tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post474713664398873376..comments2023-10-29T16:02:17.355+00:00Comments on Historical Tapestry: Michelle Moran Week: Author Guest PostMarghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-81937831852526856832008-09-18T15:34:00.000+01:002008-09-18T15:34:00.000+01:00Thanks for talking some about the process of your ...Thanks for talking some about the process of your research. I find that sort of thing fascinating! And it's fun to know that authors run around museums trying to get a feel for what people were like - something I find myself doing, as well. <BR/><BR/>I always have 'art' people glaring at me when I'm in front of Gaugin paintings, for example, because my picture of him is one that I would not have liked very much...and I don't hesitate to say so to whomever I'm with.Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727580109068393725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-31015506989773654932008-09-18T14:21:00.000+01:002008-09-18T14:21:00.000+01:00Thanks for stopping by everyone! And thanks to Mi...Thanks for stopping by everyone! And thanks to Michelle for writing this up! I enjoyed reading it. :) I was surprised by the red hair. I really need to read more non-fiction.Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-64093389285357717732008-09-17T23:28:00.000+01:002008-09-17T23:28:00.000+01:00What a great post! I learned so much just from re...What a great post! I learned so much just from reading it! When you said Ramesses I automatically pictured Yul Brenner in my head. What a shock that he was a red-head! <BR/><BR/>I love reading about archealogy and I was a linguistics major in college, so your information about the treaty was especially fascinating!Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-60698031749977675692008-09-17T22:50:00.000+01:002008-09-17T22:50:00.000+01:00Thank you, Elizabeth! It is frustrating to think h...Thank you, Elizabeth! It is frustrating to think how the media portrays historical characters in whichever way pleases them and suits their needs. Henry VIII was a red-head as well, but in the movie version of The Other Boleyn Girl he was very much a brunette!<BR/><BR/>And Amanda, I meant to ask you - did you already go to Egypt on your honeymoon, or is that adventure coming up?Michelle Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497613149977132385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-35447704887031292162008-09-17T22:22:00.000+01:002008-09-17T22:22:00.000+01:00What a wonderful job, Michelle! I feel so duped by...What a wonderful job, Michelle! I feel so duped by not knowing these surprises until now. It makes one wonder how many other historical innacuracies we've been told or have read in our lives. I'm looking forward to reading your novel very much!<BR/>doot65{at}comcast[dot]net<BR/>ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-68381438684313331782008-09-17T19:29:00.000+01:002008-09-17T19:29:00.000+01:00HA! Yes, Lezlie and Amanda, it's hard to stop pict...HA! Yes, Lezlie and Amanda, it's hard to stop picturing the hotness that was Yul Brenner when you think of Ramesses, isn't it?!<BR/><BR/>And Julianne, I find it incredibly challenging to deal with the cliches (which are often wrong) about ancient Egypt, especially when I'm speaking to book groups. Many people want to know why I would include Black Plague in my first book when plague was only in Europe. Of course, this assumption is understandable, but wrong. I imagine that in some ways it would be easier to write on the Middle Ages, since people's preconceptions about that period seem to be more realistic. Then again... there are just as many knight-in-shining-armor movies (if not more) as there are mummy movies, so maybe not!Michelle Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497613149977132385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-59243632307995240002008-09-17T19:17:00.000+01:002008-09-17T19:17:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michelle Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497613149977132385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-27930403462461515862008-09-17T17:15:00.000+01:002008-09-17T17:15:00.000+01:00I didn't know he was red headed. How interesting! ...I didn't know he was red headed. How interesting! I too imagine a Yul Brenner type of figure. I'm glad Michelle depicted Ramesses as he was and not how we'd like to picture him. I sometimes find that history is often more facsinating in truth than what we can make up.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978371169108528359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-43655703522562378592008-09-17T16:44:00.000+01:002008-09-17T16:44:00.000+01:00Thanks for sharing, Michelle! It's always so inter...Thanks for sharing, Michelle! It's always so interesting to hear how other authors work with history in their novels. I wonder whether the reading audience has more or fewer preconceptions about ancient Egypt than, say, medieval Europe. People probably know less, but the little they do know might be more cliched. What do you think? In any case, thanks for teaching us all something new and in such a fun way!Julianne Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190332417986785920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-13680638751113808772008-09-17T16:32:00.000+01:002008-09-17T16:32:00.000+01:00It's all just fascinating to me. The only studying...It's all just fascinating to me. The only studying of Egyptology that I ever had was maybe a one or two day thing in second grade. I'm loving finding out more and enjoying the process through your <I>Nefertiti</I> and Nefertari's story in <I>The Heretic Queen</I>. I'm on chapter 10 and cannot wait to read more... I'm off to read now..CherryBlossomMJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440914569835398109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-16571509921433878482008-09-17T13:28:00.000+01:002008-09-17T13:28:00.000+01:00All scientific evidence aside, Ramesses will alway...All scientific evidence aside, Ramesses will always look like Yul Brenner in my mind's eye. Insert big adoring sigh here . . . :-)<BR/><BR/>LezlieLezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-64346401992888575462008-09-17T10:08:00.000+01:002008-09-17T10:08:00.000+01:00I must confess that I was quite surprised to see a...I must confess that I was quite surprised to see a red haired pharoah in the pages of an Egyptian novel, simply because it doesn't fit with the modern view of Egyptian colouring!<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for the guest post Michelle. It is a great topic!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-21281414501591456832008-09-17T06:50:00.000+01:002008-09-17T06:50:00.000+01:00Thanks so much for posting that bit of background ...Thanks so much for posting that bit of background on your research. I'm always amazed at how a bit of knowledge about how an author went about writing any given piece of work enhances my enjoyment of it. I tend to remember the book for much longer than if I'd just picked it up and quickly read it.<BR/><BR/>I think it's wonderful you spend time in the blogosphere with your readers (and cultivating new ones!) and I think it creates a lot of loyalty from us as readers.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873109350235219509noreply@blogger.com