Re: - Reviews

Posted by Victoria on September 10, 2000 at 14:54:11:

In Reply to: Re: Eden's Winter by Marie de Merle - Reviews -Gayle posted by The Publisher on September 09, 2000 at 23:56:48:

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: : : : Oops, make that vise.

: : : : V

: : : Dear Victoria,

: : : Your post confused me. Are we talking about the SAME genre? i.e. historical fiction? Time period: American history, 18th Century?
: : : Unless I am terribly mis-informed and am hallucinating due to some kind of a malaria, Last Of the Mohicans, too is Historical Fiction? Around the same time period?

: : : The Publisher

: : There's a vast of a difference in novels written in the 1800s and those written for today's market. Although they can both classed as historical novels, they are otherwise not comparable.

: : Gayle

: Hi Gayle!

: Hmm; I would say so, too. While the original LOTM had its inaccuracies and idealizations, etc. a lot of today's historical fiction is ... well, very often, more accurate, more unbiased...
: compared to then, that is.
: Nonetheless, I am still non-plussed as to V's 'vise.' The floor is still open for reviews/comments/and in particular, encouragements, re. E.W.
: There is a historical fiction author among us with a laudable talent, and a good, solid novel which deserves to be completed and then read by all and sundry.
: Indeed, the floor is still open re. its posted 2 chapters.

: Warm regards,
: The Publisher

Dear Publisher,

I also don't think it could quite make the same category as "War and Peace." It looks after reading Chapter 2 to land smackdab in the Romance/Inspirational group. My stepmother belongs to Romance Writers of America and attends conventions occasionally. She has a Ph.D in French Lit. Her thesis compared Rabelais and James Joyce. She has tried to publish several times with no luck, so far(!). It's a solid novel type with a good market but it's harder than it looks to write one. I hope whoever the author is keeps on writing. It's just not my cup of tea. Perhaps a writer's group for constructive critism and support?

Victoria

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: : : : : Oops, make that vise.

: : : : : V

: : : : Dear Victoria,

: : : : Your post confused me. Are we talking about the SAME genre? i.e. historical fiction? Time period: American history, 18th Century?
: : : : Unless I am terribly mis-informed and am hallucinating due to some kind of a malaria, Last Of the Mohicans, too is Historical Fiction? Around the same time period? 

: : : : The Publisher

: : : There's a vast of a difference in novels written in the 1800s and those written for today's market.  Although they can both classed as historical novels, they are otherwise not comparable.

: : : Gayle

: : Hi Gayle!

: : Hmm; I would say so, too. While the original LOTM had its inaccuracies and idealizations, etc. a lot of today's historical fiction is ... well, very often, more accurate, more unbiased...
: : compared to then, that is.
: : Nonetheless, I am still non-plussed as to V's 'vise.' The floor is still open for reviews/comments/and in particular, encouragements, re. E.W.
: : There is a historical fiction author among us with a laudable talent, and a good, solid novel which deserves to be completed and then read by all and sundry.
: : Indeed, the floor is still open re. its posted 2 chapters.

: : Warm regards,
: : The Publisher

: Dear Publisher,

: I also don't think it could quite make the same category as "War and Peace."  It looks after reading Chapter 2 to land smackdab in the Romance/Inspirational group.  My stepmother belongs to Romance Writers of America and attends conventions occasionally.  She has a Ph.D in French Lit.  Her thesis compared Rabelais and James Joyce.  She has tried to publish several times with no luck, so far(!).  It's a solid novel type with a good market but it's harder than it looks to write one. I hope whoever the author is keeps on writing.  It's just not my cup of tea.  Perhaps a writer's group for constructive critism and support?

: Victoria  


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