That's book 1 done! - A Meeting of Minds

Lanen · Apr 13 2010, 10:45 PM

Hiya folks!

Well, that's book 1 finished.

First-draft finished, but hey, that's the big one. After this comes 'polished enough to send to my editor' finished

, then 'making the changes the editor wanted' finished

, and finally 'galleys proofread' finished

- but it's putting in the final word, even if it doesn't stay as the final word, that counts!

And book 2 is chasing on its heels, wanting written!

But for now, I'm going to sleep...

Samsara · Apr 14 2010, 01:05 AM

Yipppeeee! Congrats Lanen!!

I cant wait!!!!

***Hans*** · Apr 14 2010, 08:23 AM

My warmest congratulations on a job undoubtebly well done, I can't imagine anything else.

AnnMarie · Apr 14 2010, 10:07 AM

WHHOOOT!

Progress...always progress.

::: Drapes a snuggly blanket over a sleeping Lanen:::

StevenB · Apr 14 2010, 04:39 PM

Hurray all the way from Groningen.

jube · Apr 14 2010, 05:54 PM

Whoo-ooop, whoo-ooop.

Lanen · Apr 14 2010, 08:07 PM

Thanks for the kind words every body. Ta for the blanket AnnMarie (purrrrr!) and for the good wishes from far away, my dearest love Steven! Have had to rest today, but back to work tomorrow.

Still on kind of a high...

kevia · Apr 14 2010, 09:07 PM

***Pam*** · Apr 14 2010, 10:38 PM

Yay!

P'ter · Apr 15 2010, 05:45 AM

Of course this is REALLY book 4!

edith · Apr 15 2010, 01:23 PM

congratulations :applause:

Lanen · Apr 15 2010, 08:26 PM

P'ter - yep! But I still need to think of it as book 1 so as to get enough backstory into the tale so new readers aren't desperately confused.

Steven once left a note on my desk as to the best way to incorporate backstory into the narrative.

He suggested a prologue:

"Dear Reader - I'm assuming you have already read the first book. If you haven't then please go out and buy it. It's rather good."

Never wonder why I love this man!

***Hans*** · Apr 16 2010, 02:12 AM

Steven's suggestion is a BRILLIANT solution!

Samsara · Apr 16 2010, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lanen

Steven once left a note on my desk as to the best way to incorporate backstory into the narrative.

He suggested a prologue:

"Dear Reader - I'm assuming you have already read the first book. If you haven't then please go out and buy it. It's rather good."

Hehe.

Thats the best thing I've read all day!

Very clever!

Lara · Apr 18 2010, 08:09 AM

Wonderful news, hooray!

P'ter · Apr 18 2010, 09:56 AM

Lanen: if you need it you may use the following 'appologia' ...

"If in some particular
You (from your knowledge) know we err;
Forgive us since we (for our part)
Write not textbooks, but works of art."

Lanen · Apr 18 2010, 10:49 AM

Nice one P'ter - what is it from?

P'ter · Apr 18 2010, 12:02 PM

Original to me, so ...

Lady Maelin · Apr 19 2010, 12:36 AM

Hurrrrraaay

and Congratulations Elizabeth!!!Here's to another fantastic creation

.
Lets hope it doesn't need a lot of anything else done to it other than printing it into a book that we can all read...I am getting sooo excited already, and to think that there are going to be at least 2 more in the future for all of us and your other fans to read...

YEAH!!!

P.S. time for that long awaited and much needed rest and that grand vacation...well as soon as the ash stops blowing your rides away that is.

P'ter · Apr 19 2010, 04:30 AM

Of course; if she wanted to be REALLY nice, she could mail us each her electronic file copy for some real 'unbiased' fan mail in return.

kevia · Apr 19 2010, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P'ter

Of course; if she wanted to be REALLY nice, she could mail us each her electronic file copy for some real 'unbiased' fan mail in return.

Oooo, I LIKE this idea!!

P'ter · Apr 20 2010, 04:06 AM

Mind you the publishers probably have a contractural clause forbidding such undermining of their commercial base.

Lanen · Apr 21 2010, 03:32 AM

P'ter - seriously! Kevia, P'ter, thanks for the kind compliment, but I'll wait until it's published to hear what my fans (you know, that's still a strange concept!) think. I don't write for the fans, my friends. I write what the characters and the plot demand. Mostly the characters.

I don't take suggestions either!

P'ter · Apr 21 2010, 04:38 AM

Artistic integrity for ever!

Writers of the word unite: you have nothing to lose but your fandom!

Actually I never regard myself as a 'fan': I'm a critical reader! (Just like I'm never a tourist: always a visitor)

jube · Apr 21 2010, 10:12 AM

P'ter, critical readers always find "foot-in-mouth" disease by fair means or foul by authors and publishers alike

It's something that will get picked upon, whether it's grammar, spelling, characters or a storyline that doesn't fit in properly with the rest of the book. The thing is though, is that everyone has an opinion about a particular book / movie et al (what they like or dislike etc...) and others have to accept that that person is simply making an opinion.

Lanen, congrats on getting through book 1 of the new trilogy.

Lanen · Apr 21 2010, 10:24 AM

P'ter, Jube - interesting to read your comments.

Jube, if there is a storyline that doesn't fit in with the rest of the book, that's called 'lousy writing' and you should stop reading that author!

And despite political correctness, or indeed the business aspect of writing, an author does not and cannot write for 'the fans', at least no author worth his or her salt. Writing a book is a deeply personal expression of creativity, of self. There is no point in trying to write for anyone else.

And P'ter, I hope you're teasing. You're right, I have solid contractual grounds for not being able to let anyone read the manuscript.

As for critical readers - I have enough of those. They are, for the most part, people I have known for twenty years or more, who are not fans and do not spare my feelings. Most of them are professional writers. Thanks for volunteering, but I can't accept your offer.

Please forgive me if I sound cranky. I haven't slept more than a few hours for days now, and have had a vicious headache for a week. Not on my best form. I'll post again when Steven is home and I've had some sleep.

AnnMarie · Apr 21 2010, 11:56 AM

::::makes sure the tea kettle is on, there are cookies(biscuts) in the tin, and hangs a large DO NOT DISTURB sign on the front door::::

Lanen and Steven have more than earned a private break.

Lady Maelin · Apr 25 2010, 01:00 AM

Elizabeth...Hope your head feels better soon...with Steven home it will relieve most of your stress...when the book gets all wraped up in a beautiful cover, hopefully the rest of your stress with fade away like smoke. Put your feet up and take it easy for a while or go play in your beautiful garden...you more than deserve it .

***Anneli*** · Apr 28 2010, 05:36 PM

To quote from one of my favourite books from childhood:

THREE MILLION CHEERS!

Lanen · Apr 29 2010, 04:36 AM

Oooh, I like that Anneli! Thanks

What book is that from?

P'ter · Apr 29 2010, 05:24 AM

I THINK it's from a whole series. Nancy (Ruth) Blackett eh Anneli? She says it about twelve times in all: mostly in Secret Water and Missee Lee.

Lanen · Apr 29 2010, 12:23 PM

Ok, I'm sensing a big hole in my UK cultural awareness... never heard of the author or the books.

P'ter · Apr 29 2010, 05:43 PM

When you have a spare hour or two; check some of Arthur Ransome's books out of the library.

Lanen · May 9 2010, 04:53 PM

ok, ok, I've read Swallows and Amazons, I've got Brit cred!

I just found the world every bit as believable as the one that Bertie Wooster and Jeeves inhabit... but thanks for letting me know the reference.

Keruval · May 11 2010, 09:45 AM

Lanen - so pleased to hear another book from you in the offing. I drop by your website from time to time in hope of fresh news but as luck would have it, have not done so recently.

Goos luck with all the following stages

***Hans*** · May 11 2010, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keruval

Lanen - so pleased to hear another book from you in the offing. I drop by your website from time to time in hope of fresh news but as luck would have it, have not done so recently.

Goos luck with all the following stages

Just to be certain, you do know that the old .com domain is out of action and that you have to check www.elizabethkerner.org, right?

Keruval · May 12 2010, 07:34 AM

Thanks for the link - that explains a lot

***Anneli*** · May 12 2010, 06:24 PM

Sorry not to have replied sooner, Lanen, I was tied up with visitors (Hans

)

P'ter is right, and I do hope you've been enjoying the world of the Swallows and Amazons - they were stalwarts of my childhood and I still avidly re-read the books at least every other year or thereabouts

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lanen

ok, ok, I've read Swallows and Amazons, I've got Brit cred!

I just found the world every bit as believable as the one that Bertie Wooster and Jeeves inhabit... but thanks for letting me know the reference.

edith · May 13 2010, 04:54 AM

I remember being totally hooked by them as a child. Living where I did, I spent a significant part of my childhood outside and the books were just right.

I hope that you're enjoying them.

AnnMarie · May 15 2010, 10:46 PM

Meriah enjoyed them. She also likes the dvds of the show. (Or was it a movie?)

Apr 13 2010, 10:45 PM	#1
Lanen Kaelar of Kolmar Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Body in Scotland, head in Kolmar Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Winds of Change and Shaping	That's book 1 done! Hiya folks! Well, that's book 1 finished. First-draft finished, but hey, that's the big one. After this comes 'polished enough to send to my editor' finished , then 'making the changes the editor wanted' finished , and finally 'galleys proofread' finished - but it's putting in the final word, even if it doesn't stay as the final word, that counts! And book 2 is chasing on its heels, wanting written! But for now, I'm going to sleep... __________________ That which you do by act of will you must answer for. -from Winds of Change and Shaping, by Elizabeth Kerner

Apr 14 2010, 01:05 AM	#2
Samsara Dragon Healer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth, Australia Gender: F Fan of: PERN!!! Now Reading: Restoree	Re: That's book 1 done! Yipppeeee! Congrats Lanen!! I cant wait!!!!

Apr 14 2010, 08:23 AM	#3
*Hans* Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Gender: M Fan of: Pern!	Re: That's book 1 done! My warmest congratulations on a job undoubtebly well done, I can't imagine anything else. __________________ Hans, also known as Elrhan, Master Archivist Visit The Pern Museum & Archives for all your Pern and Anne McCaffrey News and Resources! The Pern Museum & Archives is the home of the Pern Encyclopedia and the Pern Bloodlines.

Apr 14 2010, 10:07 AM	#4
AnnMarie Momma Wolf Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: On the Edge Gender: F Fan of: Pern and Talent Now Reading: The Name of the Rose	Re: That's book 1 done! WHHOOOT! Progress...always progress. ::: Drapes a snuggly blanket over a sleeping Lanen:::

Apr 14 2010, 04:39 PM	#5
StevenB Bitsmith/Starsmith, Master Sneak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scotland Gender: M Fan of: Skies of Pern: what else? Now Reading: My computer screen	Re: That's book 1 done! Hurray all the way from Groningen. __________________ Steven

Apr 14 2010, 05:54 PM	#6
jube Dolphineer Journeywoman Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Gender: F Fan of: Dragons of Pern Now Reading: Puzzles and my thesaurus!	Re: That's book 1 done! Whoo-ooop, whoo-ooop. __________________ Dolphineer Journeywoman and part-time researcher.... Find me on ebay..... Here'tis!

Apr 14 2010, 08:07 PM	#7
Lanen Kaelar of Kolmar Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Body in Scotland, head in Kolmar Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Winds of Change and Shaping	Re: That's book 1 done! Thanks for the kind words every body. Ta for the blanket AnnMarie (purrrrr!) and for the good wishes from far away, my dearest love Steven! Have had to rest today, but back to work tomorrow. Still on kind of a high... __________________ That which you do by act of will you must answer for. -from Winds of Change and Shaping, by Elizabeth Kerner

Apr 14 2010, 09:07 PM	#8
kevia Ballybran Resident Tuner Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Somewhere in the USA Gender: F Fan of: Nimisha's Ship Now Reading: Crystal Line	Re: That's book 1 done! __________________ Kevia

Apr 14 2010, 10:38 PM	#9
*Pam* Heptite Guildmaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Four Corners Fan of: Lars Dahl	Re: That's book 1 done! Yay! __________________ You can take me down, you can show me your home. Not the place where you live, but the place where you belong. ~Toad the Wet Sprocket The Crystal Singer Continuum

Apr 15 2010, 05:45 AM	#10
P'ter Crafter Craftmaster Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Gender: M Fan of: Favorite? Now Reading: avidly	Re: That's book 1 done! Of course this is REALLY book 4! __________________ "Truth is stranger than fiction: fiction has to make sense." Leo Rosten. "When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." C. S. Lewis "I find television very educational. Whenever somebody switches it on I go in the other room and read a book." (attributed to Groucho Marx) The Pedants are revolting! (against bad grammar)

Apr 15 2010, 01:23 PM	#11
edith Dragonrider Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Delft Gender: F Fan of: Most of them :) Now Reading: Don't You Have Time To Think- RP Feynman	Re: That's book 1 done! congratulations :applause:

Apr 15 2010, 08:26 PM	#12
Lanen Kaelar of Kolmar Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Body in Scotland, head in Kolmar Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Winds of Change and Shaping	Re: That's book 1 done! P'ter - yep! But I still need to think of it as book 1 so as to get enough backstory into the tale so new readers aren't desperately confused. Steven once left a note on my desk as to the best way to incorporate backstory into the narrative. He suggested a prologue: "Dear Reader - I'm assuming you have already read the first book. If you haven't then please go out and buy it. It's rather good." Never wonder why I love this man! __________________ That which you do by act of will you must answer for. -from Winds of Change and Shaping, by Elizabeth Kerner

Apr 16 2010, 02:12 AM	#13
*Hans* Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Gender: M Fan of: Pern!	Re: That's book 1 done! Steven's suggestion is a BRILLIANT solution! __________________ Hans, also known as Elrhan, Master Archivist Visit The Pern Museum & Archives for all your Pern and Anne McCaffrey News and Resources! The Pern Museum & Archives is the home of the Pern Encyclopedia and the Pern Bloodlines.

Apr 18 2010, 08:09 AM	#15
Lara Whacky Wordsmith Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Annecy, France Gender: F Fan of: Pern,Petaybee,Freedom Now Reading: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows	Re: That's book 1 done! Wonderful news, hooray!

Apr 18 2010, 09:56 AM	#16
P'ter Crafter Craftmaster Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Gender: M Fan of: Favorite? Now Reading: avidly	Re: That's book 1 done! Lanen: if you need it you may use the following 'appologia' ... "If in some particular You (from your knowledge) know we err; Forgive us since we (for our part) Write not textbooks, but works of art." __________________ "Truth is stranger than fiction: fiction has to make sense." Leo Rosten. "When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." C. S. Lewis "I find television very educational. Whenever somebody switches it on I go in the other room and read a book." (attributed to Groucho Marx) The Pedants are revolting! (against bad grammar) Last edited by P'ter; Apr 18 2010 at 12:02 PM.

Apr 18 2010, 10:49 AM	#17
Lanen Kaelar of Kolmar Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Body in Scotland, head in Kolmar Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Winds of Change and Shaping	Re: That's book 1 done! Nice one P'ter - what is it from? __________________ That which you do by act of will you must answer for. -from Winds of Change and Shaping, by Elizabeth Kerner

Apr 18 2010, 12:02 PM	#18
P'ter Crafter Craftmaster Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Gender: M Fan of: Favorite? Now Reading: avidly	Re: That's book 1 done! Original to me, so ... __________________ "Truth is stranger than fiction: fiction has to make sense." Leo Rosten. "When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." C. S. Lewis "I find television very educational. Whenever somebody switches it on I go in the other room and read a book." (attributed to Groucho Marx) The Pedants are revolting! (against bad grammar)

Apr 19 2010, 12:36 AM	#19
Lady Maelin Master Artist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Gender: F Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !	Re: That's book 1 done! Hurrrrraaay and Congratulations Elizabeth!!!Here's to another fantastic creation. Lets hope it doesn't need a lot of anything else done to it other than printing it into a book that we can all read...I am getting sooo excited already, and to think that there are going to be at least 2 more in the future for all of us and your other fans to read...YEAH!!! P.S. time for that long awaited and much needed rest and that grand vacation...well as soon as the ash stops blowing your rides away that is. __________________ "To the Horsehead Nebula and back we shall make beautiful music"..."Together!" The stories of childhood leave an indelible impression,and their author always has a niche in the temple of memory from which the image is never cut out to be thrown on the rubbish heap of things that are outgrown and outlived........Howard Pyle

Apr 19 2010, 04:30 AM	#20
P'ter Crafter Craftmaster Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Gender: M Fan of: Favorite? Now Reading: avidly	Re: That's book 1 done! Of course; if she wanted to be REALLY nice, she could mail us each her electronic file copy for some real 'unbiased' fan mail in return. __________________ "Truth is stranger than fiction: fiction has to make sense." Leo Rosten. "When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." C. S. Lewis "I find television very educational. Whenever somebody switches it on I go in the other room and read a book." (attributed to Groucho Marx) The Pedants are revolting! (against bad grammar)

Apr 20 2010, 04:06 AM	#22
P'ter Crafter Craftmaster Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Gender: M Fan of: Favorite? Now Reading: avidly	Re: That's book 1 done! Mind you the publishers probably have a contractural clause forbidding such undermining of their commercial base. __________________ "Truth is stranger than fiction: fiction has to make sense." Leo Rosten. "When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." C. S. Lewis "I find television very educational. Whenever somebody switches it on I go in the other room and read a book." (attributed to Groucho Marx) The Pedants are revolting! (against bad grammar)

Apr 21 2010, 03:32 AM	#23
Lanen Kaelar of Kolmar Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Body in Scotland, head in Kolmar Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Winds of Change and Shaping	Re: That's book 1 done! P'ter - seriously! Kevia, P'ter, thanks for the kind compliment, but I'll wait until it's published to hear what my fans (you know, that's still a strange concept!) think. I don't write for the fans, my friends. I write what the characters and the plot demand. Mostly the characters. I don't take suggestions either! __________________ That which you do by act of will you must answer for. -from Winds of Change and Shaping, by Elizabeth Kerner

Apr 21 2010, 04:38 AM	#24
P'ter Crafter Craftmaster Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Gender: M Fan of: Favorite? Now Reading: avidly	Re: That's book 1 done! Artistic integrity for ever! Writers of the word unite: you have nothing to lose but your fandom! Actually I never regard myself as a 'fan': I'm a critical reader! (Just like I'm never a tourist: always a visitor) __________________ "Truth is stranger than fiction: fiction has to make sense." Leo Rosten. "When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." C. S. Lewis "I find television very educational. Whenever somebody switches it on I go in the other room and read a book." (attributed to Groucho Marx) The Pedants are revolting! (against bad grammar)

Apr 21 2010, 10:12 AM	#25
jube Dolphineer Journeywoman Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Gender: F Fan of: Dragons of Pern Now Reading: Puzzles and my thesaurus!	Re: That's book 1 done! P'ter, critical readers always find "foot-in-mouth" disease by fair means or foul by authors and publishers alike It's something that will get picked upon, whether it's grammar, spelling, characters or a storyline that doesn't fit in properly with the rest of the book. The thing is though, is that everyone has an opinion about a particular book / movie et al (what they like or dislike etc...) and others have to accept that that person is simply making an opinion. Lanen, congrats on getting through book 1 of the new trilogy. __________________ Dolphineer Journeywoman and part-time researcher.... Find me on ebay..... Here'tis!

Apr 21 2010, 10:24 AM	#26
Lanen Kaelar of Kolmar Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Body in Scotland, head in Kolmar Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Winds of Change and Shaping	Re: That's book 1 done! P'ter, Jube - interesting to read your comments. Jube, if there is a storyline that doesn't fit in with the rest of the book, that's called 'lousy writing' and you should stop reading that author! And despite political correctness, or indeed the business aspect of writing, an author does not and cannot write for 'the fans', at least no author worth his or her salt. Writing a book is a deeply personal expression of creativity, of self. There is no point in trying to write for anyone else. And P'ter, I hope you're teasing. You're right, I have solid contractual grounds for not being able to let anyone read the manuscript. As for critical readers - I have enough of those. They are, for the most part, people I have known for twenty years or more, who are not fans and do not spare my feelings. Most of them are professional writers. Thanks for volunteering, but I can't accept your offer. Please forgive me if I sound cranky. I haven't slept more than a few hours for days now, and have had a vicious headache for a week. Not on my best form. I'll post again when Steven is home and I've had some sleep. __________________ That which you do by act of will you must answer for. -from Winds of Change and Shaping, by Elizabeth Kerner Last edited by Lanen; Apr 27 2010 at 06:16 AM.

Apr 21 2010, 11:56 AM	#27
AnnMarie Momma Wolf Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: On the Edge Gender: F Fan of: Pern and Talent Now Reading: The Name of the Rose	Re: That's book 1 done! ::::makes sure the tea kettle is on, there are cookies(biscuts) in the tin, and hangs a large DO NOT DISTURB sign on the front door:::: Lanen and Steven have more than earned a private break.

Apr 25 2010, 01:00 AM	#28
Lady Maelin Master Artist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Gender: F Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !	Re: That's book 1 done! Elizabeth...Hope your head feels better soon...with Steven home it will relieve most of your stress...when the book gets all wraped up in a beautiful cover, hopefully the rest of your stress with fade away like smoke. Put your feet up and take it easy for a while or go play in your beautiful garden...you more than deserve it . __________________ "To the Horsehead Nebula and back we shall make beautiful music"..."Together!" The stories of childhood leave an indelible impression,and their author always has a niche in the temple of memory from which the image is never cut out to be thrown on the rubbish heap of things that are outgrown and outlived........Howard Pyle

Apr 28 2010, 05:36 PM	#29
*Anneli* Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Shropshire Gender: F Fan of: Pern! Now Reading: Dragonflight	Re: That's book 1 done! To quote from one of my favourite books from childhood: THREE MILLION CHEERS!

Apr 29 2010, 04:36 AM	#30
Lanen Kaelar of Kolmar Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Body in Scotland, head in Kolmar Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Winds of Change and Shaping	Re: That's book 1 done! Oooh, I like that Anneli! Thanks What book is that from? __________________ That which you do by act of will you must answer for. -from Winds of Change and Shaping, by Elizabeth Kerner

Apr 29 2010, 05:24 AM	#31
P'ter Crafter Craftmaster Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Gender: M Fan of: Favorite? Now Reading: avidly	Re: That's book 1 done! I THINK it's from a whole series. Nancy (Ruth) Blackett eh Anneli? She says it about twelve times in all: mostly in Secret Water and Missee Lee. __________________ "Truth is stranger than fiction: fiction has to make sense." Leo Rosten. "When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." C. S. Lewis "I find television very educational. Whenever somebody switches it on I go in the other room and read a book." (attributed to Groucho Marx) The Pedants are revolting! (against bad grammar)

Apr 29 2010, 12:23 PM	#32
Lanen Kaelar of Kolmar Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Body in Scotland, head in Kolmar Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Winds of Change and Shaping	Re: That's book 1 done! Ok, I'm sensing a big hole in my UK cultural awareness... never heard of the author or the books. __________________ That which you do by act of will you must answer for. -from Winds of Change and Shaping, by Elizabeth Kerner

Apr 29 2010, 05:43 PM	#33
P'ter Crafter Craftmaster Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Gender: M Fan of: Favorite? Now Reading: avidly	Re: That's book 1 done! When you have a spare hour or two; check some of Arthur Ransome's books out of the library. __________________ "Truth is stranger than fiction: fiction has to make sense." Leo Rosten. "When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." C. S. Lewis "I find television very educational. Whenever somebody switches it on I go in the other room and read a book." (attributed to Groucho Marx) The Pedants are revolting! (against bad grammar)

May 9 2010, 04:53 PM	#34
Lanen Kaelar of Kolmar Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Body in Scotland, head in Kolmar Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Winds of Change and Shaping	Re: That's book 1 done! ok, ok, I've read Swallows and Amazons, I've got Brit cred! I just found the world every bit as believable as the one that Bertie Wooster and Jeeves inhabit... but thanks for letting me know the reference. __________________ That which you do by act of will you must answer for. -from Winds of Change and Shaping, by Elizabeth Kerner

May 11 2010, 09:45 AM	#35
Keruval Junior Member Darbul Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK	Re: That's book 1 done! Lanen - so pleased to hear another book from you in the offing. I drop by your website from time to time in hope of fresh news but as luck would have it, have not done so recently. Goos luck with all the following stages

May 12 2010, 07:34 AM	#37
Keruval Junior Member Darbul Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK	Re: That's book 1 done! Thanks for the link - that explains a lot

May 13 2010, 04:54 AM	#39
edith Dragonrider Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Delft Gender: F Fan of: Most of them :) Now Reading: Don't You Have Time To Think- RP Feynman	Re: That's book 1 done! I remember being totally hooked by them as a child. Living where I did, I spent a significant part of my childhood outside and the books were just right. I hope that you're enjoying them.