tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post2479168576739738917..comments2023-04-06T04:37:39.726-04:00Comments on Wicked Writers: Who is Henry Blogg? …lest we forget (words for unsung heroes)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-23592961088754097632010-09-09T03:37:33.000-04:002010-09-09T03:37:33.000-04:00Great story about Mr.Blogg, thanks so much for sha...Great story about Mr.Blogg, thanks so much for sharing. What an amazing man!C.J. Ellissonhttp://www.cjellisson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-88509681425045597872010-09-09T03:56:30.000-04:002010-09-09T03:56:30.000-04:00Another reminder that our best fiction is partiall...Another reminder that our best fiction is partially rooted in fact. So, now the challenge is how do we portray 9/11 and its aftermath in our fiction?<br><br>Something to make us ponder for a lifetime.Gregory Marshall Smithhttp://devereauxmarshallfox.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-74376456224479151052010-09-09T14:56:33.000-04:002010-09-09T14:56:33.000-04:00And it took this blog and your contributions to se...And it took this blog and your contributions to set me on the path of researching my own piece, to discover who he was, myself... I stumbled upon his story in finding a recent list of "unknown heroes" in the UK. So thanks are due to you, too! :)David Sartofhttp://www.davidsartof.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-59960186446905302502010-09-09T15:03:20.000-04:002010-09-09T15:03:20.000-04:00Well, despite the enormity of the challenge, I don...Well, despite the enormity of the challenge, I don't think we should be affraid to try... I think something along the lines of a contemporary Orwellian 1984 meets Huxley's Brave New World meets... perhaps you can think of something to add, Greg?David Sartofhttp://www.davidsartof.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-2670452038033096812010-09-11T05:56:57.000-04:002010-09-11T05:56:57.000-04:00Great ideas, and images. Like you said, our challe...Great ideas, and images. Like you said, our challenge, as writers, is to somehow portray, in story, those facts or personal remembrances that move us. It warms my heart that your research found Henry Blogg, and now you have passed his legacy down to us as your readers. I like the fact that bringing his story to others' consciousness means that, in a way, he will live on. It's a cliche, of course, but it still works for me.<br><br>I have been struck by how different we all are this week, and how the much we are all the same. How the threads of our lives intersect and diverge. And we have the best job in the whole world: telling the story.Sharon Hamiltonhttp://sharonhamiltonauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-45322072259846327212010-09-12T15:30:48.000-04:002010-09-12T15:30:48.000-04:00I love fiction that is based on a true story, or t...I love fiction that is based on a true story, or true events. I'm sure somewhere along the way, someone will write a great piece based on 9/11. This makes me think of <i>Animal Farm</i> and the Russian Revolution. Er... that was about the Russian Revolution, right? Sorry, it's been a while since I read it.J.D. Brownhttp://jdbrownblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-30516338437662004922010-09-13T13:24:09.000-04:002010-09-13T13:24:09.000-04:00Thanks, Sharon. It is the best job! Isn't it :...Thanks, Sharon. It is the best job! Isn't it :) I just wish I had more time to devote to writing.David Sartofhttp://www.davidsartof.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-82494118859249497342010-09-13T13:37:20.000-04:002010-09-13T13:37:20.000-04:00Well, you have the advantage, J.D. ...I have not r...Well, you have the advantage, J.D. ...I have not read Animal Farm, but it is on my list to read. I have been going back over some of the classics this year, including 1984 and A Brave New World. I think AF should be next! (And as I understand it, you got it right - it is an alegory of the Stalinist Russian society and communist philosophy.)<br><br>How about an alegoric tale of multiculturalism in the early 21st century - now there's a cross-genre theme to play with! :)David Sartofhttp://www.davidsartof.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-64248748701972845932010-09-13T20:57:47.000-04:002010-09-13T20:57:47.000-04:00Some great food for thought - and I LOVE the Snoop...Some great food for thought - and I LOVE the Snoopy "It was a dark and stormy night" (which in my opinion, has been bashed too much.)George Allwynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-50824375624063666402010-09-14T07:12:57.000-04:002010-09-14T07:12:57.000-04:00Thanks for sharing Henry Bloggs legacy with us. I ...Thanks for sharing Henry Bloggs legacy with us. I love hearing about the un-sung heros - but maybe because I think my Dad is one of them! LOL <br><br>I love basing my fantasy stories of true events and real people. Derac, an elf warrior in one of my stories is based off my Dad. I had to call and he was really great about answering all of my questions to portray a warrior type accurately. Granted, I could get away with some stuff and I changed a lot since the character is an elf and not human, but still. Derac is one of my favorite characters since he is so much like my Dad and it was definitely weird (down right creepy) to write a love scene with this character!!! *shudders*<br><br>I normally don't purposely plan to have my stories based on true events or people. It just seems to happen that way - subconciously. Which can be great but at the same time require a bit more research on my part in the end. Either way, I just hope that I can make fantasy believable and relatable to the readers.Anastasia V. Pergakishttp://avpergakis.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-73693573067379332832010-09-14T11:45:18.000-04:002010-09-14T11:45:18.000-04:00I think Snoopy has been my hero since I was the sa...I think Snoopy has been my hero since I was the same size as a Beagle! :)David Sartofhttp://www.davidsartof.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-27103807944828173912010-09-14T11:50:04.000-04:002010-09-14T11:50:04.000-04:00You're very welcome, Anastasia. I think Dads s...You're very welcome, Anastasia. I think Dads should be heroes! I sometimes wish mine was - but that's an entirely different kind of story :)David Sartofhttp://www.davidsartof.comnoreply@blogger.com