Comment on A book sale and homework by denlm
Ah, but you read more into that description than needed: Dina always had white hair. And just because she has trouble stooping down, doesn't make her an invalid. John has no depth perception and has balance issues too. And Scott is going blind. A twisted finger doesn't make her a cripple either. As you will see when Lorin gets home, mom is no Annie. She is more of a tigress who has fought off all her physical injuries in order to keep her daughter out of the clutches of those she thinks would exploit her. You should have realized it yourself: "If she were diminished mentally or physically, Scott (or Treece) would have caught up a long time ago." They haven't, so doesn't that tell you something? Trust me, hawkeyed one! I will never let Dina become Anie. She was always "more Zach's daughter" than Annie's as she said in Fellowship of Psys. She is neither wrinkled nor shabby!
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lol, T'wasn't the white, it was the accumulation of 'old woman' details.
I've read many sequels where the adventurous, strong willed, independant woman turned into a complacent/malcontent wife, mother, *insert term of choice for responsible and boring person* type character that watched while someone else carried the story. (Yes, I know you won't do that.) It always ticks me off because I can't see a person's inate character changing so much. I mean, after her husband died, my dad's great great aunt saddled a horse and rode from Penn. to Oklahoma with her youngest son . . . at the age of 86.
So, I come from a long line of crazy folk. 
I've read many sequels where the adventurous, strong willed, independant woman turned into a complacent/malcontent wife, mother, *insert term of choice for responsible and boring person* type character that watched while someone else carried the story. (Yes, I know you won't do that.) It always ticks me off because I can't see a person's inate character changing so much. I mean, after her husband died, my dad's great great aunt saddled a horse and rode from Penn. to Oklahoma with her youngest son . . . at the age of 86.
So, I come from a long line of crazy folk. I can see where the white hair might have added to the wrong impression. I'll have to rethink that. I was merely trying to remind old readers what she looked like -- and give new readers a telling detail -- but the placement is probably wrong. Believe me, Dina has only gotten stronger, despite her injuries. She and Lorin will have it out, so to speak, when the girl gets home. You'll see. Nothing complacent or responsible about Mama Di. Not one little bit.
Love your great great aunt. A lot of "crazy" runs through my mom's side of the family too. It's probably where I got my healthy(??!) dose of lopsided DNA. For example, I gave my 79-year-old mother a copy of jon.com for her birthday, and warned her it was pretty graphic and I wouldn't be offended if she didn't read it. She called me yesterday to say she raced through it in less than two days-- and loved it! My mom is a very vocal homophobe, yet she said she is sure Jon survived, got all the money and is living with Marcus on a tropical island! Wow. Now THAT'S crazy.
Love your great great aunt. A lot of "crazy" runs through my mom's side of the family too. It's probably where I got my healthy(??!) dose of lopsided DNA. For example, I gave my 79-year-old mother a copy of jon.com for her birthday, and warned her it was pretty graphic and I wouldn't be offended if she didn't read it. She called me yesterday to say she raced through it in less than two days-- and loved it! My mom is a very vocal homophobe, yet she said she is sure Jon survived, got all the money and is living with Marcus on a tropical island! Wow. Now THAT'S crazy.
No, that is proof you write a damn fine story. 
And you are doing it more than once, twice, . . . ahhh, I do enjoy trying to second guess your plots. You're just too much fun.
And you are doing it more than once, twice, . . . ahhh, I do enjoy trying to second guess your plots. You're just too much fun.
Aw, shucks. Thanks, ma'am. I would like to say it has more to do with my mom being... well, my MOM. But she's a brutally honest woman. I expected her to say, "stop wasting your abilities on this smut." Boy, did she surprise me.
I don't know about you, but the last few years that I have devoted to writing novels have been some of the best of my life. No matter whether they are good, bad or indifferent, I should have done it more consistently a long time ago. Doing what you love makes all the crap around you easier to tolerate.
I don't know about you, but the last few years that I have devoted to writing novels have been some of the best of my life. No matter whether they are good, bad or indifferent, I should have done it more consistently a long time ago. Doing what you love makes all the crap around you easier to tolerate.
That's one of the best things about Moms.
I sincerely hope that proves true for me as well. I've spent way too many years dabbling at my writing while tending to "more important" things that aren't half as satisfying. It's not easy breaking friends and family from that 'it'll just take a minute, we have to do this Now.' mentality.
I sincerely hope that proves true for me as well. I've spent way too many years dabbling at my writing while tending to "more important" things that aren't half as satisfying. It's not easy breaking friends and family from that 'it'll just take a minute, we have to do this Now.' mentality.
I understand. It has to be tough on you since you take care of your dad and the house and a business and still have time for a daughter and granddaughter. You'll get there though. It took me until three years ago. It's just as satisfying later as earlier.