tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post2513275041955134898..comments2024-03-12T20:14:12.308-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: COMING HOME_NEW ORLEANS ARABESQUERoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-53451398234590482302011-07-23T20:37:44.303-05:002011-07-23T20:37:44.303-05:00Donna :
Poor Sam is no Messiah - just a battered T...Donna :<br />Poor Sam is no Messiah - just a battered Texas Ranger standing between the wovles and the sheep as he has done for nearly 200 years. Alas, I am in an oven still. Sigh. Thanks for reading and caring. Roland<br /><br />Kiru :<br />Thanks for the very kind words. They mean a lot as I am melting in here!<br /><br />J.L. :<br />I tried to do Sam proud. Thanks for the compliments. Have a great end of week, RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-56512253018819623012011-07-23T15:16:28.617-05:002011-07-23T15:16:28.617-05:00You really do convey through Sam's emotion the...You really do convey through Sam's emotion the fact that he now at home with his lady.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-51249365120377992692011-07-23T06:21:24.062-05:002011-07-23T06:21:24.062-05:00Your writing is powerful... A fantastical home com...Your writing is powerful... A fantastical home coming. Well written.Kiru Tayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285263322486836620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-4314769686683071792011-07-23T01:33:29.455-05:002011-07-23T01:33:29.455-05:00The mesiah coming home; and gets to kiss the girl ...The mesiah coming home; and gets to kiss the girl as the univers unravels around them. <br /><br />A bang up job on the theme Roland :)<br /><br />Hope you're staying cool.<br /><br />......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-28258611077980272052011-07-22T22:35:37.487-05:002011-07-22T22:35:37.487-05:00Denise :
I've missed you, too. I hope your adv...Denise :<br />I've missed you, too. I hope your adventuring was fun. Thanks for liking my little snippet of Sam and Meilori "coming home."<br /><br />Matthew :<br />Thanks. Samuel just won't quit. Ever. I'm glad you liked seeing him again.<br /><br />Laila :<br />Samuel tips his Stetson to you. Yes, Meilori was frozen in time for the 7 years Sam thought she had left him. Bad Maija!<br /><br />I'm really glad you like my writing. Being appreciated helps me keep on keeping on!<br /><br />Paula :<br />Sorry about the hard to understand parts. That's the trouble with excerpts : it's hard to bring poeple up to speed without boring them! Glad you liked what you read.<br /><br />Heather :<br />You made my weary late night much brighter with your own words. NEW ORLEANS ARABESQUE is shaping up, but I am writing Victor's sequel, MORE THAN A NAME at the same time. Whew! That is some chore! Victor's 3rd book, SOMETIMES THERE'S NO VICTOR, takes the same ending as NEW ORLEANS ARABESQUE but from Victor's perspective.<br /><br />Have you read FRENCH QUARTER NOCTURNE and CREOLE KNIGHTS? They are the two books that lead into ARABESQUE.<br /><br />Andy :<br />Sam keeps his frayed sanity by his sense of humor. I'm glad you liked it. And Sam finally gives Maija that spanking in THE LEGEND OF VICTOR STANDISH! <br /><br />Samuel and Meilori have been mates since 1853. Like the tempestuous sea, Meilori is violent and subject to severe mood swings -- but she loves Samuel with an abiding love. And Sam is constant like the Texas sun in his love for her. Glad you liked this snippet.<br /><br />Wendy :<br />I hope you enjoy CREOLE KNIGHTS. It literally has a "hell" of an ending! LOL.<br /><br />Beverly :<br />Yes, excerpts are inexact creatures. Sorry about that. The undead rabbi sees destroying the universe to stop the Nameless Ones as worse than just letting them in, allowing a few humans and the rest of the universe to live.<br /><br />Maija is indeed a vicious being. Think the Dragon Lady become eternal and almost all-powerful. Brrrr.<br /><br />Francine :<br />Samuel loves you back (but don't tell Meilori!) Maija does get her spanking from Samuel in THE LEGEND OF VICTOR STANDISH, but Victor has the queasy feeling that Maija secretly enjoyed it!<br /><br />I'm heading over to your snippet now.<br /><br />***<br />I am still exiled from my sweletering apartment with its internet access -- which keeps me from visiting all of you, my friends. I hate it. By the way, I am still at work. Sigh. I need a vacation! RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-1318949039622238712011-07-22T15:41:39.743-05:002011-07-22T15:41:39.743-05:00Hi,
Darn it, you've got me hooked again, and ...Hi,<br /><br />Darn it, you've got me hooked again, and I'm soooo in love with Sam! Just love the electricity between him and Meilori, and I keep hoping McCord is going to force Maija to "Shut the fuck up" and, that he spanks her arse into the bargain. ;)<br /><br />BTW a Texan features in my snippet for this challenge: a WWII story line. <br /><br />best<br />FFrancine Howarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326542867876257042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-60661537215528195312011-07-22T14:54:06.604-05:002011-07-22T14:54:06.604-05:00Maija is a classic baddie, right down to the drama...Maija is a classic baddie, right down to the dramatic dialogue.<br /><br />Since this is a WIP - possibly it's in earlier sections, but we need to know why the rabbi will trust McCord - it seems that he <em>doesn't</em> want to say the word, though Maija wants him to, and then it's a <em>good</em> thing...? I'm confused, and I read it, carefully, three times.<br /><br />I like the way your described him voicing/sounding the word, and its effects.Beverly Diehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392288953821757887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-38401041314041264942011-07-22T13:03:26.116-05:002011-07-22T13:03:26.116-05:00I read the first few line and stopped because I...I read the first few line and stopped because I'm busy with Croale night and I won't be able to stand the suspence. I can't wait......so the plot thickens. SO EXCITEDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02530886181437955643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-65598267032026641182011-07-22T11:11:21.079-05:002011-07-22T11:11:21.079-05:00WoW! Well you certainly took me on some journey! Y...WoW! Well you certainly took me on some journey! You had me laughing at "I dropped the Threads of Night. Don't make me spank you."<br />Despite all the craziness happening,I do love the underlying romantic essence...love still burning between Sam & Meilori even after all those years!The Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667034322952126127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-8411556954233816142011-07-22T10:33:11.405-05:002011-07-22T10:33:11.405-05:00Hurry up and finish! I. Must. Read. This. You are ...Hurry up and finish! I. Must. Read. This. You are a master with a pen (or hands rather) that lay down the most amazing words. Seriously.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-52586698628277375012011-07-22T10:22:16.428-05:002011-07-22T10:22:16.428-05:00Powerful writing, even if I didn't understand ...Powerful writing, even if I didn't understand some of it!Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-44845685431550466062011-07-22T10:05:13.504-05:002011-07-22T10:05:13.504-05:00Frozen in time...that's about as cool as time ...Frozen in time...that's about as cool as time travel. Different planes of excistence...again love it. To love again after so many years of being frozen in time...nice touch. You are definitely a romantic. :)<br /><br />A sunburst exploded with us in its burning honey center. (That manages to be simultaneously beautiful and erotic.) Did I mention I love your writing?Laila Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430076999393883312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-75701042568669453772011-07-22T07:54:50.708-05:002011-07-22T07:54:50.708-05:00Nice to see Samuel again.Nice to see Samuel again.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-45901712805107042342011-07-22T04:56:12.042-05:002011-07-22T04:56:12.042-05:00Hi oh masterful storyteller! I've missed your ...Hi oh masterful storyteller! I've missed your writing whilst travelling. I was wondering what you'd make of Coming Home, but you're clever! I loved this excerpt, especially - I was a human tuning fork, the marrow of my bones trembling. The vibrations cascaded around me and Meilori in a waterfall of sound. A great finish line too.<br /><br />DeniseDenise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.com