tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post6757664607059782553..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: To Every Story...There is a SeasonLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-78923502915144330312008-01-02T22:31:00.000-05:002008-01-02T22:31:00.000-05:00Thanks, all, for your comments! I look forward to...Thanks, all, for your comments! <BR/><BR/>I look forward to reading your work in the new year. Happy writing, and may you enjoy every single season. <BR/><BR/>NinaNina Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951320004034298217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-58932332947562952882008-01-02T21:44:00.000-05:002008-01-02T21:44:00.000-05:00Thanks, Nina, for the post. Seems some of my chara...Thanks, Nina, for the post. Seems some of my characters are in "terminal summer" lately due to the onset of hot flashes. I've toyed with using more seasonal influence, but they seem to have their own seasons so why mess with nature (human, that is).Felicia Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556232226152556397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-14749318139911193422008-01-02T13:50:00.000-05:002008-01-02T13:50:00.000-05:00Thanks for getting us started in the new year, Nin...Thanks for getting us started in the new year, Nina. What you wrote reminded me of Joni Mitchell's song, The Circle Game:<BR/><BR/>"And the seasons they go round and round <BR/>And the painted ponies go up and down <BR/>We're captive on the carousel of time"Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-3760263501381217302008-01-02T13:10:00.000-05:002008-01-02T13:10:00.000-05:00Nina,I hadn't looked at seasons this way...but you...Nina,<BR/><BR/>I hadn't looked at seasons this way...but you are absolutely spot on. And, an upcoming holiday can provide interest or a deadline or a plot twist. Good thinking!Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-53634422201516831112008-01-02T10:42:00.000-05:002008-01-02T10:42:00.000-05:00Nina~Season/weather for me is a tone setter. My s...Nina~<BR/><BR/>Season/weather for me is a tone setter. My stories have a very short time span - usually take place over the course of a day or two - so the weather and season play a role in how the story plays out. Is it stormy? Cold? Rain Storm? It all adds "conflict" and obstacles and tone to the story. Dorothy doesn't get to Oz if it's a calm, sunny day....Mark Combeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270361794228887282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-41871439176048268932008-01-02T09:38:00.000-05:002008-01-02T09:38:00.000-05:00I love fall and winter, and so I always want to se...I love fall and winter, and so I always want to set my stories during these seasons. I especially resist writing anything with a summer setting, as I fear it would turn into a litany of complaint. <BR/><BR/>But perhaps you'd have to have experienced a DC summer to appreciate this.<BR/><BR/>p.s. Happy new year!G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.com