tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post5742103509609579508..comments2024-03-28T12:00:47.858-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Author Jeri Westerson Gets Medieval…For RealJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13823172619118593282011-10-15T11:48:52.106-04:002011-10-15T11:48:52.106-04:00Wonderful post, Jeri! How thorough of you to actua...Wonderful post, Jeri! How thorough of you to actually don the gear and ride Thor. My in-person research seems very tame in comparison. I do agree that personal experience adds credibility to our writing.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46619621560543950162011-10-15T11:29:16.362-04:002011-10-15T11:29:16.362-04:00Jeri,
What a wonderful experience. I write in the...Jeri,<br /><br />What a wonderful experience. I write in the Regency period and am so thankful to have had the opportunity to see the clothing and visit the houses and other things in that period. <br /><br />EllaElla Quinnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68269778991840153952011-10-15T05:52:31.588-04:002011-10-15T05:52:31.588-04:00LOL! Jerry. Loved the pictures. Now, if only I cou...LOL! Jerry. Loved the pictures. Now, if only I could experience demons and ghosts, characters in my paranormal romantic mystery, or maybe not as the case may be. Hope you had a good time!E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39617461790275215932011-10-14T19:57:32.116-04:002011-10-14T19:57:32.116-04:00Wonderful! Thank you, Jeri, for sharing!Wonderful! Thank you, Jeri, for sharing!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495937280335984726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53483309994752338262011-10-14T15:05:15.052-04:002011-10-14T15:05:15.052-04:00Hallie, the hubster is a commercial photographer, ...Hallie, the hubster is a commercial photographer, so he just collects old cameras. I also collect old typewriters. So we look mild-mannered on the outside.Jeri Westersonhttp://www.jeriwesterson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86974610826564848142011-10-14T14:25:01.644-04:002011-10-14T14:25:01.644-04:00Cool! Now I know the diff between a flail and a ma...Cool! Now I know the diff between a flail and a mace. :) Always thought they were the same. Thanks, Jeri.Rhonda Lanehttp://www.thehorseyset.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56279267565369304682011-10-14T14:18:22.156-04:002011-10-14T14:18:22.156-04:00I'm almost afraid to ask: What does he collect...I'm almost afraid to ask: What does he collect?Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15861031335395706982011-10-14T13:30:07.804-04:002011-10-14T13:30:07.804-04:00Hallie, a flail is something most people tend to c...Hallie, a flail is something most people tend to call a mace...but they'd be wrong. It is a staff with a chain attached to one end and on that chain might be a spiked ball or several chains with spiked balls, or pointy rods...any number of nasty things. The point (ha!) is that it flails about wehn you swing it at some unsuspecting head. (A mace is merely the staff with a blunt something on the end, like a spiky ball, without the chain.) Yes, these are all fun to play with. It might interest you to know that my husband is *very* well behaved. :)Jeri Westersonhttp://www.jeriwesterson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48411469669980407222011-10-14T12:58:48.429-04:002011-10-14T12:58:48.429-04:00Jeri, you look incredibly nimble in those pictures...Jeri, you look incredibly nimble in those pictures. What is a flail? Sounds like a tool authors could use.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57082805513156715952011-10-14T12:57:30.378-04:002011-10-14T12:57:30.378-04:00Jeri, this was a wonderful post! I enjoyed it so ...Jeri, this was a wonderful post! I enjoyed it so much. My latest ebook is You & No Other, set in 1526, and I had an opportunity to edit the jousting scene before it was re-released. I would have loved to read your post then! Thanks for sharing this, and for turning me onto this great blog! Now I'm off to order a Crispin book.Cynthia Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04887641027142641337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81279945531115534812011-10-14T12:19:48.207-04:002011-10-14T12:19:48.207-04:00You go girl! What work! What fun!You go girl! What work! What fun!Michele Drierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06944263184981732147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27184639745228466542011-10-14T12:18:17.249-04:002011-10-14T12:18:17.249-04:00Jan, I would NEVER joust myself. That is way too s...Jan, I would NEVER joust myself. That is way too scary. Those guys really get hit and like I said, it's a long way down. And in armor. I have seen real competition jousts and when those guys get knocked off their horses it is a big deal. No, I'll stay in the stands and cheer.Jeri Westersonhttp://www.jeriwesterson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74346530021995340082011-10-14T12:15:41.991-04:002011-10-14T12:15:41.991-04:00Rhonda, I think that all the time. Even in my favo...Rhonda, I think that all the time. Even in my favorite movie--the Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn--they do it so wrong. But hey, it's Errol Flynn so he can be forgiven.Jeri Westersonhttp://www.jeriwesterson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81160530363080911602011-10-14T12:02:52.059-04:002011-10-14T12:02:52.059-04:00I love the photos. Thank you for sharing them.
I...I love the photos. Thank you for sharing them. <br /><br />I'm another one to say, "God Bless mounting blocks." Especially when you have to climb aboard a Percheron - while you're wearing chain mail. Egads! <br /><br />Do you ever go to plays and see a fight scene and think, "That's not how you fight with a broadsword?"Rhonda Lanehttp://www.thehorseyset.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2393609102375427402011-10-14T11:22:39.337-04:002011-10-14T11:22:39.337-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.DeAnna Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17443472889686846964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34365107689366180322011-10-14T11:22:14.186-04:002011-10-14T11:22:14.186-04:00Talk about dedication to your craft! I love the ph...Talk about dedication to your craft! I love the photos. It's no wonder your scenes are so wonderfully vivid :)DeAnna Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17443472889686846964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38490760502358798232011-10-14T10:56:49.304-04:002011-10-14T10:56:49.304-04:00Hi Jeri,
I'm totally jealous. I went to a jous...Hi Jeri,<br />I'm totally jealous. I went to a jousting match in Stockholm once and it never occurred to me that I could joust too.<br /><br />I can't think of anything more appealing than being immersed in the 14th century.Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90962079537735573332011-10-14T10:39:01.457-04:002011-10-14T10:39:01.457-04:00Ah weapons. It's amazing what you can get on t...Ah weapons. It's amazing what you can get on the internet. I have a helm similar to the one I'm wearing in the pictures, a pair of armor guantlets, a mail coif (goes over the head), a broadsword, a collection of daggers, a flail, a battleaxe, a spiked club, and a medieval arrow. When I go to libraries and other events, I do a demonstration, showing how they were used. Yes, there's nothing like watching an overweight middle-aged Jewish mother swinging a sword around. See some of them this Saturday at my book launch at Vroman's in Pasadena.Jeri Westersonhttp://www.jeriwesterson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51233553668151161412011-10-14T09:48:52.854-04:002011-10-14T09:48:52.854-04:00Awesome story, Jeri, especially with the pictures!...Awesome story, Jeri, especially with the pictures! Yes, tell us about your collection of weapons. What's the most gruesome one?Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033264133869966636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79800263362369578612011-10-14T09:04:50.145-04:002011-10-14T09:04:50.145-04:00Wow. Talk about being dedicated to your craft!Wow. Talk about being dedicated to your craft!Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627775403015684868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1501124525855261292011-10-14T08:43:54.517-04:002011-10-14T08:43:54.517-04:00Jeri: You could possibly hear me chuckling all the...Jeri: You could possibly hear me chuckling all the way from Connecticut. This is great! I fear my stories of trying to get things right in Italy have no measure against yours.<br /><br />Thanks!Cassy Pickardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777179497200958899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37803584772324616712011-10-14T08:39:14.031-04:002011-10-14T08:39:14.031-04:00I love these pictures! Jeri, I applaud you. This i...I love these pictures! Jeri, I applaud you. This is going above and beyond for writerly authenticity. No wonder reading the Crispin books makes it seem as if I'm back in the 14th century.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77454489515435280582011-10-14T08:26:49.134-04:002011-10-14T08:26:49.134-04:00Oh my gosh Jeri, these photos are priceless! yes p...Oh my gosh Jeri, these photos are priceless! yes please tell us about the weapons...<br /><br />congrats on the book--hope Crispin has many more adventures!Lucy Burdettehttp://www.lucyburdette.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76699057897205759092011-10-14T07:58:04.742-04:002011-10-14T07:58:04.742-04:00Oh, your cleaning person must be ve-ry patient! SO...Oh, your cleaning person must be ve-ry patient! SO do tell, Jeri! DO you have a special room full of...well, what exactly? And hey, where do you find this stuff anyway?<br /><br />Love your adventures..xoxoHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.com