tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post7714756516253347675..comments2024-03-25T19:22:35.284+00:00Comments on T h e R o s e b a n k D i a r i e s: rambling on about … my novel writing journey … day twenty threeelaine http://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-1739792975995276792013-12-05T19:25:58.720+00:002013-12-05T19:25:58.720+00:00Total admiration from me. I wish I had your discip...Total admiration from me. I wish I had your discipline. Thanks for letting us read a snippet. Very intriguing, I was imagining the characters in my head and heard the waves. Also loved all those quotes on writing. So true.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-54929202110719800762013-12-01T18:33:59.300+00:002013-12-01T18:33:59.300+00:00Thank you. No I haven't left the characters b...Thank you. No I haven't left the characters behind - I have just started the re-write, I have a feeling they will be with me for a lot longer. elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-57877897392067466012013-12-01T16:53:31.597+00:002013-12-01T16:53:31.597+00:00Congratulations, Elaine - you met the deadline, no...Congratulations, Elaine - you met the deadline, no mean feat! I'm sure you haven't really left your characters behind, you'll be whittling away at them in your head for quite a while. You've inspired me to pull my writing out of the cupboard and give it a good, hard look!Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-30976430218840891502013-11-24T21:16:45.871+00:002013-11-24T21:16:45.871+00:00Thanks Wendy - it was my husbands birthday today s...Thanks Wendy - it was my husbands birthday today so we went out for a double celebration! I must admit I did feel emotional when I typed the final words and had to leave behind the characters I had grown fond of over the last few weeks.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-10555567755138426562013-11-24T21:13:04.041+00:002013-11-24T21:13:04.041+00:00Thanks Patricia - it was certainly a hard slog - i...Thanks Patricia - it was certainly a hard slog - it will be nice to give my brain a rest for a while.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-87940260303045786382013-11-24T21:11:31.565+00:002013-11-24T21:11:31.565+00:00Thanks Mark. I think it will take a great deal mo...Thanks Mark. I think it will take a great deal more work yet to get it to that stage, but you never know.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-64326772395399633552013-11-24T21:06:27.987+00:002013-11-24T21:06:27.987+00:00Daphne du Maurier would turn over in her grave if ...Daphne du Maurier would turn over in her grave if she heard you comparing my efforts to her wonderful novel, thanks anyway. Yes, it is the end for now, but I hope to work on it during the winter to improve it - this is only a rough draft, so it needs a lot of work.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-59187091073338659592013-11-24T20:59:46.523+00:002013-11-24T20:59:46.523+00:00You would have to read the whole story - it's ...You would have to read the whole story - it's complicated but I like the fact that you are intrigued - that's what I was aiming for!elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-55863140243706070592013-11-24T18:19:04.311+00:002013-11-24T18:19:04.311+00:00You're welcome. I've been trying to catch ...You're welcome. I've been trying to catch up with my reading since I finished mine. xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-41341842740624994902013-11-24T16:29:45.431+00:002013-11-24T16:29:45.431+00:00Well done! I hope you treat yourself to something ...Well done! I hope you treat yourself to something to celebrate. The ending sounds very intriguing. I can imagine that you do feel all sorts of emotions about completing it.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792703802542843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-30779175337074870532013-11-24T15:55:20.854+00:002013-11-24T15:55:20.854+00:00WOOHOO! Well done you. I don't know how you d...WOOHOO! Well done you. I don't know how you did it, 2000-ish words a day. I struggled with a 2000 word essay over a couple of weeks! Fantastic and now you can relax and get back to normal again.<br />Patricia xPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116574112768767203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-54136163014167171162013-11-24T15:03:08.467+00:002013-11-24T15:03:08.467+00:00Well, the ending sounds great. What about the rest...Well, the ending sounds great. What about the rest? Will we ever be able to read your book?Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-51361928013529194872013-11-24T10:18:30.350+00:002013-11-24T10:18:30.350+00:00I followed your progress daily and this is then th...I followed your progress daily and this is then the end. You make me more curious about the book. The end makes me think of Rebecca of Daphne du Maurier.Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-51842050833079353562013-11-24T09:39:05.123+00:002013-11-24T09:39:05.123+00:00Now when you are published we will now the ending....Now when you are published we will now the ending. You do have me intrigued though as how could a father not know who the mother of his child was wonderSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-71145493588347240512013-11-23T21:30:00.017+00:002013-11-23T21:30:00.017+00:00Thanks Dina so glad you enjoyed taking the journey...Thanks Dina so glad you enjoyed taking the journey with me.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-89002460370258348322013-11-23T21:27:03.776+00:002013-11-23T21:27:03.776+00:00Thanks Jessica - back to normality for a little wh...Thanks Jessica - back to normality for a little while.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-26235648770435846452013-11-23T21:25:13.964+00:002013-11-23T21:25:13.964+00:00Thanks Flighty - the end of the marathon - I shan&...Thanks Flighty - the end of the marathon - I shan't know what to do with myself now.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-80730584322455956502013-11-23T20:31:33.149+00:002013-11-23T20:31:33.149+00:00I LOVE that ending!!! Congratulations, I can imagi...I LOVE that ending!!! Congratulations, I can imagine why you feel bereft.....I feel kind of bereft too.xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-25890721268177139082013-11-23T19:17:37.052+00:002013-11-23T19:17:37.052+00:00FANTASTIC!!! Well done. FANTASTIC!!! Well done. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-38666915863127694652013-11-23T17:57:34.386+00:002013-11-23T17:57:34.386+00:00Well done! Now you can take a rest for a while bef...Well done! Now you can take a rest for a while before starting the rewrite. Flighty xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com