I love the cover, to...Marcia, this sounds terrific! I love the cover, too.<br /><br />I spent a few years of early childhood in my great-grandmother's camp in the Massachusetts woods. No insulation. No bath. No toilet. Kerosene stove. Kerosene lamps. A sink, but no water. The hand pump was outside. In the winter we had to get a bucket of snow to melt on the kerosene stove. Carry the warm water back outside to prime the hand pump. Then carry the water, one bucket at a time into the house, for all our washing and drinking. I would never choose that for myself or my family.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-339907493052699212012-05-09T18:09:37.951-04:002012-05-09T18:09:37.951-04:00Marcia, yes, blame it on the producers! (But take ...Marcia, yes, blame it on the producers! (But take credit for all you got right!)<br /><br />Sasscer, signing at the Preakness? Go, girl!!!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35821578739100924862012-05-09T18:09:09.373-04:002012-05-09T18:09:09.373-04:00Oh, gosh how wonderful! The photo is astonishing.....Oh, gosh how wonderful! The photo is astonishing..<br /><br />And I love this idea, Marcia. It must make you look at your city in such a different way..Every time you walk down the streets. SO nice.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69184290742165280942012-05-09T16:56:25.650-04:002012-05-09T16:56:25.650-04:00I remember when Marcia told me about the idea for ...I remember when Marcia told me about the idea for this book - as a fan of both Hannah Ives and those PBS/BBC historical reality shows, I was so excited! <br /><br />And now THE LAST REFUGE is here! I can't wait to get my grubby little hands on it.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32425427736962882682012-05-09T15:23:50.902-04:002012-05-09T15:23:50.902-04:00Hey, Sasscer! One of the advantages of being in a...Hey, Sasscer! One of the advantages of being in a writers' group is that we get to read each other's work in progress. Love seeing that your "Racing from Death" is getting fab reviews (merited!) and that you'll be signing copies at the Preakness. And in the "fiction imitates life" department, how about the body that turned up at Churchill Downs following the Kentucky Derby? That's right out of Dick Francis or Sasscer Hill! [grin]Marcia Talleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844552747312848730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89387958258681878962012-05-09T14:04:37.108-04:002012-05-09T14:04:37.108-04:00Stays would give me cleavage? Ok, count me in... ...Stays would give me cleavage? Ok, count me in... I've never had cleavage.. just once, I 'd like some! This sounds like a wonderful read -- I'm off to the bookstore!girlygirlhoosier52https://www.blogger.com/profile/12253919063849062372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67607453344902861562012-05-09T13:11:23.030-04:002012-05-09T13:11:23.030-04:00I was fortunate enough to see a portion of this ma...I was fortunate enough to see a portion of this manuscript. The mystery is great and the descriptions and details of colonial life style are fascinating. Especially as the story takes place in the present day giving immediacy to the comparison of then and now.Sasscer Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855348330942561488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12827684206406856442012-05-09T12:54:10.272-04:002012-05-09T12:54:10.272-04:00What a great concept for this book, Marcia! It goe...What a great concept for this book, Marcia! It goes on my must-read list immediately.<br /><br />In my childhood days on my aunt's farm in Oklahoma, I lived without running water (pumps in the kitchen and outside) and with an outhouse. I could live without ever going back to that. But I love to read historical novels, especially those with details of everyday living.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13226460728383340892012-05-09T12:18:55.382-04:002012-05-09T12:18:55.382-04:00Leslie, and the advantage of writing this kind of ...Leslie, and the advantage of writing this kind of "historical" novel is ... if I get it wrong, I can always claim it was the producers of the show who goofed!Marcia Talleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844552747312848730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73132670661805578412012-05-09T11:59:26.882-04:002012-05-09T11:59:26.882-04:00Marcia, what a wonderful premise! Another benefit ...Marcia, what a wonderful premise! Another benefit of writing fiction: adventurous living by proxy!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49274006947384551412012-05-09T11:42:52.779-04:002012-05-09T11:42:52.779-04:00Hi, Jan! Ohhh, McGarvey's waterside bar! Thi...Hi, Jan! Ohhh, McGarvey's waterside bar! This was Walter Cronkite's favorite watering hole when he sailed into town. I love McGarvey's -- in Occasion of Revenge one of the characters was a shady waiter who worked there, so Hannah had to visit, natch.Marcia Talleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844552747312848730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58404368565695970512012-05-09T11:40:22.267-04:002012-05-09T11:40:22.267-04:00Sounds like we need an expedition to the Paca Hous...Sounds like we need an expedition to the Paca House! Thank God and the tenacity of Historic Annapolis (nicknamed Hysterical Annapolis by some of the locals) for saving the house from demolition. Who knew there were the bones of a fabulous colonial garden under the rubble of the hideous hotel that had been tacked on to the back of the Paca House? It's now a gem -- and beautifully furnished. For my novel, however, I had the production team replace all the antiques with high-quality reproductions built especially for the show in NC.Marcia Talleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844552747312848730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18312651243782431542012-05-09T11:38:53.503-04:002012-05-09T11:38:53.503-04:00Hi Marcia,
My brother lives just outside Annapolis...Hi Marcia,<br />My brother lives just outside Annapolis and used to work at McGarvey's, so I've spent a lot of time there and can't believe I've never been to the William Paca house, but I can tell you next time I go, I'm going to insist.<br /><br />Your book sounds terrific, a really creative idea and a great gift for my brother who is a mystery nut.Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55668150503282478652012-05-09T11:26:34.920-04:002012-05-09T11:26:34.920-04:00Your latest Hannah sounds delightful, Marcia. I ca...Your latest Hannah sounds delightful, Marcia. I can't wait to read it. And next time in Annapolis, I will have to see the Paca House.Ellen Byerrumhttp://www.ellenbyerrum.comnoreply@blogger.com