tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post5635202059483276272..comments2023-04-01T20:17:06.068-07:00Comments on Sarcastic Ramblings and Writing: Angel Heart and the Knights TemplarVictoria Roderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04933859286104636739noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-63566994448656256822013-06-25T10:03:40.430-07:002013-06-25T10:03:40.430-07:00Good luck with your writing, Mark! It's great ...Good luck with your writing, Mark! It's great that you can write in different styles, from serious to humorous. I hope both novels do well for you.Marie Lavalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040316890635374526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-18280182131795967442013-06-24T19:32:09.282-07:002013-06-24T19:32:09.282-07:00Yes -- I have only one book published, thus far. D...Yes -- I have only one book published, thus far. DAYS OF SMOKE looks at war and Holocaust through the eyes of Hans Udet, a German flyer who progresses from naïve fighter pilot to ace of increasing rank and responsibility. But after saving a young Jewish woman from brutal assault, Hans becomes torn between his loyalty to Germany and mounting disdain for its Nazi leadership. The book is available on Amazon.com.<br /><br />I'm halfway through IN THE WEEDS, a darkly humorous novel set partly in Vietnam. Slats Kisov serves as a Forward Air Controller, returning to the US a changed man, one determined to “live a life of harmless banditry from the cockpit of an airplane.” Using the exceptional low-and-slow flying skills he's honed in battle, Slats begins to smuggle marijuana into Florida from the Bahamas. <br /><br />It is a BLAST to write humor -- I plan to do a lot more.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10650503447779935487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-13353288920909039032013-06-24T19:27:47.485-07:002013-06-24T19:27:47.485-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10650503447779935487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-4864517141239661402013-06-24T08:55:12.800-07:002013-06-24T08:55:12.800-07:00It is true. There is nothing worse than being out ...It is true. There is nothing worse than being out of your depth, and realising too late that you have important things wrong. Do you write historical fiction, Mark?Marie Lavalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040316890635374526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-4550615309883902762013-06-23T13:13:25.972-07:002013-06-23T13:13:25.972-07:00I am addicted to airplanes/flying, so related rese...I am addicted to airplanes/flying, so related research often goes off on a tangent, just as you describe. I do tons of research, only to have to curb my desire to write endlessly about it -- a little goes a long way, in historical fiction. But even when you don't use much of what you've researched, the expertise you gain is an advantage. When you write from a base of thorough knowledge, it's evident to readers. At least, that's what I tell myself when I'm going down that long fact trail. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10650503447779935487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-18069163655753547122013-06-23T10:02:50.250-07:002013-06-23T10:02:50.250-07:00And sometimes, it can be too much of a pleasure, o...And sometimes, it can be too much of a pleasure, one fact leading to another and another. I love research a little too much, I suspect. I love finding out about historical figures and events, I love quirky facts too!Marie Lavalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040316890635374526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-61003479337376636132013-06-23T07:40:35.966-07:002013-06-23T07:40:35.966-07:00Vous êtes les bienvenus, Marie (hope Google transl...Vous êtes les bienvenus, Marie (hope Google translate had its coffee, this morning [g]). Many authors seem to view research as drudgery, but I agree with you -- it can be a learning experience and a real pleasure. The imagination takes fact-powered wing. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10650503447779935487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-29771086880248135982013-06-22T11:09:38.433-07:002013-06-22T11:09:38.433-07:00Well, thank you very much Mark. What a lovely comm...Well, thank you very much Mark. What a lovely comment. I really enjoyed researching both the Knights Templar and the early nineteenth century, especially the Napoleonic period, for the novel. Merci beaucoup! Marie Lavalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040316890635374526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-62199762104625469272013-06-22T07:07:34.473-07:002013-06-22T07:07:34.473-07:00You chose a great historical backdrop to write abo...You chose a great historical backdrop to write about. With so rich a history, there's plenty of grist for your literary mill.<br /><br />"A mysterious Templar relic.<br />A web of intrigue and lies.<br />A woman about to lose her heart."<br /><br />I especially like this brief blurb. There's an art to reducing tens of thousands of words to so short and intriguing an entry, and you've mastered it. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10650503447779935487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-23371853218275042222013-06-22T01:01:09.314-07:002013-06-22T01:01:09.314-07:00Hello Michele. It is a difficult balancing act ind...Hello Michele. It is a difficult balancing act indeed to get the facts right but still be able to 'fill the gaps' with our story, or bend the truth just a little to accommodate the plot and the characters. Thank you for visiting! Marie Lavalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040316890635374526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-49594793857575338982013-06-21T16:02:33.541-07:002013-06-21T16:02:33.541-07:00A difficult topic, indeed! It is so hard to get th...A difficult topic, indeed! It is so hard to get the history right along with writing a good story!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429730420678601455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-66540913458459469102013-06-21T13:55:49.874-07:002013-06-21T13:55:49.874-07:00I'm so glad you to host you on my site. I hope...I'm so glad you to host you on my site. I hope you'll visit us again!Victoria Roderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04933859286104636739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-28337479361897814862013-06-21T12:40:05.227-07:002013-06-21T12:40:05.227-07:00Thank you Sophie for visiting. I love reading and ...Thank you Sophie for visiting. I love reading and researching,but you are right. There are so many books and papers on the subject of the Knights Templar - some very serious and academic, others less so - that I couldn't possibly pretend to have read them all. I think it was a matter of picking some bits out, and let my imagination do the rest. There is quite a lot I did invent for the sake of the plot!Marie Lavalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040316890635374526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-53670867769419526662013-06-21T12:24:41.020-07:002013-06-21T12:24:41.020-07:00Hi Marie,
This seems utterly fascinating. How did ...Hi Marie,<br />This seems utterly fascinating. How did you research such a complicated subject as the Knights Templar? Their history spans so many centuries and so many countries, how were you able to tie it all down?Sophie Schillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092528999711545149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-35217609385499170422013-06-21T09:18:38.854-07:002013-06-21T09:18:38.854-07:00Hello Ria, and thank you very much for visiting an...Hello Ria, and thank you very much for visiting and leaving a comment. I hope you enjoy 'Angel Heart'.Marie Lavalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040316890635374526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-23694095997381732632013-06-21T09:17:35.574-07:002013-06-21T09:17:35.574-07:00Thank you for visiting, Suzanne. I am glad you fou...Thank you for visiting, Suzanne. I am glad you found the post interesting!Marie Lavalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040316890635374526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-51925235913475119572013-06-21T09:16:51.697-07:002013-06-21T09:16:51.697-07:00Thank you very much Victoria for hosting me on you...Thank you very much Victoria for hosting me on your great blog. It's a pleasure to be here!<br />Marie Lavalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040316890635374526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-85934848446992898252013-06-21T06:37:45.903-07:002013-06-21T06:37:45.903-07:00What an intriguing piece of history. Angel Heart, ...What an intriguing piece of history. Angel Heart, sure promises to be a very interesting read.Ria Gomeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895378084452682449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-91565508753434041822013-06-21T06:36:06.140-07:002013-06-21T06:36:06.140-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ria Gomeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895378084452682449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606582303033600341.post-70021114291290008132013-06-21T05:57:41.836-07:002013-06-21T05:57:41.836-07:00Wow! I had no idea about the Knights of Templar. I...Wow! I had no idea about the Knights of Templar. I had heard a thing here and there, but this was great to know.Suzanne de Montignyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645774216206641251noreply@blogger.com