tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post3627930581029644165..comments2023-03-18T04:48:30.303-04:00Comments on Sheila Webster Boneham: Writing What's Difficult: Finding the BalanceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535695542961577318noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-49445076530653626952013-04-20T19:52:39.906-04:002013-04-20T19:52:39.906-04:00I bet you did, Susan - and yes, I'd say you hi...I bet you did, Susan - and yes, I'd say you hit a nice balance. We're always drawing from our own lives, even when we don't realize it. As for those fictional characters - they're alive enough when we're writing them, and when they're read. At least they are if we're doing our job. Thanks for commenting!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535695542961577318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-70303904606328657812013-04-20T14:23:25.137-04:002013-04-20T14:23:25.137-04:00I can't tell you how many times I cried while ...I can't tell you how many times I cried while writing the ending to Sin Creek, an emotional experience not only for my fictional characters but for me as well. I pulled a few emotions from my own life and spilled my guts, hoping that I said enough and not too much and left readers with a enough hope to do what needs to be done during those times. Great article, Sheila!Susan Whitfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01215871952420224793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-59323524605302222172013-04-18T18:15:45.752-04:002013-04-18T18:15:45.752-04:00Oh, yes, Linda. Great addition! Oh, yes, Linda. Great addition! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535695542961577318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-20954203181059231122013-04-18T18:05:56.036-04:002013-04-18T18:05:56.036-04:00Great post, Sheila. You might want to add MEAN SPI...Great post, Sheila. You might want to add MEAN SPIRIT by Linda Hogan. It's a novel that deals with a very distressing real historical situation, a long series of murders for gain in which whole Osage families were wiped out so the white "respectable" murderers could take their land that had oil on it. Was a finalist for the Pultizer Prize and has been on several lists of the best Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079828765401326768.post-52775635980660224682013-04-18T17:20:56.873-04:002013-04-18T17:20:56.873-04:00Love the blog! You are so correct Sheila! It is so...Love the blog! You are so correct Sheila! It is so hard for people to understand that I enjoy and participate in the "hunt game" and I also enjoy photographing the same birds in their natural habitat. Creates a very "odd position" for me to be in... (:<br /><br />Keep on writing.... I enjoy your work so much....<br /><br />KimKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550295760816614214noreply@blogger.com