July 15, 2009: Faith, Religion & Mysticism in Fiction – open chat 2
The transcript below covers the complete #litchat conversation on July 15, 2009. The order appears sequentially from the first post to the final post. Topic was open discussion Faith, Religion and Mysticism.
| LitChat Welcome to #litchat. We’re continuing the discussion about Faith, Religion & Mysticism in fiction. Join us and introduce yourself |
| latta some good tips for the tome. RT @kottkedotorg How to read Infinite Jest http://bit.ly/3AMg5 #infsum #litchat #reading #fiction |
| VanessaDobbs Hi I’m an avid reader #litchat |
| maggiedana Hi everyone. Look forward to more lively discussion on faith, religion, & mysticism in fiction. Why is mysticism so hard to type? #litchat |
| mdbenoit Hi all, I’m here. Looking forward to the discussion #litchat |
| LitChat @latta Hi, we’re beginning our scheduled LitChat. If you use #litchat hashtag, please keep on topic during chat time. Thanks. #litchat |
| LitChat Q1 How is mysticism different from magic? Is the distinction clear in fiction? #litchat |
| maggiedana Be fun to hear from writers at #RWA09. Are any of you plugged into LitChat? if not, come and join us. #litchat |
| zumayabooks @LitChat The difference between mysticism and magic is the difference between a recipe and dinner. #litchat |
| maggiedana Q1 Susan Howatch delves, brilliantly, into mysticism in her C of E series. Even makes *me* a believer, for a moment or two. #litchat |
| mdbenoit @zumayabooks Are you saying magic is the result of applying mysticism? #litchat |
| latta @LitChat sorry. not in the chat. will refrain from that hash for an hour. |
| mdbenoit To me, mysticism is the search for spiritual truth. Magic is illusion #litchat |
| zumayabooks @mdbenoit A recipe is a guide to achieving the finished product. However, you may choose to vary it on the way. #litchat |
| maggiedana @crimeficreader We’re in #LitChat right now. Do you have time to join in? |
| bibliolatrist @litchat re Q1: mysticism seeks to achieve a state of being, which magic seeks to achieve a more practical end #litchat |
| zumayabooks @mdbenoit Likewise, mysticism is the philosophy of seeking what isn’t knowable by the senses or logic. #litchat |
| abookinhand RT @mdbenoit: To me, mysticism is the search for spiritual truth. Magic is illusion #litchat |
| zumayabooks @mdbenoit In the process, you may discover things that, to the “real world,” seem to transcend science and reality. Magic. #litchat |
| CarolyBurnsBass Q1 Magic today is sleight-of-hand, parlor tricks, designed to entertain. Mysticism is internal and external spiritual phenomena. #litchat |
| kashicat I’d say mysticism is all about one’s inner spiritual world, while magic is producing effects in physical world. #litchat |
| redRavine RT: zumayabooks @LitChat The difference between mysticism and magic is the difference between a recipe and dinner. |
| CarolyBurnsBass @maggiedana Based on your glowing recommendation, I am going to look into Susan Howatch. Is she readily available in the US? #litchat |
| marybrebner IMO, mysticism=faith & belief in a higher power(s); magic usually has tangible results, which may/may not come from that belief #litchat |
| mdbenoit @marybrebner One doesn’t necessarily flow from the other. Not all mystics perform magic, surely? #litchat |
| rj_anderson @kashicat Well put; that would be my definition of the difference between magic and mysticism as well. #litchat |
| LitChat @latta Thanks. Just trying to keep the feed clear for the scheduled chats. |
| maggiedana @CarolyBurnsBass Yes … I have all her books, all bought in the U.S. Start with book 1, Glittering Images. Ignore silly titles! #litchat |
| kashicat @mdbenoit Whether magic is real or not depends who you talk to. I don’t believe it is, but I have friends who are certain it is. #litchat |
| maggiedana I see Twitter is snacking on some of my posts … yet again. It must be really hungry. #litchat |
| marybrebner @mdbenoit agreed. magic & mysticism do not always go hand in hand. Can be at odds, too. #litchat |
| billbrandon @LitChat Mysticism is the awareness of the divine. Magic seeks to make things happen, by manipulating the forces of nature or the divine. |
| kashicat In literature, I’d suspect that magic might appear more often in fantasy, and mysticism in straight fiction. #litchat |
| rj_anderson I associate mysticism with a certain *kind* of religious faith/belief — an emotional or intuitive or visionary approach. #litchat |
| redRavine @marybrebner Good distinction between coming from a spiritual belief or something that may not come from the spiritual. #litchat |
| abookinhand I don’t think it’s always clear in fiction. Characters tend to expect magical outcome when trying to be spiritual. #litchat |
| abookinhand Sort of like real life. #litchat |
| LitChat If you don’t see one of your tweets in the feed, RT your post with RP (re-post). Next question coming up in five minutes. #litchat |
| mdbenoit @abookinhand In a way, expecting a magical outcome is often what faith is #litchat |
| redRavine RT @abookinhand I don’t think it’s always clear in fiction. Characters tend to expect magical outcome when trying to be spiritual. #litchat |
| kashicat @rj_anderson I’d agree with that definition too. 🙂 #litchat |
| CarolyBurnsBass Yes! RT @kashicat: In literature, Id suspect that magic might appear more often in fantasy, and mysticism in straight fiction. #litchat |
| abookinhand @mdbenoit true…so having a clear distinction between the two is difficult. #litchat |
| kashicat @abookinhand I’d agree. I guess I was thinking of expectations, but people IRL also expect magical outcomes so that doesn’t work #litchat |
| rj_anderson Agreed. RT @kashicat: In literature, Id suspect that magic might appear more often in fantasy, and mysticism in straight fiction. #litchat |
| mdbenoit There is a diff. between real life and fiction when it comes to mysticism and magic #litchat |
| abookinhand man times mysitcism isn’t even based on anything real but one’s assumption of what is real. #litchat Creates many problems. |
| latta @LitChat no prob. if i were in the chat, i would appreciate order over chaos. they’re not proprietary,. but crosspollinating hashes no good. |
| maggiedana @rj_anderson Picoult handles mysticism well in CHANGE OF HEART. Had hard time getting into story, but once I did, I was hooked. #litchat |
| billbrandon @LitChat Mystics seldom if ever practice magic. I would think that someone directly aware of God would be too over-awed. We are puny. |
| billbrandon @LitChat And no, I don’t believe in magic. I do believe in God. |
| rj_anderson “Expect” is a bit strong; “hope for” might be more accurate. I pray believing miracles CAN happen, but I also know they’re v. rare. #litchat |
| mdbenoit @abookinhand Disagree. Mysticism implies a search for something #litchat |
| rj_anderson @maggiedana Thanks for the rec. Haven’t read Picoult, and tend to shy away from mysticism, but may give it a try. #litchat |
| mdbenoit @rj_anderson Prayer does not, IMO, equal mysticism #litchat |
| abookinhand Faith can be based on a feeling about something. Religion is based on something more practical, structured. #litchat |
| thewaryeye Magic is trick, a device, an illusion. Mysticism is a religious experience, an inspiration. #litchat |
| rj_anderson Isn’t mysticism more a state of mind, a search for inner knowledge or enlightenment on an intensely personal level? #litchat |
| LitChat RT @billbrandon: Mysticism is awareness of divine. Magic seeks to make things happen by manipulating forces of nature or divine. #litchat |
| abookinhand @maggiedana I love her books and haven’t read that one yet. I’ll have to get it. #litchat |
| LitChat RT @billbrandon: @LitChat And no, I don’t believe in magic. I do believe in God. #litchat |
| mdbenoit RT @rj_anderson: Isnt mysticism more a state of mind, a search for inner knowledge or enlightenment on an intensely personal level? #litchat |
| rj_anderson @mdbenoit Agreed. One can pray mystically, or be mystical without prayer, or pray without being mystical. #litchat |
| abookinhand RT @LitChat: RT @billbrandon: @LitChat And no, I don’t believe in magic. I do believe in God. #litchat |
| WendyCC2009 RT @abookinhand: Faith can be based on a feeling about something. Religion is based on something more practical, structured. #litchat |
| abookinhand Magic is fun to believe it but it’s an empty shell. #litchat |
| VanessaDobbs agreeRT@thewaryeye Magic is trick, a device, an illusion. Mysticism is a religious experience, an inspiration. #litchat |
| LitChat RP Q2 Does In literature, how does Faith differ from Religion and Mysticism? #litchat |
| mdbenoit The true mystics are very rare #litchat |
| maggiedana @abookinhand Hard to get into. Dead child in very beginning. A real turn-off for me, but I’m glad I persevered with reading it. #litchat |
| VanessaDobbs Faith is internal beliefs, religion has structure which is followed #litchat |
| abookinhand @mdbenoit That’s true. #litchat |
| ecurbmp Q2: To me, faith is personal belief vs religion is a group of people with shared beliefs. #litchat |
| abookinhand @maggiedana Her books tend to tackle difficult or off beat subjects. That’s what I like about her. #litchat |
| maggiedana @jodipicoult Join us in #LitChat, subject: mysticism in fiction. I’m recommending CHANGE OF HEART. You have fans in here! #litchat |
| billbrandon Faith is the essence of religion. It isn’t different from it. Can have mysticism w/o religion. #litchat |
| abookinhand @maggiedana Thanks for asking @jodipicoult to join in the convo. #litchat |
| redRavine Q2: Depends. For some, Faith means religious belief. For others, it is mystical, a simple belief in something bigger than we are. #litchat |
| ecurbmp @billbrandon Faith might be what creates religion, but it’s possible to have faith without religion, imho. #litchat |
| abookinhand RT @billbrandon: Faith is the essence of religion. It isn’t different from it. Can have mysticism w/o religion. #litchat |
| rj_anderson Religion is a system of worship and practice; faith is the belief on which that system is built and also that which sustains it. #litchat |
| VanessaDobbs @maggiedana on my TBR soon pile #litchat |
| kashicat What is meant by this? I’m curious. RT @abookinhand: Magic is fun to believe it but it’s an empty shell. #litchat |
| rj_anderson …ideally speaking, that is. It is possible to have religion without faith, where people just go through the motions of ritual. #litchat |
| LitChat Yay… Twitter is flying again today, though I’ve seen some posts lost in the @TweetDeck feed. #litchat |
| mdbenoit Q2: Mysticism might be found a lot in non fic, such as biographies of greats, like Ghandi #litchat |
| kashicat Q2: religion would be the organized form. Faith would be commitment *to* the belief system. #litchat |
| abookinhand There isn’t a clear cut definition for faith because it is such a personal choice based on every moment leading up to now. #litchat |
| LitChat Next (and final) question in five minutes. Stand by. #litchat |
| kashicat RT @ecurbmp: @billbrandon Faith might be what creates religion, but it’s possible to have faith without religion, imho. #litchat [Agree] |
| abookinhand @kashicat Because magic by itself is an illusion. It’s not real. Faith, if truly believed in is truly tangible. You can feel it. #litchat |
| LitChat RP Twitter is flying again today, though I’ve seen some posts lost in the @TweetChat feed. #litchat #litchat |
| rj_anderson “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1) #litchat |
| abookinhand RT @rj_anderson: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1) #litchat |
| billbrandon @ecurbmp In general terms, faith without religion is possible, I agree. I’ve known at least one person who fit that (my dad). #litchat |
| redRavine Q2: Faith is a component of religion and mysticism. But it can also stand alone without them. It is connected to hope. #litchat |
| abookinhand @kashicat I guess it depends on the experiences we’ve had. Again…that’s why faith’s definition can so varied. #litchat |
| marybrebner @kmoutzen v. true. Hey, you should check out #litchat they’re talking about faith, mysticism & magic. Interesting discussion. 🙂 |
| abookinhand @kashicat I’m just saying that is where the problem lies…trying to have one answer. We all have to find it on our own terms. #litchat |
| rj_anderson “Pure… religion… is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, & to keep oneself unstained by the world.” (Jas. 1:27) #litchat |
| abookinhand @billbrandon I agree with you on that. #litchat |
| rj_anderson Not to take over the discussion with Bible quotes, I just think those are helpful definitions. 🙂 #litchat |
| LitChat Q3 Let’s discuss some novels that have distinctive themes/topics of 1) Religion 2) Faith and 3) Mysticism. #litchat |
| billbrandon @rj_anderson Interesting you’d quote Heb 11:1. We just had a discussion about that. Some Prot denoms use a different interpretation #litchat |
| mdbenoit Mary Doria Russell’s The Sparrow and Children of God are definitely mysticism #litchat |
| maggiedana Susan Howatch’s Church of England series, starting with Book 1, Glittering Images. I’m a major skeptic, but she had me enthralled. #litchat |
| abookinhand For Faith…@jodiipicoult ‘s Keeping Faith is pretty good with that. #litchat |
| billbrandon @litchat Gotta go, unfortunately. Interesting #litchat, wish I could stay. |
| bostonbibliophl …joining the party late. #litchat |
| maggiedana RT @abookinhand: For Faith…@jodipicoult s Keeping Faith is pretty good with that. #litchat |
| mdbenoit @maggiedana Just booked Glittering Images from the public library. Will let you know! #litchat |
| ecurbmp I don’t have a lot of experience with most religious books, but I have read books where “religion” itself is a theme. #litchat |
| thewaryeye Faith is a system of beliefs, a code of beliefs, mysticism has always been a divine inspiration. #litchat |
| rj_anderson And Lois McMaster Bujold also examines faith closely in her Chalion books, esp. PALADIN OF SOULS. #litchat |
| kashicat Many Robertson Davies novels explore the idea of faith related to the psyche, & how we organize our world around faith images #litchat |
| bostonbibliophl i’m in religious book club. v. interesting. christian, muslim, jewish women reading religious books. lots of faith talk! #litchat |
| maggiedana @mdbenoit Cool. I’ll be interested to get your take on it. I first read it 25 years ago. Must dig out and re-read. #litchat |
| bostonbibliophl @kashicat what religion does she write about? #litchat |
| kashicat @bostonbibliophl Do you mean Robertson Davies? #litchat |
| ecurbmp In Fantasy, I enjoyed: @BrandonSandrson ‘s _Elantris_, it explores what happens when “Gods” fall, and religious society collapses. #litchat |
| rj_anderson Many books I’ve read portray religion as opposed to (or evidence against) faith — oppressive, fanatical, legalistic, hypocritical. #litchat |
| kashicat @bostonbibliophl Or were you asking someone else, and thought it was me? 🙂 #litchat |
| maggiedana Mysticism doesn’t crop up till Howatch’s 2nd book in series. First book is about faith and how it can get lost. #litchat |
| vasilly Jonathon Keat’s Tales of the Unknown is a mixture of faith, mysticism, and religion. #litchat |
| ecurbmp @rj_anderson Me too. The good ones try to present faith as being ideal, rather than just using an organization for power, I think. #litchat |
| maggiedana @vasilly That just about covers today’s topic, in a nutshell! #litchat |
| thebookaddict Anne Rice now considers herself a “Christian” author. However, Menmoch the Devil (5th in Vamp Chron) was very religiously themed #litchat |
| bostonbibliophl @rj_anderson I’ve noticed that too- very neg portrayal. #litchat |
| rj_anderson Francesco X. Stork’s MARCELO IN THE REAL WORLD is a thoughtful, nuanced take on religion and faith, among other things. #litchat |
| bostonbibliophl @thebookaddict that’s a loaded label- and a marketing strategy too. #litchat |
| kashicat @ecurbmp And in fantasy, of course you’ve got the Big One, Lord of the Rings, whose spiritual images came from Catholicism #litchat |
| hrt15 @LitChat god/devil in a reality show:you’re all screwed-get over it. corporate pubs finding way to turn to thriller mash-up det. stories |
| mdbenoit @bostonbibliophl Re. Anne Rice? Totally agree #litchat |
| maggiedana I hope all these authors we’re recommending appreciate the plugs. #litchat |
| CarolyBurnsBass Q3 SECRET LIFE OF BEES is has themes of both faith and mysticism. #litchat |
| ecurbmp @kashicat Yeap. Most fantasy finds inspirational sources from different religions and mythologies. #litchat |
| rj_anderson Lots of YA novels about teens escaping oppressive religious bkgrds or having their faith destroyed by education/experience. #litchat |
| mdbenoit @kashicat As well The Chronicles of Narnia #litchat |
| thebookaddict @bostonbibliophl you may be right. Although she has refound her faith, she is still very liberal…..#litchat |
| kashicat Anne Rice was interesting pre-Xtian too. Her books always had q’s about death, afterlife, soul, redemption etc #litchat |
| hrt15 @LitChat “harry potter and barnyard animals’. just discovered sequel |
| bostonbibliophl @rj_anderson MARCELO sounds wonderful- just looked itup. thanks for suggesting. #litchat |
| kashicat @mdbenoit Yep. I grew up on Narnia and LotR. 🙂 #litchat |
| mdbenoit One of my faves, Lowry’s The Giver, is also about mysticism #litchat |
| thebookaddict @bostonbibliophl not saying a liberal can’t be a Christian (I am one), but I’m not fanatical about religion…I just have faith #litchat |
| bostonbibliophl @kashicat I picked my saints name after Narnia character Lucy! #litchat |
| ecurbmp @rj_anderson Isn’t it funny that those who portray religious bkgs as a good thing tend to be in Xtian fic instead? #litchat |
| redRavine Good example. RT @CarolyBurnsBass: Q3 SECRET LIFE OF BEES is has themes of both faith and mysticism. #litchat |
| kashicat @bostonbibliophl Aw, that’s sweet! #litchat |
| bostonbibliophl @ecurbmp and it makes sense that ppl who sell themselves/their bks as Xtian LIKE it #litchat |
| bostonbibliophl @kashicat yeah, i’m a nerd 🙂 #litchat |
| bostonbibliophl @redRavine also BEE SEASON has mysticism & faith #litchat |
| abookinhand @rj_anderson I enjoyed your tweets on litchat |
| kashicat I was going to ask “what about bks portraying spiritual sense in animals” & now can’t think of any, heh. #litchat |
| CarolyBurnsBass Q3 Most of Shakespeare’s work is rife with mysticism, magic and faith. #litchat |
| mdbenoit @ecurbmp Have you read religious books by writers from other faiths? Can you compare? #litchat |
| maggiedana @bostonbibliophl Hmm, is there something religious about bees? Just saw two bees shagging on my patio. #litchat |
| mdbenoit Yes! RT @CarolyBurnsBass: Q3 Most of Shakespeares work is rife with mysticism, magic and faith. #litchat |
| abookinhand @kashicat I enjoyed tweeting with you at litchat. 🙂 |
| bostonbibliophl @maggiedana heretic! 😉 #litchat |
| rj_anderson @kashicat WATERSHIP DOWN, of course! Mystical as all get out. #litchat |
| mdbenoit @maggiedana LOL! #litchat |
| kashicat @abookinhand Thanks, same to you! 🙂 #litchat |
| redRavine Agreed. I think I saw the film. RT @bostonbibliophl also BEE SEASON has mysticism & faith. #litchat |
| ecurbmp @mdbenoit I’m not religious, so I try to be non-judgmental when picking a book, but rarely target *religious* books specifically. #litchat |
| kashicat @rj_anderson I was going to suggest Watership Down too but didn’t think a/o here was old enuf to have read it, LOL #litchat |
| mdbenoit About magic, the Harry Potter books! (Had to mention them) #litchat |
| kashicat RT @kvn1234: @kashicat book with a spiritual sense for an animal: Paul Auster’s Timbuktu #litchat |
| CarolyBurnsBass Q3 Adding to the Shakespeare theme, THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE is a contemporary mirror of HAMLET, full of mysticism. #litchat |
| redRavine RT @CarolyBurnsBass: Q3 Most of Shakespeares work is rife with mysticism, magic and faith. #litchat |
| mdbenoit @ecurbmp Try He, She and It, by Marge Piercy. Awesome sf fable about the Golem #litchat |
| VanessaDobbs I am RT @kashicat I was going to suggest Watership Down too but didn’t think a/o here was old enuf to have read it, #litchat #litchat |
| CarolyBurnsBass Q3 The Harry Potter books, of course, have otherworldly magic vs illusion. #litchat |
| ecurbmp @mdbenoit Sweet, thanks! #litchat |
| maggiedana @CarolyBurnsBass Haven’t some faiths (churches?) banned Potter books? #litchat |
| kashicat @VanessaDobbs Excellent! 🙂 #litchat |
| mdbenoit @VanessaDobbs Unfortunately, I’m right up there with you. 🙂 #litchat |
| kashicat @maggiedana Oh, you betcha. Tried to get them out of libraries, burned them, you name it. #litchat |
| kashicat @mdbenoit @VanessaDobbs My people!! #litchat |
| CarolyBurnsBass @maggiedana I think some fundie churches have banned the HP series. #litchat |
| KateMessner @rj_anderson ONCE WAS LOST by @sarazarr fits this description perfectly. It’s brilliant (comes out in October). #litchat |
| rj_anderson @kashicat And missed Philip Pullman, who really DID write anti-Christian kids’ books, almost completely. IRONY HO. #litchat |
| rj_anderson @KateMessner I thought of mentioning that! Glad you did. Haven’t read ONCE WAS LOST yet, but looking fwd to it. #litchat |
| kashicat @rj_anderson That’s true, Pullman has another type of mysticism. #litchat |
| ecurbmp Do you think faith or religion affects your writing? (Just throwing that out there.) #litchat |
| mdbenoit @ecurbmp Not at all, either way. #litchat |
| kashicat @ecurbmp Most recent novel (none published, alas) is about all relig being regulated by govt, & what spiritual life wd be like then #litchat |
| maggiedana @ecurbmp For me, reverse is true. My lack of faith affects my writing. #litchat |
| ecurbmp @kashicat That sounds like a really fun idea to explore, actually. Modern setting? #litchat |
| rj_anderson My 2nd book WAYFARER has a young hero who deeply doubts his faith, but his missionary parents & home church are not at fault. #litchat |
| maggiedana @mdbenoit Cheers, Dom. See you on Monday. Should be great week of LitChat. Fountain of Youth in Fiction. |
| kashicat @ecurbmp Setting equiv. to today — 200 yrs in future, after big wars so technology etc is much like today. #litchat |
| rj_anderson Mind you, all this is rather secondary to said hero being pursued by homicidal faeries… I told you I don’t like being preachy. 🙂 #litchat |
| LitChat Great question, RT @ecurbmp Do you think faith or religion affects your writing? #litchat |
| kashicat @ecurbmp I explored how source of great relig. beauty & glory is also source of relig. horrors Yet regulation wd kill glory too #litchat |
| kashicat @rj_anderson You’re equal opportunity when you write ab/religion, spirituality, magic, etc, eh? #litchat |
| LitChat Once again, we’re over our 1-hour scheduled chat, but we own this chatroom, right? Feel free to carry on–great chat again today. #litchat |
| yudel Can I chime in to recommend a a tri-faith novel? A Delightful Compendium of Consolation http://bit.ly/18nFNe #litchat |
| ecurbmp @kashicat Lol. @rj_anderson That’s the best way to do it, imho. 🙂 #litchat |
| kashicat @LitChat Seriously. Who can cover this type of topic in just an hour? <g> #litchat |
| rj_anderson @kashicat Isn’t that what fantasy is all about? A little here, a little there… eye of newt, toe of frog… #litchat |
| redRavine Signing off. Thanks all. Engaging chat on mysticism, faith, religion. #litchat |
| VanessaDobbs @Litchat thanks once again for great chat.Although Ididn’t say a lot have found it very interesting.Thanks everybody. See you Fri #litchat |
| rj_anderson RT a good Q from @ecurbmp: Do you think faith or religion affects your writing? #litchat |
| kashicat @rj_anderson Bwa! As long as it’s internally consistent! #litchat |
| kashicat @yudel That looks really, really good! Thanks for the recommendation! #litchat |
| ecurbmp @LitChat I’m glad I found #litchat on Monday! I hope no one minds me trying to become semi-regular (when I have time at work!) Thx! #litchat |
| rj_anderson @kashicat You would not believe how hard I worked to figure out how to fit faeries into a Biblical cosmology. For the book, I mean. #litchat |
| CarolyBurnsBass When faith is real, how could it not affect your writing? Writers are influenced by things both internal and external. #litchat |
| rj_anderson @kashicat And after all that I think it’s mentioned in maybe one short paragraph of the whole thing? 😀 #litchat |
| kashicat @ecurbmp I feel the same way. 🙂 Regarding becoming a regular. #litchat |
| kashicat @rj_anderson I can imagine it was very complicated. And just one paragraph?? Yet your world will *feel* deeper bc of that. #litchat |
| LitChat @ecurbmp Of course you’re welcome here! Check out blog for upcoming topics: https://litchat.net/coming-up. #litchat |
| ecurbmp @rj_anderson This reminds me of advice I read once about “the book being the tip of the iceberg of research”. #litchat |
| thebookaddict @ecurbmp RT “I’m glad I found #litchat on Monday! I hope no one minds me trying to become semi-regular” Me too…I try not to miss #litchat |
| LitChat Be sure to come back on Friday at 4/et for guest host @CarleenBrice, author of two novels with religious and mystical themes. #litchat |
| rj_anderson @ecurbmp That is really, really true about research. #litchat |
| kashicat @ecurbmp @rj_anderson Guy Gavriel Kay once told me ab all the background he knew about his Fionavar world that was never in the bks #litchat |
| rj_anderson @kashicat I hope so! Thanks. (Also, just checked out your blog, hello neighbour!) #litchat |
| LitChat And remember, we’re giving a way a signed copy of @CarleenBrice’s ORANGE MINT AND HONEY to a lucky litpeep drawn at random. #litchat |
| rj_anderson Right, I’m off! Thanks to everybody for a great chat! #litchat |
| ecurbmp @rj_anderson Research is supposed to be part of the fun though, right? Lol. #litchat |
| ecurbmp @LitChat Thank you! #litchat |
| LitChat @thebookaddict: We are glad you’re here and look forward to you being a regular. LitChat is an open community of book lovers. #litchat |
| maggiedana Writing is like quilting. Lots of leftover stuff when you’re done. I have enough unused quilt blocks to cover my roof. #litchat |
| kashicat Thanks for the great chat! #litchat |
| ecurbmp RT @kashicat: Thanks for the great chat! #litchat |
| kashicat RT @maggiedana: Writing is like quilting.Lots of leftover stuff when you’re done.I have enough unused quiltblocks to cover my roof. #litchat |
| thebookaddict Enjoyed the chat today…hope to join in again on Friday #litchat |
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