tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post4111573965697849177..comments2024-02-20T07:57:47.756-08:00Comments on Carol Hedges: A Novel BeginningCarol Hedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-42377318446762413232013-02-15T05:31:08.721-08:002013-02-15T05:31:08.721-08:00(Joining the debate a little late) Even though I h...(Joining the debate a little late) Even though I hate snails.. Yay for Roman Snails and Go Carol! The novel sounds amazing too. Good luck with it :-)Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-3745982638396214922013-02-13T00:18:39.977-08:002013-02-13T00:18:39.977-08:00Thanks Bernie and Juliet - your encouraging commen...Thanks Bernie and Juliet - your encouraging comments will spur me on!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-46764596591356914202013-02-12T22:30:30.387-08:002013-02-12T22:30:30.387-08:00Fabulous opening - bring on the villa in Tuscany! ...Fabulous opening - bring on the villa in Tuscany! Have visions of you, the snails and several hundred writer friends living there in harmony ...Juliet Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18371021153879089044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-7905479135380269282013-02-11T07:41:04.120-08:002013-02-11T07:41:04.120-08:00Fabulous start Carol- I do want to read more, plea...Fabulous start Carol- I do want to read more, please!Love your evocation of Victorian through the use of mist- clever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-17256373999669808912013-02-10T23:46:03.643-08:002013-02-10T23:46:03.643-08:00Funny how unagented writers assume stuff about hav...Funny how unagented writers assume stuff about having an agent!! My agent (and I'm with a 'biggie' and she's very nice) sent out 5 novels - which she enjoyed,each to 20 publishers. All refused. In these straightened times, with bookshops closing, publishers are only interested in 'instant' hits or celebs. Steady mid-listers are not taken on any more by pubs. who have got used to being greedy. I make Usborne a small regular profit.Not enough, sadly. Thank goodness for self-publishing.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-67771027208890587052013-02-10T15:49:23.764-08:002013-02-10T15:49:23.764-08:00Hi Carol
Sadly I too am in the club of having an a...Hi Carol<br />Sadly I too am in the club of having an agent who hasn't yet found a home for my novel. I always dreamed of having an agent and becoming successful, but now I know that finding an agent seems to be the first step on a very long ladder!!<br />I loved your excerpt and cross my fingers for the little snails.<br />Ange xAngela Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221068291904611525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-40127786743810384332013-02-09T13:13:00.389-08:002013-02-09T13:13:00.389-08:00You've definitely established the mood with th...You've definitely established the mood with this one, Carol.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-80469547851457042192013-02-09T13:00:25.339-08:002013-02-09T13:00:25.339-08:00Thanks. You're probably right. I'd ship th...Thanks. You're probably right. I'd ship the 2CV out there. Tho' it's not going to happen! Glad you enjoyed the segment of novel. Hoping some encouraging comments will spur me on the finish the editing. I HATE editing!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-46801184341485796602013-02-09T12:01:56.500-08:002013-02-09T12:01:56.500-08:00Just switched on to find diamond-quality writing c...Just switched on to find diamond-quality writing crying out to be read and to be published. Fabulous, Carol, really evoking Victorian London brilliantly.<br />Ferrari?????? You LOVE that 2CV! It craves a taste of Tuscany too.<br />I really believe that the snails will win the day, that the council will crumble, that the book will fly and that Carol Hedges will be raised in bronze next to the Westfield picnic bench, itself made permanent for the good residents of Harpenden. Optimists and snails rule, ok? Christina Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009352384027674718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-44429385744519413822013-02-09T09:44:16.023-08:002013-02-09T09:44:16.023-08:00Wow! Lots of mist! And miasma too! :D
Seriously, l...Wow! Lots of mist! And miasma too! :D<br />Seriously, looks like a good read. Cant' wait. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840009677652765864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-34962987302779089492013-02-09T06:18:46.848-08:002013-02-09T06:18:46.848-08:00Thanks lovely. Not happy about your location!! Hop...Thanks lovely. Not happy about your location!! Hope you are back at home very soon!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-5313364353262195392013-02-09T06:18:16.376-08:002013-02-09T06:18:16.376-08:00Thanks Jacy. I'll send you a copy to review!Thanks Jacy. I'll send you a copy to review!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-51914769267402263062013-02-09T06:17:51.473-08:002013-02-09T06:17:51.473-08:00Thanks lovely Val! I have to offer the book to my ...Thanks lovely Val! I have to offer the book to my agent first... but if she thinks no 'big' publisher will take it, I ain't gonna sit around - straight into self-publishing! Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-85331043339626388492013-02-09T05:58:05.416-08:002013-02-09T05:58:05.416-08:00Managed to get on your blog from my hospital bed s...Managed to get on your blog from my hospital bed so you are honoured as I'm paying for wi fi on my phone. Loved the beginning of your book better than the one I have spent 3 days reading in here rotten beginning and terrible ending. I'm scared to say it's name on here in case I offend anyone. Hope you win over Tge council.Anne Macklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-63288947454280123072013-02-09T05:35:20.232-08:002013-02-09T05:35:20.232-08:00You could be onto a winner here. Love your crisp, ...You could be onto a winner here. Love your crisp, evocative style and the way your words build up pictures in the mind - almost like being there.<br />Look forward to learning more! In fact, I might even start saving up to buy a copy!<br />Great stuff, Carol.Jacy Breanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356348634443502708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-85793915900178453262013-02-09T05:13:11.797-08:002013-02-09T05:13:11.797-08:00Thanks Paul. From a fellow 'historical' wr...Thanks Paul. From a fellow 'historical' writer, this means a lot. The reason I write slightly 'pastiche' is that there are soo many 'serious' writers out there - and so many Historical trolls waiting to pounce on any tiny out of place detail. This way, I can get away with a bit of laxity - tho' I have scrupulously researched very detail!!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-55823029614247141762013-02-09T03:57:32.634-08:002013-02-09T03:57:32.634-08:00PS, I so hope your action against the council is s...PS, I so hope your action against the council is successful! If you make enough money from this book, you can buy the field and save the snails! As for this brilliant phrase "the mendacious offspring of unwed parents, I love it. I am going to be much more succinct though. B******sVallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-12674519736031829172013-02-09T03:55:24.741-08:002013-02-09T03:55:24.741-08:00Yikes!!! Where's the rest!!! You can't lea...Yikes!!! Where's the rest!!! You can't leave us like this?? Self publish. Carol! Lulu.com, Kindle, anything! Just let us read this book! l love this description "the stinking miasma that rises from the oozing mud". Powerful and vivid! You have to publish it!Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-20721270374522824402013-02-09T02:02:52.409-08:002013-02-09T02:02:52.409-08:00Wish the opening was longer as I really wanted to ...Wish the opening was longer as I really wanted to read on. These few paragraphs are certainly very atmospheric though, and you get a strong sense of the world that is about to unfold.<br /> <br />I haven't read a lot of Prachett but I could imagine his fantasy world melding with Victorian London as I read this - could almost picture "Death" looming through the mist.<br /><br />I really liked that idea of "Look more closely" beckoning the reader into the world you have created for them.<br /><br /><br />Paulhttp://unpublishedwriterblog.wordpress.com/.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-10223981963268907862013-02-09T01:33:37.167-08:002013-02-09T01:33:37.167-08:00Yes you definitely know how to build an atmosphere...Yes you definitely know how to build an atmosphere. Looking like a great read. I'm liking the sound of a large having a part in your novel ;)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02352923647954339788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-53018831681646604602013-02-09T01:28:33.269-08:002013-02-09T01:28:33.269-08:00Well, that's it then. Bound to be a best selle...Well, that's it then. Bound to be a best seller!!! Pink Ferrari's in the bag! hahahaha.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-48320887096079979292013-02-09T01:28:00.180-08:002013-02-09T01:28:00.180-08:00Kind of ....in that there's a werrewolf....but...Kind of ....in that there's a werrewolf....but of that, no more.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-38879964510981936482013-02-09T01:27:37.022-08:002013-02-09T01:27:37.022-08:00Thanks. I don't normally post bits of work, bu...Thanks. I don't normally post bits of work, but just thought: why not!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-9636920328195073982013-02-09T01:20:33.958-08:002013-02-09T01:20:33.958-08:00Wow! I have to read this!....NEED to read this!......Wow! I have to read this!....NEED to read this!....delightfully atmospheric, to say the least! On my part. your opening with 'London, 1860.'...was enough to pique my interest and then, as I read further, my suspicions were confirmed....it's EXCELLENT!!...and that being said just after a mere snippet of your prose!.....Yep!...I approve!...:DLynn Gerrardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061020895933480996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-6689840878497480162013-02-09T01:19:03.740-08:002013-02-09T01:19:03.740-08:00Sounds exciting. But is there a talking dog in it?...Sounds exciting. But is there a talking dog in it?Francis Pottshttp://www.francispotts.comnoreply@blogger.com