tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post698787387926731029..comments2023-10-25T05:33:49.445-07:00Comments on Cheryl Pierson Books: TRAVELING IN OUR WRITINGCheryl Piersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-43702774913883184212009-10-02T11:33:38.033-07:002009-10-02T11:33:38.033-07:00Hi Scarlet,
Yes, you are so right. I love this t...Hi Scarlet,<br /><br />Yes, you are so right. I love this topic, because it has generated so much conversation and at least, for me, "food for thought" about my future novels and short stories. I can see where you would need lots of research on the different cultures and settings if your characters were going somewhere exotic or different, like Siberia or Tokyo! You know, I think that's true of historical writers, as well, because if you are writing historical novels they must be accurate, too. Time travel gives a bit of "wiggle room" in some respects, especially if your characters are going to a future world you have created. <br /><br />Thanks for your insightful comments, Scarlet. I always love to hear other ideas on the "ins and outs" of writing.<br /><br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-90783654595609456402009-10-02T01:24:42.212-07:002009-10-02T01:24:42.212-07:00Some travelling is incorporated just because it ha...Some travelling is incorporated just because it has to be there. I don't actually consider going for a walk travel, but for example if a character has to go from city A from city B, I'll just probably skip the travel scene altogether. At most, when this was necessary in my writing, I presented their arrivals or departures from different locations. In other books, travelling is an important part of the plot itself. But I think that if a ship, a train or any sort of moving vehicle is the setting, then from an author's point of view, it has already become more than travel. Given that it is the setting, it is no longer the transfer from point A to point B. In fact point A and point B aren't even needed and a whole book can be written while a person is on the plane/train, as many authors efficiently proved. Regarding how travel affects the plot, that depends on the writer. If you want to make your characters go to Siberia and Tokyo like me, you have to do research on population, culture, environment. It’s similar, if a bit more difficult, in the case of time travel. Personally, I favor inter-dimensional travelling. It really helps when you’re writing a fantasy series.Scarlet Hyacinthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215289496372546974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-18805423248206997312009-10-01T18:37:32.114-07:002009-10-01T18:37:32.114-07:00Hi Liana,
I love time travels, too, if they are d...Hi Liana,<br /><br />I love time travels, too, if they are done well and don't have the "hokey" element to them. Which I am fervently hoping this one DOESN'T have! LOL I actually had started out to write a different kind of book altogether, but as it began to take shape, it became really clear and just became so clear. In this book, not only is time travel taking place, but the element of good vs. evil is HUGE. The hero, Rafe d'Angelico, was killed and "brought back" for the specific purpose of righting this particular wrong. So I had to bring him forward in time because of the reappearance of the comet that had sent Jenni Dalton BACK in time. I guess you could say that it was the comet that made me set the time periods--because I knew that I wanted it to happen in the old west, and so the comet would have to be "on record" as appearing every so often--in this case, every 115 years.<br /><br />Liana, thanks so much for commenting!<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-37315308834846348202009-10-01T18:31:48.935-07:002009-10-01T18:31:48.935-07:00hey Margaret!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. It...hey Margaret!<br /><br />I'm so glad you enjoyed it. It IS thought provoking, isn't it, when you think of your stories and the characters and what the journeys have meant in the "big picture" of the plot. After I wrote this entry, I kept thinking of all the things I wanted to add to it, and so I'm thinking there is going to have to be a "part 2" somewhere!LOL<br />Thanks for commenting!<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-10753352914597618212009-10-01T18:29:50.735-07:002009-10-01T18:29:50.735-07:00hi Keena!!!
I've missed you, too, girl! I'...hi Keena!!!<br />I've missed you, too, girl! I'm so glad to be back. Like Jim Croce said, "New York's Not My Home." LOL WHEW, I was glad to get home! Anyhow, my characters are like that, too--they don't realize at the time what the "travel" means to them. It's a huge deal. Thanks for commenting!!!<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-13473583389657225932009-10-01T16:01:53.155-07:002009-10-01T16:01:53.155-07:00I love time travels. How did you come to settle o...I love time travels. How did you come to settle on your chosen time periods?Liana Laverentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17541637851147603199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-5293756267303168012009-10-01T15:47:51.349-07:002009-10-01T15:47:51.349-07:00Hi Cheryl,
Great article. Very informative. I neve...Hi Cheryl,<br />Great article. Very informative. I never thought about my characters travelling, but now you have set me thinking.Almost of them have undertaken some kind of journey, at least from one town to another and soemtimes further.<br />Regards<br />MargaretMargaret Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123830410502520003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-86726809574026837132009-10-01T14:57:22.300-07:002009-10-01T14:57:22.300-07:00Hi, Cheryl! It's great to see you back online....Hi, Cheryl! It's great to see you back online. I've missed you. Your blog is very thought-provoking. My characters always travel, too. It's definitely a metaphor for an inner journey, although they never realize it. :0)Keena Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985958126062809043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-88321382318256969022009-10-01T10:51:40.582-07:002009-10-01T10:51:40.582-07:00Hi Mary,
Time Plains Drifter is the first time tr...Hi Mary,<br /><br />Time Plains Drifter is the first time travel book I've ever written, but I enjoyed it, so it probably won't be the last. I'm thinking I will need to bring Cris (the hero's brother) FORWARD in the next one to save the heroine's sister from evil. Yes, the more I think of it, it really IS about coming or going from place to place, isn't it? Thanks, Mary--I'm hoping sales will be great, too. Can't wait to get it "out there"!!!<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-65774082179553280912009-10-01T10:30:19.285-07:002009-10-01T10:30:19.285-07:00I use time travel too. It is all about going or co...I use time travel too. It is all about going or coming to a place though isn't it?<br />Good luck with sales Cheryl.Mary Ricksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676306822821614446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-15357330152083746822009-10-01T08:26:38.674-07:002009-10-01T08:26:38.674-07:00Hi Melissa,
You are so right about that last part...Hi Melissa,<br /><br />You are so right about that last part--they don't have to physically travel, but they have to "go down some kind of road." It seems that physical travel is usually a way of bringing the other changes about, but it doesn't have to be a long journey, either. And I like the idea of the emotional journey you mentioned. <br /><br />Thanks so much for reading and commenting, Melissa!<br /><br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-72554022059499141842009-10-01T08:24:25.649-07:002009-10-01T08:24:25.649-07:00hey Miss MAE!!!
Good to hear from you. You know,...hey Miss MAE!!!<br /><br />Good to hear from you. You know, I hadn't really considered the element of travel so much either until I started writing about it, and I thought as I was doing it, "My gosh, I could make a 10 part blog out of this subject, in order to do it right." There's a LOT to think about! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-73042101971692293602009-10-01T08:09:16.795-07:002009-10-01T08:09:16.795-07:00Very thoughtful subject, Cheryl. I have used trave...Very thoughtful subject, Cheryl. I have used travel as a means to both bring my characters together and to break them apart in a black moment.<br /><br />New arrivals are a great source of conflict as well those returning home. Short journeys can have unexpected results as well, an accident, meeting somone new,etc. Characters do not have to physically travel within the story in order for a journey to change them, but they must go down some kind of road.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443736284850057306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-66217569800862974612009-10-01T07:50:25.133-07:002009-10-01T07:50:25.133-07:00I never really considered the aspect of travel in ...I never really considered the aspect of travel in my stories, Cheryl. But yes, I do rather have the "character coming to town" element...LOL..<br /><br />Lovely blog here, btw. :)Miss Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245580913844186039noreply@blogger.com