tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513769632913968502.post7461854938407269257..comments2023-02-22T02:46:25.086-08:00Comments on Jessica Hart: Theory vs. practiceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513769632913968502.post-64245902628047531532011-09-09T03:14:27.121-07:002011-09-09T03:14:27.121-07:00Well done on finishing your book. I'm getting ...Well done on finishing your book. I'm getting closer to the end of mine after rewriting the whole thing. I got to 95k and just couldn't bring the two halves of my timeslip novel together enough to feel complete happy. 107k later, I'm much happier now, like you said it seems to take for ever and now I know why, I was writing two books in one.Paula RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550276147711384895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513769632913968502.post-18142537675156497082011-09-07T00:24:17.084-07:002011-09-07T00:24:17.084-07:00I've been thinking about what you had to say a...I've been thinking about what you had to say about needing to be engaged in the story in the past, Louise. I think that's true. I've been re-reading Barbara Erskine a lot (obviously) and she's brilliant at keeping up the pace in the present while keeping her story in the past quite simple most of the time. For me, the interesting thing *should* be the experience of the character in the present. Doesn't everybody wonder sometimes what it was "really like" in the past, and Grace gets the chance to find out ... <br /><br />Hang out a bit longer - at the moment publication is October 2012 but you can be sure I'll be announcing it nearer the time!Jessica Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08665523780886208301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513769632913968502.post-89943436040849234102011-09-06T04:54:55.974-07:002011-09-06T04:54:55.974-07:00It's a really interesting thing about the char...It's a really interesting thing about the character in the past being stronger. I think that's true of most successful time slips. It drives our desire to travel back and see what's happening. I'm trying to think of novels where the tensions in the present and past worlds are equal and can think of a few, e.g. Barbara Erskine. I suppose it also depends on how much time you spend in each time period as well. No help really, just musing because I adore time slips and I'm hanging out to read this one.Louise Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14564310211599237825noreply@blogger.com