tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post1346000683582120140..comments2024-03-26T16:52:31.007-05:00Comments on Smart Girls Read Romance: Keeping it realJoan Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-79079722113926547052016-01-25T19:08:13.538-06:002016-01-25T19:08:13.538-06:00Enjoyed your post very much, Rain. I found the art...Enjoyed your post very much, Rain. I found the article on the bustle interesting though it didn't seem to draw any links to fashion, women's rights, etc. Mention of the bustle made me think of the scene in Tombstone when Doc Holliday says to his mistress, "No bustle? You vixen." Or something to that effect. I guess the inference being that ladies wore bustles and harlots didn't. Yet, the article on history of the bustle doesn't seem to make that point. I have a book on fashion through the ages. I'll have to go look it up again.Joan Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-64458248010205905592016-01-23T04:43:03.816-06:002016-01-23T04:43:03.816-06:00Great post, Rain. And yes, there are sometimes ter...Great post, Rain. And yes, there are sometimes terrible mistakes made when describing clothing, especially in relation to social class. Those silly historical covers with 21st century makeup and pseudo historical hairstyles (tumbling locks straight out of Dallas) are particularly absurd. What I dislike most in contemporaries, is when the author uses designer tags: writers have to be clever and inventive in their descriptions and avoid pushing ready-made products. J. Arlene Culinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17119807329258865306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-45315630795580034252016-01-22T14:26:07.173-06:002016-01-22T14:26:07.173-06:00Very interesting post. Writing historicals involve...Very interesting post. Writing historicals involves getting every detail right. The reader will spot a mistake in a minute.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-43333987572902147362016-01-22T14:05:44.424-06:002016-01-22T14:05:44.424-06:00Good post, Rain, and loved the photos. Writing his...Good post, Rain, and loved the photos. Writing historicals means being true to the era and locale. My heroine in my WIP just cut off her hems so they wouldn't trail in the dirt of a ranch. Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-3185118544108863712016-01-22T13:49:59.264-06:002016-01-22T13:49:59.264-06:00Interesting post and photos. As you said, details ...Interesting post and photos. As you said, details about a heroine's clothing can tell a lot about her. I think that kind of information adds color to a story. You've found a good balance in describing your characters' clothing in your books.Sandra Nachlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906884446237370105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-80756518615807039382016-01-22T13:47:25.610-06:002016-01-22T13:47:25.610-06:00Interesting post and photos. As you said, details ...Interesting post and photos. As you said, details about a heroine's clothing can tell a lot about her. I think that kind of information adds color to a story. You've found a good balance in describing your characters' clothing in your books.Sandra Nachlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906884446237370105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-23569402475912346422016-01-22T11:20:59.253-06:002016-01-22T11:20:59.253-06:00I like to just give enough of the clothing to flav...I like to just give enough of the clothing to flavor the time period but not go into too much detail. Fun post!Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.com