tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post5181758034683886494..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: SettingBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-50556975017898641772009-11-22T11:16:45.086-05:002009-11-22T11:16:45.086-05:00Asilomar always sounds so lovely, and you sure cau...Asilomar always sounds so lovely, and you sure caught it in your setting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-4761937130250972402009-11-21T15:41:48.016-05:002009-11-21T15:41:48.016-05:00Terri, I knew you would share my feelings about As...Terri, I knew you would share my feelings about Asilomar. I'm glad to hear the food is good.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-81168024357703802552009-11-21T15:35:33.290-05:002009-11-21T15:35:33.290-05:00I just came back from Asilomar. They have a new ve...I just came back from Asilomar. They have a new vendor and the food is really, really good.<br /><br />Everything was as beautiful as ever, although there was a huge TV in the lodge and there is talk of opening up a coffee bar. I really hate the idea of the TV but I guess nothing stays the same before. The coffee bar, now that I can get behind.<br /><br />Of course I set my third quilting mystery there, too. It's too good not to.Terri Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953154767532970027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-33956799713226833652009-11-21T14:04:14.235-05:002009-11-21T14:04:14.235-05:00It's funny you should mention that, Linda, bec...It's funny you should mention that, Linda, because as I was writing about Asilomar, I was thinking it seemed like a character.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-44395780047045141532009-11-21T14:04:13.419-05:002009-11-21T14:04:13.419-05:00It's funny you should mention that, Linda, bec...It's funny you should mention that, Linda, because as I was writing about Asilomar, I was thinking it seemed like a character.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-44288054447824357422009-11-21T11:44:49.968-05:002009-11-21T11:44:49.968-05:00Isn't it fun the way interesting settings beco...Isn't it fun the way interesting settings become almost characters in a book? Asilomar sounds like one of those, Betty. Love your description of it and how you've used it!Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-30377480017440304102009-11-21T11:10:38.357-05:002009-11-21T11:10:38.357-05:00I'm glad I could send some Asilomar your way, ...I'm glad I could send some Asilomar your way, Camille. You're right, setting is all about including all the senses.<br /><br />Thanks, Joanna. I love the cover.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-58050682275529279502009-11-21T09:38:01.959-05:002009-11-21T09:38:01.959-05:00Fantastic job. And the cover evokes the setting ve...Fantastic job. And the cover evokes the setting very well. Good on all of you!Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-23232151281094889132009-11-21T09:35:29.761-05:002009-11-21T09:35:29.761-05:00I can almost smell Asilomar from 2 hours away, Bet...I can almost smell Asilomar from 2 hours away, Betty!<br /><br />I like to include all the senses as you do - using them throughout the book in subtle ways. So, when it's time for a metaphor or simile I'll often use one that will evoke the sound of the area or the even something tactile, like calling something as coarse as the grains of sand that mingle with the grasses on the shore.<br /><br />OKAY, that's not terrific, but it's not even 7 a.m. here - hope you get the idea!Camille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.com