Comments on: Friday Snippet - Hope’s Haven Final http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/ Dreaming in Rhyme Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:02:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: GutterBall http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7831 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:35:52 +0000 http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7831 God, I love this story. I love how some people find themselves when at the nadir of their fear -- when they decide to fight and be happy instead of roll over and die because that's easier. I love when something means so much to something that they will risk the most crushing defeat of hope just for the chance at finding it. *happy sigh* God, I love this story. I love how some people find themselves when at the nadir of their fear — when they decide to fight and be happy instead of roll over and die because that’s easier. I love when something means so much to something that they will risk the most crushing defeat of hope just for the chance at finding it.

*happy sigh*

]]> by: Joely http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7828 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:01:29 +0000 http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7828 Oh, Crystal, that cabbage urine article is hysterical. I love it! Thanks! Oh, Crystal, that cabbage urine article is hysterical. I love it! Thanks!

]]> by: Joely http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7827 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:59:10 +0000 http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7827 Thank you, everyone! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Joy, I definitely choose character names with intent. You're absolutely right that Hope represents Rackman's hope and redemption. Rackman's name is loosely based on a historical pirate, Rackham. The Quag comes from quagmire, because the planet is swampy, and since he's a froggy kind of character, his nickname is Kermit. Even Briggs was chosen because it can mean "prison" and I wanted to show what blind hatred can do. Other stories I've done special names for: in the free reads, Iman undergoes a great trial of faith, and his name means, yep, faith. Other names, I just like them. A funny name story: Gregar and Dharman are two warriors from the Blood series. Can you tell that I was watching Dharma and Greg at the time?? Thank you, everyone! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Joy, I definitely choose character names with intent. You’re absolutely right that Hope represents Rackman’s hope and redemption. Rackman’s name is loosely based on a historical pirate, Rackham. The Quag comes from quagmire, because the planet is swampy, and since he’s a froggy kind of character, his nickname is Kermit. Even Briggs was chosen because it can mean “prison” and I wanted to show what blind hatred can do.

Other stories I’ve done special names for: in the free reads, Iman undergoes a great trial of faith, and his name means, yep, faith.

Other names, I just like them.

A funny name story: Gregar and Dharman are two warriors from the Blood series. Can you tell that I was watching Dharma and Greg at the time??

]]> by: Joy Renee http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7821 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:48:13 +0000 http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7821 I missed most of these so i've opted to download the pdf and start from the beginning--as a reward for when i get settled into the 70 Days of Sweat challenge. I really liked the snippet I read several weeks ago tho so didn't want to spoil the ending by reading it now. Is it just that I'm seeing thru the lense of my own storyworld in which my characters's names are pointers to the theme, or is it no accident you named the woman who was Rack's motivation *Hope*? i was asking myself that when I read the snippet from several weeks ago. Faith is the name of the character who carries the story in my snippet this week (and for the next several) I missed most of these so i’ve opted to download the pdf and start from the beginning–as a reward for when i get settled into the 70 Days of Sweat challenge. I really liked the snippet I read several weeks ago tho so didn’t want to spoil the ending by reading it now.

Is it just that I’m seeing thru the lense of my own storyworld in which my characters’s names are pointers to the theme, or is it no accident you named the woman who was Rack’s motivation *Hope*? i was asking myself that when I read the snippet from several weeks ago.

Faith is the name of the character who carries the story in my snippet this week (and for the next several)

]]> by: zette http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7816 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:26:27 +0000 http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7816 Great story! I loved reading it! I really liked the ending, too. Great story! I loved reading it! I really liked the ending, too.

]]> by: cherylp http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7815 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 03:34:55 +0000 http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7815 Excellent story. Reminds me a bit of C.L. Moore's Northwest Smith stories, if she'd been allowed to write about urine during the 30's..... (wink) Excellent story. Reminds me a bit of C.L. Moore’s Northwest Smith stories, if she’d been allowed to write about urine during the 30’s….. (wink)

]]> by: Jean http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7812 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:30:36 +0000 http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7812 Love the description of the Fade -- and how it was chased away with the soothing sound. Love the description of the Fade — and how it was chased away with the soothing sound.

]]> by: MerylF http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7811 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:08:59 +0000 http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7811 Excellent finale Joely, I really enjoyed that story :) Thank you! Excellent finale Joely, I really enjoyed that story :) Thank you!

]]> by: Joely http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7809 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:49:06 +0000 http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7809 Oh, Ann, thank you so much!!! *blush* I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks, everybody, for following Rack to Hope. Yeah, someday there might be other adventures in Rack's future. Who knows. *wink* Oh, Ann, thank you so much!!! *blush* I’m so glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks, everybody, for following Rack to Hope. Yeah, someday there might be other adventures in Rack’s future. Who knows. *wink*

]]> by: Nicole http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7807 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:31:43 +0000 http://joelysueburkhart.com/blog/2007/07/13/friday-snippet-hopes-haven-final/#comment-7807 I'm with Ann: it sounds as much like a beginning as an ending. I also hope you'll consider expanding it. Nice work! I’m with Ann: it sounds as much like a beginning as an ending. I also hope you’ll consider expanding it. Nice work!

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