tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post6161988057525606390..comments2024-03-28T05:13:12.886-04:00Comments on QueryTracker Blog: Should You Use Real Life Tragedies in Your Writing?Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17771807777617244491noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-83101173907303041732013-06-06T15:13:22.569-04:002013-06-06T15:13:22.569-04:00So true,Irene! And I know you remember the shore a...So true,Irene! And I know you remember the shore as I do.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227816471665255882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-55312289739934078182013-06-06T10:46:01.271-04:002013-06-06T10:46:01.271-04:00Sarah, after 9/11 I curled up in bed with Jane Aus...Sarah, after 9/11 I curled up in bed with Jane Austen novels every night for months. I couldn't bear to read anything else. <br /><br />Shelley, we're a tough little state. And I'm looking forward to those blue skies!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227816471665255882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-57498142141024275032013-06-06T10:02:51.693-04:002013-06-06T10:02:51.693-04:00During WWII, many of the movies completely left ou...During WWII, many of the movies completely left out the fighting and destruction of the war, or even mentioning soldiers, because people lived with the horror every day. These movies were meant as escapes, so a good Jersey Shore story can do the same...the good times will come again, and soon. Maybe in a future book you can mention the resurrection. Thanks!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684465134160083369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-69779531289419796562013-06-06T06:32:15.649-04:002013-06-06T06:32:15.649-04:00The cover makes me me think Jersey Strong. And bl...The cover makes me me think Jersey Strong. And blue skies ahead.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136753125961574203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-47683662678908699182013-06-05T21:16:33.971-04:002013-06-05T21:16:33.971-04:00Wide scale tragedy can briefly interrupt our under...Wide scale tragedy can briefly interrupt our understanding of fiction, can it not? After 9/11 I remember thinking that I would never read another thriller. Because I'd just lived something much more powerful. But the human heart goes on, seeking its stories. Sarah Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306158055163994965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-40516995626245504812013-06-05T13:04:08.160-04:002013-06-05T13:04:08.160-04:00Thanks, Mirka. It was a tough call. We toyed with ...Thanks, Mirka. It was a tough call. We toyed with the idea of having the hurricane in the past somehow, but that would imply all the changes the storm wrought. And wouldn't that mean I'd have to refer to it in some way?<br /><br />So for now, at least, the fictional world is untouched.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227816471665255882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-58502700325957360762013-06-05T12:09:54.491-04:002013-06-05T12:09:54.491-04:00Brava, for the post and the book.
Yes, I think fi...Brava, for the post and the book.<br /><br />Yes, I think fiction that blends reality in,so long as this is clearly stated somewhere, perhaps in an Author Note or a prologue, is powerful.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-88651260449571432962013-06-05T11:42:09.430-04:002013-06-05T11:42:09.430-04:00Thanks, Amy! I hope that spirit shines through for...Thanks, Amy! I hope that spirit shines through for readers.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227816471665255882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-82879178527031106262013-06-05T09:08:35.955-04:002013-06-05T09:08:35.955-04:00Lovely post. I grew up in Philadelphia, spending s...Lovely post. I grew up in Philadelphia, spending summers "down the shore" in South Jersey—Long Beach Island, Margate, Ventnor, Cape May... And I think your book is a tribute to the spirit of the shore. Kudos! Amy Sue Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13854920309673361956noreply@blogger.com