tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post5048286912451774062..comments2023-10-29T04:39:09.676-07:00Comments on Writer in the Pines: Finding My Theme - ReduxMarsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-89058860095411934732014-01-29T19:53:31.933-07:002014-01-29T19:53:31.933-07:00I want to purchase a copy of your first book in th...I want to purchase a copy of your first book in the Owen saga. Do I go through amazon? Which title is the first one? Thank you -- I loved this post.Kris Westoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267346164426693254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-71828972276531153862014-01-29T16:04:39.829-07:002014-01-29T16:04:39.829-07:00Good for your characters, Joyce, and good for you!...Good for your characters, Joyce, and good for you! I think our values just come out, whether we consciously write them in or not. We can hope today's readers go away with a "Huh. That sounds good," attitude.Marsha Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-27726572630706424252014-01-29T16:02:25.795-07:002014-01-29T16:02:25.795-07:00Thank you, Cathy. I hope so!Thank you, Cathy. I hope so!Marsha Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-67968598396814532592014-01-29T13:05:31.153-07:002014-01-29T13:05:31.153-07:00So interesting that you should post about this, Ma...So interesting that you should post about this, Marsha. I've been thinking about the hero and heroine in the WIP I'm working on now and how, for them, their goal isn't just to fall in love with each other, it's to marry and raise a family. I may not come right out and say it in the story--or maybe I do, I'm not sure what a reader will see--but I know that theme is there, I feel it in the hearts of my characters. And I wonder if some of today's readers won't think that's a little old fashioned or even a "weak" motivation for modern-day-medieval characters, but that's what they want and I say, "Good for them!" ;-)Joyce DiPastenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638031103659265422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428247.post-59851386162338362852014-01-29T10:46:21.204-07:002014-01-29T10:46:21.204-07:00Marsha, how great that your theme is so positive a...Marsha, how great that your theme is so positive and needed today. I'm sure your books have inspired a lot of people. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04610208244881298012noreply@blogger.com