tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35765400.post7880237120024964510..comments2023-12-07T21:55:33.766-05:00Comments on Writer's Sanctuary: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night.....Dellani Oakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17537857916391453921noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35765400.post-26704626183784407842013-04-03T16:10:33.986-04:002013-04-03T16:10:33.986-04:00Kemberlee, I feel sure they don't. But that...Kemberlee, I feel sure they don't. But that's what makes us fun and unique!Dellani Oakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537857916391453921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35765400.post-87733313024226384642013-04-03T15:47:16.647-04:002013-04-03T15:47:16.647-04:00I've used dreams too in my writing. So cool ho...I've used dreams too in my writing. So cool how it works. I don't think non-writers would understand ;-)Kemberleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01526177270694486600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35765400.post-46724327769875195032013-04-03T15:15:32.156-04:002013-04-03T15:15:32.156-04:00A scene from the book came to me in a dream - the ...A scene from the book came to me in a dream - the shark attack scene in the last part of the book. He was named Sailfish in that dream and the name stuck. :)<br /><br />Actually, she could have seen a sailfish because they made camp half the year on the island off the coast. The Indian River (Intercoastal Waterway) flows between the mainland and the ocean and they had a campsite which is now a national park.Dellani Oakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537857916391453921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35765400.post-68510105274818776272013-04-03T12:49:21.795-04:002013-04-03T12:49:21.795-04:00How do you come up with your character names? Nati...How do you come up with your character names? Native Americans have a history of naming their child for the first thing the mother sees after the birth of her child. I can't imagine her seeing a sailfish unless she gave birth on the coast. Very curious!Kemberleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01526177270694486600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35765400.post-10188264156289471702013-04-03T12:42:24.568-04:002013-04-03T12:42:24.568-04:00Exactly, Kemberlee, which is why I no longer outli...Exactly, Kemberlee, which is why I no longer outline. I had it all in my mind. Gabriella would be forced to marry Manuel. He would be a gambling, drinking, womanizer who abused her and she would run into the arms of Sailfish.<br /><br />Manuel reformed (he wasn't nearly as bad as I'd painted him). Gabriella refused to love another. Sailfish because the love lorn and a possible secondary love interest became the villain - quite well, as a matter of fact. :)Dellani Oakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537857916391453921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35765400.post-69249710380517500052013-04-03T11:34:08.335-04:002013-04-03T11:34:08.335-04:00Sounds great, Dellani. But don't you just hate...Sounds great, Dellani. But don't you just hate that? You've got an outline already drawn up, you know where you want the story together, start fleshing everything out, then as soon as you give your characters a voice of their own . . . BLAM . . . they use it and tell *you* what's going to happen ;-)Kemberleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01526177270694486600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35765400.post-75536268721714396262013-04-03T11:03:10.603-04:002013-04-03T11:03:10.603-04:00Kemberlee & Carol, I'm about 2/3 finished ...Kemberlee & Carol, I'm about 2/3 finished with "Savage Heart" where the lead character is Sailfish of the River People. I felt he got rather a short shrift in "Indian Summer". He was intended to be the male lead, but Gabriella refused to cooperate & fell desperately in love with Manuel. Poor Sailfish was left high and dry in love with a woman who would never love him for more than a dear friend. <br /><br />I couldn't leave him without love - he's had so much tragedy in his life. So I brought him someone who will love & need him as much as he loves and needs her. And so Meli Chasseur was created. I hope I do them justice as I tell their tale.Dellani Oakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537857916391453921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35765400.post-71397878202532894802013-04-03T05:47:08.764-04:002013-04-03T05:47:08.764-04:00A sequel? Yes, tell us, Dellani.
CarleyA sequel? Yes, tell us, Dellani. <br /><br />CarleyCarol Butler Crawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323374933601908499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35765400.post-11137239377946882302013-04-03T05:09:40.275-04:002013-04-03T05:09:40.275-04:00Great interview, Dellani. I hear there's a seq...Great interview, Dellani. I hear there's a sequel to The Ninja Tattoo. What can you tell us about that?Kemberleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01526177270694486600noreply@blogger.com