Louise Fowler

@seekjustice

I’ve just got to pop back in here and say it’s hilarious that you have Joe Bloggs in Australia.  In America we have John Does. 😛

(At least I assume that’s what you meant by Joe Blogg.)

I will definitely answer your questions about his-fics in our next conversation. 🙂  Goodnight!

@valtmy

That’s the problem. I absolutely adore historical fiction but can’t stand half of it. Or more than half of it. But yes, I have an extreme affinity to the “Common man”, which leads me to reading a lot of war historical fiction, because the war (both first and second world wars) were really won by the courage of the average Joe Bloggs. I…[Read more]

@valtmy Yes, it’s funny – and kinda sad – how wrong modern perception of history is.  There are so many things the history books just don’t tell you, and so many things they tell you that are just fabricated because “winners write the history books.” 😉

Anyway, I’ve got to go now.  Goodnight!

@seekjustice Rochellaine’s next mission: Think of h…[Read more]

@seekjustice There are some GREAT modern his-fics, and there are some HORRIBLE modern his-fics. 😛

@valtmy Well, I can just say I’ve seen the type all over the place, in 1870s heroines, in 1910s heroines, 1930s heroines…you can see where this is going. 😉

Well, I don’t really see why that makes her more similar to the Southern Belle than to…[Read more]

@valtmy

Yeah, true. I tend to dislike high born lady types (it’s the Australian in me), so that’s probably why I don’t like them. I also dislike the Regency era ladies in Jane Austen 😛

And yeah, you would think so. But in my experience, people will write anything in their diaries and that usually shows you their more flawed side, which you tend…[Read more]

@valtmy My reply to @seekjustice above covers some of what you’re talking about.

I agree that they’re a subset of the noblewoman/lady stereotype.

I don’t think they come from a specific time period, though.  They originated in the pre-Civil War era, but they had existed before then, in women like Martha Washington and Martha Jefferson, and they…[Read more]

@seekjustice I read Anne Frank’s diary too, and I both liked it and hated it. 😛  I don’t know, I feel sorry for her because while she was not perfect by any means, I think perhaps if her family hadn’t been so messed up and her life hadn’t been so messed up, she might not have been so messed up.

But Agnes Lee’s diary is completely different!  S…[Read more]

@rochellaine

I don’t really read historical diaries for anything other than research. I tend to find I dislike the person after reading them, I don’t know why. I read Anne Frank’s diary and found it really hard to feel sympathy for her afterwards. I tend to prefer biographies or autobiographies, rather than actual diaries.

I think the thing I’ve…[Read more]

@valtmy Hi!  You’re still here. 😀

Yes, I’ve figured out a plan. Not going to reveal it right now, though. 😉  My plotting and planning has been going great, but the writing itself is still going slowly. 😛  Hopefully I’ll have the next section done soon, though.

Do you have any examples of Southern Belles that you like or dislike?

@valtmy

Yeah, the stereotype really annoys me, though I don’t really have any idea how much truth is in the stereotype.

@seekjustice I see.  Well…two true-life examples I can think of are Martha Washington and Agnes Lee.  Martha Washington would probably not be defined as a “Southern belle” since she was Revolutionary era, and the idea of Southern belles started around the time of the Civil War, but she was from the South, and beautiful, and sweet, so I’m c…[Read more]

@rochellaine

Elsie Dinsmore and I’ve read about other books, such as Gone with the wind and I also have read things like Lottie Moon. I found her annoying until she went to China.

@seekjustice I’m still here. 🙂

What Southern belle characters have you read?  Elsie Dinsmore? 😛

@rochellaine

Hello! Are you still around? I’m not working on anything but I’m happy for a chat.

Gone with the Wind is one of the classics I haven’t read. But I’ve never really wanted to, especially as Southern belle type characters tend to put me off. I think its set in the South?

@valtmy Yishay’s song… 😛  Well, it’s not the whole song.  I think his feelings are similar to the ending of “Soliloquy” from Carousel where the lyrics are “She’s gotta be sheltered and fed and dressed in the best that money can buy…I’ll go out and make it(money) or steal it or take it or die!”

I feel like I’m giving something away, but yo…[Read more]

@rochellaine  Well, I’m not too fond of Scarlett, but overall, it’s a very well-written, profound book. I love how the author pays attention to detail. The society, the world and the emotions feel so real, it’s nearly palpable. Overall I give it a 6 out of 10.

I need to get off. I might be back later tonight. See you guys later!

@dekreel Hm, that’s interesting.  To be honest, I actually despise Gone with the Wind. 😛  What do you like about it?

I dunno. *ponders* I thought she was.

@valtmy Hello!  You want to answer the question?  Are you on SE or not? 😉

@rochellaine  That’s a great way of putting it. . .

My writing is. . . okay. . . I’m considering writing a steampunk novel sometime in the future. Maybe a steampunk retelling of Gone with the Wind. That would be cool.

I’m not on Story Embers as often as I should, so I can’t give a clear answer. What I do know is that it’s thriving.

Wait,…[Read more]

@dekreel 😀 😀

Procrastination is the best…and the worst.  Right? 😛

I’m doing pretty well.  I have some interesting subjects in law school this year, so I’m enjoying that.

How’s your writing coming along?  And how is Story Embers?  I assume you knew already, but I just found out a few days ago that I am the single, sole person left here who…[Read more]

@rochellaine  Hello, old friend!! I shall forgive your calling me “little wolf” because I miss you. 😉

*blinks*  Oh, I’m alive. I’m alive all right. Albeit distant. Yeah, let’s call it that: Alive yet distant. 0.o

I’m doing fine. School’s been killing me and I’m really bad with procrastinating. . . But. . . yeah. Yeah, I’m okay. How’ve you been?