tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post6992226776795093953..comments2024-01-14T21:28:37.623-05:00Comments on In the Shade of the Cherry Tree .... Hope Comes Home: Characters: Finding Mack the MarineZan Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-72291488025194740152012-07-11T08:46:44.207-04:002012-07-11T08:46:44.207-04:00They can be insistent, can't they? And we love...They can be insistent, can't they? And we love them for it!<br /><br />Corrected for spelling. Yikes! Sometimes I think the internet is breeding them. ; )Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-731880738865250492012-07-10T19:46:11.529-04:002012-07-10T19:46:11.529-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-11192939403323690482012-07-10T17:45:27.553-04:002012-07-10T17:45:27.553-04:00Really nice, Zan Marie. I often have characters w...Really nice, Zan Marie. I often have characters walk on in my novels, most recently the protagonist's ex-husband, who at first didn't exist, then became a brief mention, then demanded a scene and is now a major character. I have no idea how this happened, he made me do it!Charlotte Rains Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657052065864065323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-30380020661759486742012-07-10T14:17:32.405-04:002012-07-10T14:17:32.405-04:00Ooh, right near the end. Good idea.Ooh, right near the end. Good idea.Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-90771726843635733942012-07-10T14:13:57.242-04:002012-07-10T14:13:57.242-04:00Thanks, Deniz. Actually, this snip won't be us...Thanks, Deniz. Actually, this snip won't be used at all, but it is the first time I used the term. It will only be mentioned once and will be in the gun scene after the kids return from running away.Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-77747738401951366792012-07-10T14:12:17.691-04:002012-07-10T14:12:17.691-04:00I know! I could look at a Marine in dress blues fo...I know! I could look at a Marine in dress blues forever. I went to a local wedding and the groom, a Marine reservist, wore his. Lovely boy in a gorgeous uniform. ; )Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-1113671612580074092012-07-10T14:10:55.348-04:002012-07-10T14:10:55.348-04:00Thanks! It was from an old exercise on the Forum a...Thanks! It was from an old exercise on the Forum and it really crystalized Mack for me.Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-79499914607471136622012-07-10T13:36:09.719-04:002012-07-10T13:36:09.719-04:00Wonderful, Zan Marie! Is that the only bit with fr...Wonderful, Zan Marie! Is that the only bit with friendly fire in there? I love how much that phrase evokes of your story.Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-90804805404366116512012-07-10T13:25:56.429-04:002012-07-10T13:25:56.429-04:00I think that the marine uniforms are the classiest...I think that the marine uniforms are the classiest in the armed services.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-72479694953168312322012-07-10T12:38:34.225-04:002012-07-10T12:38:34.225-04:00I LOVE that snip. Very nice!I LOVE that snip. Very nice!S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.com