tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post7600824251609779428..comments2023-10-30T15:13:22.680+00:00Comments on Strictly Writing: The Monkey in my Hall of ResidenceDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-87833417176717915132009-12-15T19:44:41.312+00:002009-12-15T19:44:41.312+00:00Ah, you see, there are off-campus halls of residen...Ah, you see, there are off-campus halls of residence in the town where I went to university. They are converted Georgian terraces on residential streets, and might well have privet hedges and front paths... When I read your story it was the shared kitchen that made me think hall of residence, and once I'd set it there in my head there was no shifting it!Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-35568426785148265782009-12-13T19:47:17.664+00:002009-12-13T19:47:17.664+00:00I blindfold my monkey sometimes then when I don...I blindfold my monkey sometimes then when I don't - or can't - adequately describe what I'm seeing, Montague can't offer me sagely advice. They are all supposed to have names, right?DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-8384718485054087142009-12-11T16:52:47.587+00:002009-12-11T16:52:47.587+00:00Right now I'm reading Victoria Hislop's &q...Right now I'm reading Victoria Hislop's "The Island". Way too much description of the Greek scenery for my taste- just skipping through it quickly.Geraldine Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575892095296317266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-90498581552961669062009-12-11T16:28:28.753+00:002009-12-11T16:28:28.753+00:00Nice post, Geri! I like the idea of the monkey. An...Nice post, Geri! I like the idea of the monkey. And I'm with you on descriptions of places. I've written whole books without any, and then been 'edit-coerced' into going back and putting some in!!Sheila Nortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997206301877289623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-61588363594703985382009-12-11T10:54:12.220+00:002009-12-11T10:54:12.220+00:00Ooh, good post. My monkey appeared when I was seve...Ooh, good post. My monkey appeared when I was seven. Then went away when i was 18 - or so i thought.<br /><br />I hate Christmas. Great big nuisance. Bah, humbug.Poppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01161406051315774253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-17893649128356920902009-12-10T18:45:48.731+00:002009-12-10T18:45:48.731+00:00Thanks, Geri - I like the idea of being kind to ou...Thanks, Geri - I like the idea of being kind to our writerly selves, and not just over Christmas.<br />SusiexSusie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-37333358306412478732009-12-10T13:11:24.612+00:002009-12-10T13:11:24.612+00:00Thanks for the responses, girls!Thanks for the responses, girls!Geraldine Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575892095296317266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-21351981840978035852009-12-10T12:58:55.509+00:002009-12-10T12:58:55.509+00:00Love the monkey! Mine's called Rupert. And it&...Love the monkey! Mine's called Rupert. And it's Nigella all the way for me :)Gillian McDadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758782108258244355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-54691649409540117662009-12-10T11:10:21.582+00:002009-12-10T11:10:21.582+00:00As always love the post Geri. I too have an 'A...As always love the post Geri. I too have an 'Alan' except she's a she and she's called Lucy - surname Fir. Lucy Fir. Geddit?!<br />She's a little devil that one...Fionnualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275984316414726884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-39321983683442686152009-12-10T09:57:12.176+00:002009-12-10T09:57:12.176+00:00Great post, Geri.
Yes, my heart sinks when i have...Great post, Geri.<br /><br />Yes, my heart sinks when i have to describe a setting - although i really enjoyed it when writing my Ancient Egyptian book as, settings-wise, there was less to choose from. My peasants and their neighbours all lived in mudbrick houses, there wasn't the choice of detached, semis, cottages, flats bla bla. Much simpler.<br /><br />Hmm, mine's probably a bare-bummed baboon:)Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894920115299109640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-25175336530607389122009-12-10T09:48:58.429+00:002009-12-10T09:48:58.429+00:00A lovely post, Geri. I'm with you, in hating t...A lovely post, Geri. I'm with you, in hating too much detail, especially architectural. I'm afraid any book that begins with a description of the front of a house is an instant turnoff for me.<br /><br />Like the idea of Alan the monkey on your shoulder too! Not sure what form mine takes...something larger and more unpleasant, I think! Rottweiler?Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-62317634084955707122009-12-10T08:35:56.660+00:002009-12-10T08:35:56.660+00:00I think, if truth be told, all we writers watch th...I think, if truth be told, all we writers watch the world with one eye on a potential story.<br />It's not nice to admit it, though, ha ha.<br />And for what it's worth, read your story, and it was so not a hall of bloody residence.<br />HB xHelen Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266205672947750373noreply@blogger.com