tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015064410387223894.post7086852745522503575..comments2024-03-27T08:55:55.505-04:00Comments on Paranormal Romantics: Traditions in World Building by Diane BurtonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015064410387223894.post-84114239224074775132016-11-15T01:03:17.544-05:002016-11-15T01:03:17.544-05:00Enjoyed your post. This time of year is so full of...Enjoyed your post. This time of year is so full of traditions. Adding traditions to your characters' lives definitely makes them richer. Best of luck with your series. Marissa Garnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015064410387223894.post-74195052981408611652016-11-14T17:27:36.861-05:002016-11-14T17:27:36.861-05:00Thanks, Susan. You, too, created a world in your g...Thanks, Susan. You, too, created a world in your ghost series. Regional customs can be as foreign as those we create in sci-fi stories.<br /><br />LOL, Debbie. I was craving that sage dressing as I wrote the post.<br /><br />I love that cover, too, Pam. My designer captured the 2 sides of my heroine.<br /><br />Thanks, Alicia. I love how my children keep some traditions and add others. Building on that for my sci-fi stories is always fun.<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving, everyone, and thanks for your comments.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015064410387223894.post-72690922551459891782016-11-14T16:14:51.656-05:002016-11-14T16:14:51.656-05:00Enjoyed the post...it's awesome how you have c...Enjoyed the post...it's awesome how you have carried on the tradition of being married on Thanksgiving. I also love how you, and then your son, kept a little of each tradition to mesh with your own. Great touch, creating traditions for your characters. That does make the story richer. Love your writing...keep up the good work! Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015064410387223894.post-74105133377014710232016-11-14T14:18:47.005-05:002016-11-14T14:18:47.005-05:00wow love the cover!
sounds like another great book...wow love the cover!<br />sounds like another great book, Diane<br />Good luck and God's blessings with it<br />PamTPamela S Thibodeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951038997223264816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015064410387223894.post-81685620626219159002016-11-14T12:11:06.905-05:002016-11-14T12:11:06.905-05:00Very cool how you've included traditions in yo...Very cool how you've included traditions in your world building. And your post made me hungry for Thanksgiving, lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703649154995311281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015064410387223894.post-20984562748392619702016-11-14T11:31:07.478-05:002016-11-14T11:31:07.478-05:00Though I neither read nor write sci-fi, I do admir...Though I neither read nor write sci-fi, I do admire those who can create other worlds, along with their holidays and customs and special vocabulary. Best wishes here and happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!Susan Coryellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700818086229953333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015064410387223894.post-74350483051222297092016-11-14T08:14:03.501-05:002016-11-14T08:14:03.501-05:00Thanks, Elizabeth. If I read the end of your comme...Thanks, Elizabeth. If I read the end of your comment right, Happy Anniversary (early) to you, too.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015064410387223894.post-28038220261235454792016-11-14T00:51:15.893-05:002016-11-14T00:51:15.893-05:00Interesting post, Diane, about helping readers rel...Interesting post, Diane, about helping readers relate to other-worlds by adding traditions. I think it's really cool that your family gets married at Thanksgiving too!Elizabeth Alsobrookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18239143833626955490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015064410387223894.post-90841113059097307772016-11-13T22:46:21.510-05:002016-11-13T22:46:21.510-05:00Thanks, Maureen. Now I'm going to take my own ...Thanks, Maureen. Now I'm going to take my own advice and add more traditions in my next sci-fi romance. LOL Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015064410387223894.post-71166821029500162042016-11-13T16:51:02.426-05:002016-11-13T16:51:02.426-05:00Enjoyed the post! I love how you say that the trad...Enjoyed the post! I love how you say that the traditions can help readers identify with strangeness if it's similar to their own lives. What a great way to put that- so true! Happy early anniversary!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785560971517152290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015064410387223894.post-58450799881112644782016-11-13T16:35:20.633-05:002016-11-13T16:35:20.633-05:00Nancy, thanks. Love Robb's In Death series. De...Nancy, thanks. Love Robb's In Death series. Definitely worth the extra efforts.<br /><br />Vicki, appreciate your thoughts. Keeping the reader invested in the story/series is so important.<br /><br />CJ, thanks. Daughter & I are definitely about letting her daughter know she doesn't have to carry on the tradition. 4 generations is enough. LOLDiane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015064410387223894.post-71770290142652811532016-11-13T12:39:54.519-05:002016-11-13T12:39:54.519-05:00That is so awesome that both you and your daughter...That is so awesome that both you and your daughter were married on Thanksgiving. I love the connection between a wedding and being thankful. Great post, Diane! :)CJ Burrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137817042365817799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015064410387223894.post-86427533614682613432016-11-13T12:02:30.479-05:002016-11-13T12:02:30.479-05:00I love your process. And you make me think about p...I love your process. And you make me think about putting in some traditions in my future books. I believe like you that the reader becomes invested. This was a great post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11028544350296118219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015064410387223894.post-75858139870847030022016-11-13T06:36:45.157-05:002016-11-13T06:36:45.157-05:00Nice post, Di! Your Thanksgiving sounds a lot lik...Nice post, Di! Your Thanksgiving sounds a lot like mine! I love books that develop their own history and celebrations to provide a richer platform upon which their worlds turn. Especially in a series for the unique continuity (my favorite being J.D. Robb's slightly futurist In Death series). Fun for the reader, worth the extra effort for the author. Love your Outer Rim series for its own brand of otherworldliness!!Nancy Gideonhttp://nancygideon.comnoreply@blogger.com