tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post1210625538395711139..comments2024-03-07T04:13:36.330-06:00Comments on The Storyteller's Inkpot: Sexy NonfictionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-45259407537765269652010-02-07T20:09:11.627-06:002010-02-07T20:09:11.627-06:00Hi Claire--
I agree with your point about the epig...Hi Claire--<br />I agree with your point about the epigraphs in Calpurnia Tate, especially if, as a middle grade reader, you don't know much about Darwin's theories. The quotes may note make much sense. <br /><br />I've been reading Inkheart aloud to my daughter--every chapter starts with a very long quote, and I skip them all. They detract from the story. <br /><br />Still, I can see how as a writer, the epigraphs might help you give focus to a particular chapter... maybe once the story is written, though, they can come out.Heather Hedin Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042719762118668832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-67829634511172532262010-02-05T16:29:16.478-06:002010-02-05T16:29:16.478-06:00I'll look for the movie, Heather. I like those...I'll look for the movie, Heather. I like those actors. I've also read the Evolution of Calpurnia Tate and found her voice strong, giving it Lisa's well put "emotional content." The investigation of a plant species with her grandfather plotline was great, but I felt like the Darwin epigraphs overdone and I skipped many of them. I always wonder what young and teen readers think of these books, not just us adults.Claire Rudolf Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520445613916601377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-52933889340060298552010-02-04T14:43:12.943-06:002010-02-04T14:43:12.943-06:00Thanks for sharing this, Claire. I was instantly s...Thanks for sharing this, Claire. I was instantly smitten with Charles and Emma when it came out (being the complete sucker for love stories). It is a truly fabulous story with many hooks, suspense and emotional content, and yes, love. Yay for sexy NF!Lisa Jahn-Cloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167850118852016249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-90442365495096125062010-02-04T14:34:27.559-06:002010-02-04T14:34:27.559-06:00We're going to read this book for StorySleuths...We're going to read this book for StorySleuths next month--I'm looking forward to it, and I hope those of you who have read it will come to the blog and add your comments about the writing. We're also going to read The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, which incorporates a bit of Darwin into the story along with epigraphs as well. <br /><br />As for Charles and Emma... I saw that there is now a movie about their relationship, called Creation, with one of my favorite actors, Paul Bettany and his real-life wife Jennifer Connelly. Has anyone seen it?Heather Hedin Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042719762118668832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-60793910512402246782010-02-04T13:48:24.782-06:002010-02-04T13:48:24.782-06:00I love history of science--partly because my husba...I love history of science--partly because my husband was a history of science PhD candidate, and he turned me on to it--and love this book for showing the blood racing in a subject most people (wrongly!) consider bloodless. For further evidence of heat, read Andrea Barrett's history-of-science based novels and short stories. Super sexy.Christine Heppermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956691641741733821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-91093743378178672202010-02-04T13:14:26.368-06:002010-02-04T13:14:26.368-06:00This is a great example of no matter how many time...This is a great example of no matter how many times a story is told, it can still be told again differently, with new meaning. I wonder if Darwin's story has been retold as many times as Cinderella.Cheryl Bardoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00084503940091474111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-32506355813989640312010-02-04T11:22:18.421-06:002010-02-04T11:22:18.421-06:00There it is again. That amazing creative force swi...There it is again. That amazing creative force swirling in and around and through us, helping us to see connections and weave their artistic threads into a fine tapestry.Danettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00267400410101887031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-6123507151090798342010-02-04T10:46:47.558-06:002010-02-04T10:46:47.558-06:00Holy cow. Talk about alignment of stars, or whatev...Holy cow. Talk about alignment of stars, or whatever. I just completed the first draft of a scene in my work in progress--a "Then what do you believe in, Mother?" conversation between the scientist mother and the born-again teen daughter. <br /><br />Charles and Emma will go to the top of my list of books to read when I'm done with my story; I need my characters to be having their own conversations.Marsha Qualeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506544531376399293noreply@blogger.com