tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post479977196695089356..comments2024-01-05T05:50:22.989-05:00Comments on Thoughts in Progress: Guest Blogger, Jackie Lee MilesSavannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118900505228075022noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-40055888142617710302010-07-10T17:51:03.825-04:002010-07-10T17:51:03.825-04:00Roseflower Creek sounds wonderful! Great post. :...Roseflower Creek sounds wonderful! Great post. :)Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-22541636923835378982010-07-10T01:31:25.492-04:002010-07-10T01:31:25.492-04:00WOW... just the book cover gets your attention!WOW... just the book cover gets your attention!Fifi Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186646442542919342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-68878920736827693632010-07-10T00:17:55.812-04:002010-07-10T00:17:55.812-04:00This is an excellent interview, Mason.
Jackie, Ro...This is an excellent interview, Mason.<br /><br />Jackie, Roseflower Creek sounds like a book I'd love to read. Lori Jean's voice pulled me in right away. Writing from the POV of a child sounds difficult, but if you have the child's voice in your head, and she won't let go until you tell her story, what choice do you have?Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-49501782669621415732010-07-09T17:43:38.236-04:002010-07-09T17:43:38.236-04:00Wonderful interview. Jackie, you've done an am...Wonderful interview. Jackie, you've done an amazing job of capturing the narrators' young voices. I'm especially intrigued by ROSEFLOWER CREEK but don't know if I could read it without my heart breaking.VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-66584737290518887222010-07-09T16:07:25.084-04:002010-07-09T16:07:25.084-04:00Thank you for an interesting post. I love the soun...Thank you for an interesting post. I love the sound of the books, and will add them to my BTB list.(Books To Buy).Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-35269472989823982382010-07-09T12:52:15.899-04:002010-07-09T12:52:15.899-04:00It sounds like you've done a beautiful job wri...It sounds like you've done a beautiful job writing from a child's POV, Jackie. I *haven't* written from that perspective, but I love the idea. I have 2 kids at home now, but thinking like them is sometimes tricky. It would be a tough POV to master.<br /><br />I'm (sorta) a Georgia cracker myself. Born at Ft. Benning and lived briefly in Macon.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-74534325726772575852010-07-09T12:48:34.820-04:002010-07-09T12:48:34.820-04:00This interview was fascinating and the book writte...This interview was fascinating and the book written from this point of view is compelling. rojosho(at)hotmail(dot)competitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326383614079568432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-49801084068375818582010-07-09T12:40:19.799-04:002010-07-09T12:40:19.799-04:00Mason, thanks for introducing me to Jackie.
I th...Mason, thanks for introducing me to Jackie. <br /><br />I think it's very interesting that you write adult books from the POV of a child. Do you ever feel that your protagonist sounds or reacts too grown-up?<br /><br />I understand about the character speaking to you. A few years back while on a fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center, I started writing from a child's POV for a book I was working on and she kept going and going. She turned out to be a stronger character than the adult I had been writing. I think it was because she had so much to say.<br /><br />(Hi from another Georgia girl. I don't live there anymore, but was born there.)<br /><br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-65373109893650263962010-07-09T12:35:12.479-04:002010-07-09T12:35:12.479-04:00Thanks for featuring this wonderful novel. A book ...Thanks for featuring this wonderful novel. A book told from a child's viewpoint is interesting and unique. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)comtravelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06191803578622949052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-45725729410172671502010-07-09T11:20:34.534-04:002010-07-09T11:20:34.534-04:00Wonderful post. Thanks.Wonderful post. Thanks.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-36492000715732069102010-07-09T10:26:47.879-04:002010-07-09T10:26:47.879-04:00Sounds like an intriguing book. I generally prefer...Sounds like an intriguing book. I generally prefer to write 3rd pov, but I enjoy reading both 1st and 3rd.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-18983928098920168922010-07-09T10:14:26.335-04:002010-07-09T10:14:26.335-04:00I like reading first person POV's, whether fro...I like reading first person POV's, whether from a child or an adult. I think it would be difficult to write from a child's POV because as an adult, we've lost that innocence of discovery and wonder. <br /><br />And what a sad inspiration for a story! It's sad what some people lose their life over.<br /><br />meredithfl at gmail dot comMeredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235068897418646736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-26382041745991601742010-07-09T09:43:57.932-04:002010-07-09T09:43:57.932-04:00Jackie, thanks so much for guest blogging here tod...Jackie, thanks so much for guest blogging here today. It's fun having a Georgia author stopping by.<br /><br />Hi all, thanks so much for stopping by and for the kind words. Hope everyone has a great day. I'm off to work shortly so it's be late when I check back in.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-45647787749351093492010-07-09T09:35:05.182-04:002010-07-09T09:35:05.182-04:00This is a new to me author and I thank you so much...This is a new to me author and I thank you so much for bringing her to my attention. Love the covers of the books and the stories sound like ones that I would enjoy very much. My heart is always touched when the book is told from the child's point of view - so poignant. <br /><br />I love stopping by here and seeing who you've got to share with us! Keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-11054510465342237422010-07-09T09:33:46.673-04:002010-07-09T09:33:46.673-04:00I had no idea you live in Georgia! I'm just a...I had no idea you live in Georgia! I'm just a little north of you in South Carolina. <br /><br />Another great interview! I'm excited about the book now.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-45031979180378481962010-07-09T07:09:55.862-04:002010-07-09T07:09:55.862-04:00That sounds like a powerful story.That sounds like a powerful story.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-53318801988508323742010-07-09T05:14:18.833-04:002010-07-09T05:14:18.833-04:00Another great interview. The plots of her two book...Another great interview. The plots of her two books really pull at the heart. I will definitely check them out. Thanks.Lou Belcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456171593130602318noreply@blogger.com