tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post5606346333555391833..comments2023-10-22T14:04:46.934+01:00Comments on Talli Roland: Little White LiesTalli Rolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-23063428984108128862013-11-24T15:01:34.422+00:002013-11-24T15:01:34.422+00:00Pat, I find that to be very true. It's also so...Pat, I find that to be very true. It's also so very tempting to add in all the interesting little bits one discovers, but I find I leave 98% of the research out, just hinting at it instead. And it's the silliest things that take the longest, such as the proper way to address a lady's maid (by her surname, not her first name.)Kat Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07115380745293826767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-26861478064394469212013-11-24T12:26:46.640+00:002013-11-24T12:26:46.640+00:00I have only written one book set in historical tim...I have only written one book set in historical times and that was 1665's. The research was enjoyable but difficult. And I agree that you can end up fussing so much about getting the facts right that the story is liable to be sacrificed. Writer Pat Newcombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678017709861817691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-74116570146220154182013-11-23T17:02:10.122+00:002013-11-23T17:02:10.122+00:00Hi, Carole Anne! Glad I could help with those memo...Hi, Carole Anne! Glad I could help with those memories!Kat Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07115380745293826767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-27678609488389407682013-11-23T16:59:41.722+00:002013-11-23T16:59:41.722+00:00Thanks, Maurice. Guys had it soooo much easier! An...Thanks, Maurice. Guys had it soooo much easier! And washed way more frequently. The other thing we forget is that there were no blow dryers bac then. Once they had that hip length hair washed, it took hours and hours and hours for it to dry. Kat Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07115380745293826767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-39927250418581655722013-11-23T11:51:19.769+00:002013-11-23T11:51:19.769+00:00Brings back so many memories of those times, Kat. ...Brings back so many memories of those times, Kat. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957545161716269528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-28868252057256759502013-11-22T17:18:07.117+00:002013-11-22T17:18:07.117+00:00I had no idea it was so hard to wash hair then. Fa...I had no idea it was so hard to wash hair then. Fascinating insights Kat.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-38615491608059155482013-11-22T13:26:48.690+00:002013-11-22T13:26:48.690+00:00It's amazing how much we take for granted. I r...It's amazing how much we take for granted. I remember going to visit my great-grandfather. He still had an outhouse, water was drawn up in a bucket from a well, and the "bath" was a pan of water heated on the coal stove in the kitchen!Kat Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07115380745293826767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-65328926418268058012013-11-22T13:24:16.262+00:002013-11-22T13:24:16.262+00:00Yes, the idea of washing hair a few times a year f...Yes, the idea of washing hair a few times a year freaks me out, too. Although my mother only washed hers once a week. She'd go to the salon and have it washed, styled, and lacquered into a beehive style that didn't move, even after sleeping on it!Kat Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07115380745293826767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-14864331270541876562013-11-22T06:02:42.920+00:002013-11-22T06:02:42.920+00:00Interesting how people lived so long ago, compared...Interesting how people lived so long ago, compared with the modern conveniences of today!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-13750479497261036402013-11-22T05:45:50.079+00:002013-11-22T05:45:50.079+00:00I think it sounds like a good scene. But women onl...I think it sounds like a good scene. But women only washed their hair a few times a year? Eeeps! I wouldn't necessarily stop reading a book because of something like that, especially if I really liked reading the book and the characters. Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-41656779128602761112013-11-21T22:16:35.109+00:002013-11-21T22:16:35.109+00:00Hello, Desert (it's Eve, right?) The good thin...Hello, Desert (it's Eve, right?) The good thing about writing historical vs. contemporary is that the information is pretty much fixed in place and won't change. Queen Victoria will always have reined from 1837-1901. we'll always know what clothes looked like, what food they ate, etc. I think folks who write contemporary things have a much harder time--the names and face are constantly shifting, informtion comes a mile a minutes, technology changes every nanosecond. Good for yiu for keeping up with it all!Kat Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07115380745293826767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-58218816794989002002013-11-21T21:11:08.091+00:002013-11-21T21:11:08.091+00:00I can't imagine all the research you have to p...I can't imagine all the research you have to pour into writing about another century. I have trouble keeping up with my own times....AND, I still have to do research. LOL Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-88323858863956195922013-11-21T17:23:54.992+00:002013-11-21T17:23:54.992+00:00Ah, Glamour, you're a doll! I'm glad you e...Ah, Glamour, you're a doll! I'm glad you enjoyed that scene! I had SUCH a fun time writing it and did worry how folks would accept it. It's so lovely to hear a reader enjoyed it!Kat Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07115380745293826767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-60663224762508258982013-11-21T17:22:21.035+00:002013-11-21T17:22:21.035+00:00Hi, Kitty! Author friends joke that every romance ...Hi, Kitty! Author friends joke that every romance requires at least one wet and yummy water scene, whether it's a shower, a rainstorm, a swim in lake (think that lovely scene of Mr. Darcy coming up out of the water!), or even just washing the dog together! Kat Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07115380745293826767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-46100254973635358232013-11-21T17:08:21.560+00:002013-11-21T17:08:21.560+00:00Oh Kat, your research shines through and small thi...Oh Kat, your research shines through and small things such as a bath become an accepted part of the story. I personally love that scene. You addressed the propriety issues that would normally send me over the edge. When an author explains the motivation for the deviation it helps a great deal. And you do it oh so well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-39672092156611851412013-11-21T15:56:58.765+00:002013-11-21T15:56:58.765+00:00Hi Kat! Lovely to meet you! Gorgeous hero washing ...Hi Kat! Lovely to meet you! Gorgeous hero washing fabulous heroine's hair with or without shampoo is totally scrummy especially when hair washing was only done a few times a year!! Imagine the anticipation!! Imagine the wetness...! Yay!<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-5622534099496152352013-11-21T15:09:43.629+00:002013-11-21T15:09:43.629+00:00Hi, Betty! It's work, but I do confess, it'...Hi, Betty! It's work, but I do confess, it's also fun. I'm a bit of a magpie with weird facts and trivia, so my writing gives me a good excuse to go wandering in the more offbeat and obscure places on the Internet!Kat Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07115380745293826767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-65563996215412646302013-11-21T15:08:04.455+00:002013-11-21T15:08:04.455+00:00Heavens, yes. I posed a question on Facebook the o...Heavens, yes. I posed a question on Facebook the other day about my current WIP (work in progress). It involves a cursed blue gem. I wanted to use the words "aqua" or "turquoise" to describe it. While those words did exist during that time period, they were not used to describe actual colors (aqua meant water and turquoise was a gem). Most responses said it would be ok to use those words, as most readers would be accepting of them. But one pitched a fit and told me it would throw her right out of the book. Ah well.Kat Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07115380745293826767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-76425187961689394002013-11-21T15:05:15.877+00:002013-11-21T15:05:15.877+00:00Nice to meet you too, William! I love seeing the h...Nice to meet you too, William! I love seeing the history of real places in stories! But oh, the fact checking! Thank goodness my editor likes doing that as much as I do!Kat Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07115380745293826767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-78010261864266752762013-11-21T15:03:56.214+00:002013-11-21T15:03:56.214+00:00Hi, Alex! I often say that the reason lots of writ...Hi, Alex! I often say that the reason lots of writers like to write historicals is because it gives us the excuse to research weird and wonderful things! And thank you for being forgiving of little white lies!Kat Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07115380745293826767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-83640850067725359272013-11-21T14:46:26.943+00:002013-11-21T14:46:26.943+00:00Thanks for sharing a little of the work it takes t...Thanks for sharing a little of the work it takes to write historical fiction accurately!Bossy Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568355839499622409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-44838535333400571302013-11-21T14:43:48.527+00:002013-11-21T14:43:48.527+00:00And I agree with Alex. Little things like that wou...And I agree with Alex. Little things like that wouldn't really throw me out of a story either, but there are people out there who are nitpicky.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-69559568668462100172013-11-21T14:43:05.542+00:002013-11-21T14:43:05.542+00:00I don't write historical fiction either, thoug...I don't write historical fiction either, though I did incorporate the history of places into my work. It does require a lot of research and fact checking...<br /><br />Nice to meet you, Kat!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-37486933744753867552013-11-21T14:31:21.811+00:002013-11-21T14:31:21.811+00:00Hi, Tallie, and thank you for having me here! Hope...Hi, Tallie, and thank you for having me here! Hope you're feeling in tip top shape soon!Kat Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07115380745293826767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-87550035154111513142013-11-21T14:17:40.335+00:002013-11-21T14:17:40.335+00:00I don't write historical and can't imagine...I don't write historical and can't imagine the amount of research you have to do!<br />Little things like that wouldn't throw me out of a story. As long as I buy the basic premise, small liberties can be taken.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com