tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343519596287643773.post689893268616877166..comments2024-03-25T11:13:45.783-07:00Comments on Victoria Chatham - Author : Subtlety or Intuition?Victoria Chathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064028734034371341noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343519596287643773.post-27066396798161449152020-09-24T15:18:32.120-07:002020-09-24T15:18:32.120-07:00So many people still knock romance, but I love it ...So many people still knock romance, but I love it for the hope it offers. Thanks for dropping in!Victoria Chathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064028734034371341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343519596287643773.post-66296019230609978582020-09-24T09:39:40.824-07:002020-09-24T09:39:40.824-07:00I love your themes of love, loyalty and fidelity, ...I love your themes of love, loyalty and fidelity, Victoria. One of the reasons I love romance novels so much is that the themes are often so uplifting. I've enjoyed this month's topic and seeing everyone's different take on it.Helena Fairfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17304060264698408780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343519596287643773.post-34762176132650320712020-09-23T19:00:36.198-07:002020-09-23T19:00:36.198-07:00I have been know to tell people that if they don&#...I have been know to tell people that if they don't shape up I'll put them in one of my books! Victoria Chathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064028734034371341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343519596287643773.post-65108654303317354112020-09-23T18:59:29.233-07:002020-09-23T18:59:29.233-07:00Would you write that story again from a different ...Would you write that story again from a different perspective now you are a more experienced writer?Victoria Chathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064028734034371341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343519596287643773.post-40812827536349462682020-09-23T18:56:35.641-07:002020-09-23T18:56:35.641-07:00The more experience you gain as a writer by readin...The more experience you gain as a writer by reading and writing as much as you can, opens up all sorts of characterization. I like watching YouTube for anything on psychology which helps me make my characters interesting and mostly not at all like me.Victoria Chathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064028734034371341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343519596287643773.post-39590895749481538292020-09-23T18:54:47.207-07:002020-09-23T18:54:47.207-07:00I like to think of a story as a piece of string. I...I like to think of a story as a piece of string. It would be boring if it were straight, but tie a few knots in it and that changes the picture entirely.Victoria Chathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064028734034371341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343519596287643773.post-27957429179555786622020-09-23T18:53:16.051-07:002020-09-23T18:53:16.051-07:00Thanks for the comment, Bob. Yes, I find myself mo...Thanks for the comment, Bob. Yes, I find myself more drawn to those values than anything else.Victoria Chathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064028734034371341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343519596287643773.post-83524899167798845292020-09-19T12:39:11.871-07:002020-09-19T12:39:11.871-07:00The funny thing is the story I put the most of mys...The funny thing is the story I put the most of myself in, was blasted by a reviewer who said she just couldn't enjoy the story because she disliked the heroine so much. Wow. I've never sent any books to that reviewer since! Yes, we put part of ourselves into the stories, but not actual events or people we know--well, most of us don't. But the things we value, like you said, love, loyalty and fidelity? Those are themes that most of us can agree on.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343519596287643773.post-9286736706784529922020-09-19T12:28:49.783-07:002020-09-19T12:28:49.783-07:00I would add redemption to love, loyalty and fideli...I would add redemption to love, loyalty and fidelity. As a newbie writer I never thought about how much of my self I revealed until much later, but the story I worked on is long gone and never published, perhaps lost in some computer glitch. Looking back, though, I can remember how much of me there was in that story.Rhobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627825512017360508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343519596287643773.post-47497524902475983212020-09-19T12:13:47.670-07:002020-09-19T12:13:47.670-07:00I also believe a theme is a set of values. The era...I also believe a theme is a set of values. The era and setting, as well as the genre, determine where the confines of the story must dwell. Connie Vineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835205487088200480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343519596287643773.post-77165353408035203382020-09-19T09:51:57.637-07:002020-09-19T09:51:57.637-07:00Hi Victoria, Newbie writers do worry about whether...Hi Victoria, Newbie writers do worry about whether people will think they're writing from life - and to an extent we must be. Of course, everything is then put through the fiction mill and that's one way of stirring in subtlety. Anne anne stenhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737658937717248241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343519596287643773.post-25880946476064895012020-09-19T08:05:28.334-07:002020-09-19T08:05:28.334-07:00The HEA expectation of a romance fits dictate some...The HEA expectation of a romance fits dictate some of the theme but you're right that it's the conflict they must overcome to get that happy ever after that comes through with a theme. Skyewriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938351117986167519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343519596287643773.post-48563302934977387592020-09-19T02:49:29.433-07:002020-09-19T02:49:29.433-07:00"Looking at all my stories, the heart of them..."Looking at all my stories, the heart of them concerns love, loyalty, and fidelity between my characters"<br />I think of a theme as a set of values. This is certainly a good set to have.<br />:)<br />Bob RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com