tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post4194811953268087766..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Princesses in the MakingDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-13551626193428028962013-03-02T11:54:15.568-05:002013-03-02T11:54:15.568-05:00Hi Laurie, so glad to see you on this loop. I enjo...Hi Laurie, so glad to see you on this loop. I enjoy your comments on the 19th Century Writers. I learn so much from you. Looking forward to reading your posts.Linda Farmer Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312511857601369355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-19576586241894081772013-02-22T01:14:39.052-05:002013-02-22T01:14:39.052-05:00Hallo, Hallo Ms. Eakes!! :)
I discovered this lov...Hallo, Hallo Ms. Eakes!! :)<br /><br />I discovered this lovely blog a bit over an hour ago, and I am slowly going through reading everyone's introductions!! :) I was happy to find you here! I'm behind on my reading ques due to a cold that kicked around for a fortnight, but rest assured, I am just as eager to read the Carpenter's Inheritance as when it first arrived! I think I'll just disappear into my reading chair and not emerge until after the last blizzard that the Western and Northern states keep bracing to arrive! :) :)<br /><br />My own imagination landed me in a bit of trouble in school as well!! I always had a faraway look in my eyes, as quite frankly, there were a lot of 'boring moments' to tick off inbetween the 'bells'!! I hid it better in high school, as if you slouched {spelt?} down in your chair, you could get away with 'reading' a book rather than doing the 'class' assignment! I'd rather jaunt off somewhere in the Old West, launch myself into a Crichton or Grisham mystery, or escape into a romance! Laughs.<br /><br />Bullies were horrid! :( I never understood why they always felt they had to pick on everyone who was different! Sighs. I simply had to get used to standing my ground and became my own advocate at a young age. If I wasn't reading in class, I was writing in my notebooks,... character sketches, scenes, layouts of locales,... my imagination held my interest far more than the traditional classes that seemed to be on 'repeat cycle' from the year before! :O Laughs.<br /><br />Didn't you know!? Extraordinary ordinary women are the best to know!!! :) :)<br /><br />Blessings to you!! Cheers!!Jorienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-64669987622391546242013-02-18T07:26:15.752-05:002013-02-18T07:26:15.752-05:00Wonderful sharing Laurie. My princess imaginings w...Wonderful sharing Laurie. My princess imaginings were stories where the princess is living a commoner's life because she doesn't know her heritage. I look forward to the ides of March and your next post. Anna Taylor Sweringenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381726921411811421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-75981971327863317072013-02-17T12:30:26.390-05:002013-02-17T12:30:26.390-05:00Laurie, loved your post. Ah, Grace Kelly or Prince...Laurie, loved your post. Ah, Grace Kelly or Princess Grace of Monaco. A beautiful woman! <br />I can remember as a child watching the wedding on our black and white set here in Philly. Grace was a Philadelphian and lived on the same street as relatives of mine. My aunt saw her frequently out and about. At a young age my imagination was very active and Grace Kelly was a heroine well into my 20's. Well, I did marry an Englishman and have lived there. And many of my dreams have come true.Pat Jeanne Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05000956321646970512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-66220164588075623192013-02-16T22:29:14.206-05:002013-02-16T22:29:14.206-05:00Ah, Patty, you are a princess.Ah, Patty, you are a princess.Laurie Alice Eakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362132572312007135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-46756817830941118052013-02-16T20:18:59.157-05:002013-02-16T20:18:59.157-05:00Laurie Alice, another thing we have in common--I u...Laurie Alice, another thing we have in common--I use to draw myself as a princess in a strapless gown in elementary school. I was fascinated with their lives which lead me to study English History and so on and so on. . .Patty Smith Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03151165875338809784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-78568212496101999392013-02-16T08:46:41.617-05:002013-02-16T08:46:41.617-05:00Thank you all for stopping by. I'd never confe...Thank you all for stopping by. I'd never confessed this before.Laurie Alice Eakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362132572312007135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-86065111611284571992013-02-16T02:05:55.555-05:002013-02-16T02:05:55.555-05:00Hey Laurie! Great post. I love that photo of Princ...Hey Laurie! Great post. I love that photo of Princess Grace; she looks so beautiful. So glad you are a part of this blog!chappydebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393540849299888872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-33135894302374916832013-02-15T22:00:54.231-05:002013-02-15T22:00:54.231-05:00Laurie Alice, I could have written those very word...Laurie Alice, I could have written those very words, embarrassingly obedient.... right down to the dreams of bravery as I faced dragons and caused knights to swoon. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing. Christina Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04002231264150528628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-90517490906488299492013-02-15T20:02:51.550-05:002013-02-15T20:02:51.550-05:00I was like you as a child although not so much a p...I was like you as a child although not so much a princess but I grew up on Enid Bylton and was forever wanting to climb the faraway tree and be there. I was bullied, I even through things (although mostly at the door or WALL) when mad with brother etc. Had a very active imagination but we differ in that I cant write and didn't write. <br /><br />I did start climbing trees from the age of 2. I also tried to get through my wardrobe to Narnia but didn't happen. I could get lost in a book and would fantasize about it for weeks. Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-57658474335145099732013-02-15T19:25:43.002-05:002013-02-15T19:25:43.002-05:00Laurie, you a a child of the King, so I guess that...Laurie, you a a child of the King, so I guess that qualifies you as a princess.Janalyn Voigt, escape into creative worlds of fiction.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16233710536302581735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-90516422925773897402013-02-15T17:15:49.201-05:002013-02-15T17:15:49.201-05:00Thank you, Sue. I think Rafe is my favorite, too, ...Thank you, Sue. I think Rafe is my favorite, too, if an author can play favorites with her heroes. I wasn't sure I could get into Griff, since I've never written that type of hero, but in the end, I'd gotten a bit of a crush on him. LOLLaurie Alice Eakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362132572312007135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-24446242473342098812013-02-15T16:45:23.194-05:002013-02-15T16:45:23.194-05:00Hi Laurie Alice,
Love, love your midwife series! ...Hi Laurie Alice,<br /><br />Love, love your midwife series! Just finished "Choices of the Heart". Griff was a great hero! But I still think Rafe is my favorite!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />SueSusan Anne Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17258093329143787876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-52414408998682466912013-02-15T16:19:16.269-05:002013-02-15T16:19:16.269-05:00I was a bit of a tomboy, too. Very divided wishes....I was a bit of a tomboy, too. Very divided wishes. I had a cap gun and loved to put on one of my mom's dresses, a straw hat, and run around "shooting" my friends.<br /><br />One day I'd be preening about in a pretty dress and hat, and the next sliding down a muddy hill in my jeans.Laurie Alice Eakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362132572312007135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-59351438164357287132013-02-15T15:14:12.406-05:002013-02-15T15:14:12.406-05:00I'm like Pegg, I can't ever remember a tim...I'm like Pegg, I can't ever remember a time when I wanted to be a princess. I was a tomboy and wanted to be a cowgirl. I kind of sort of got my wish when my folks bought my first horse. I had tons of fun riding it even though I lived in the city. <br /><br />I'm glad you get to write the stories of your heart now, and maybe some day, you'll write one about a princess.Vickie McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698966142886006577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-77227248322897586032013-02-15T13:59:07.651-05:002013-02-15T13:59:07.651-05:00Thank you all for your kind words. I hadn't th...Thank you all for your kind words. I hadn't thought about the princess pretending for a long time, then it just popped into my head, and I had such a clear memory of walking down the hall of my primary school I could smell that special school smell, hear the kids around me, remember what I was wearing. . .<br /><br />That's what I try to do when I write--set myself in the scene.Laurie Alice Eakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362132572312007135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-37754057925709106092013-02-15T08:43:13.878-05:002013-02-15T08:43:13.878-05:00I enjoyed reading your story. Thank you for writin...I enjoyed reading your story. Thank you for writing it for us. Angela - Bookaunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700701599985883408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-52181087101596154712013-02-15T08:11:50.014-05:002013-02-15T08:11:50.014-05:00I love your introduction to yourself, Laurie Alice...I love your introduction to yourself, Laurie Alice! Even in that you show your wonderful imagination. I was just looking over my shelves this morning and thinking about all of your titles. I love reading your books you put so much history into them and they are always entertaining. So glad you are a part of this blog!Debbie Lynne Costellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-61352494398695628352013-02-15T07:51:54.811-05:002013-02-15T07:51:54.811-05:00I've especially enjoyed the midwife series. T...I've especially enjoyed the midwife series. That's where I met you. What takes you months to write, I gobble one down in short time. Once I begin a book, I can't wait to see how the characters change their circumstances. Good job!Gay N Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12738509765741278866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-39551970812875461372013-02-15T05:12:06.276-05:002013-02-15T05:12:06.276-05:00Sweet! I was the opposite, a tomboy through and t...Sweet! I was the opposite, a tomboy through and through. And I much prefer the stories of ordinary women to those of princesses. :) Love your stories, so keep them coming!Pegg Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-73500139743421751492013-02-15T04:53:56.611-05:002013-02-15T04:53:56.611-05:00What a wonderful glimpse into your creative inspir...What a wonderful glimpse into your creative inspiration, Laurie Alice. I was bookish, too, in my school years. Thank the Lord for romantic escapes like yours--I am sure I would have collected all of your stories had I access to them back then. Your heroines always speak to my heart. <br />Welcome to Christian Fiction Historical Society!Kathleen L. Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04832392802575583491noreply@blogger.com