tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198794185251378.post4683732269739755549..comments2024-01-12T18:16:10.516-08:00Comments on Sons of the Wolf: Paula Loftinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17138899684247746388noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198794185251378.post-46673588600240877982013-05-10T00:57:56.215-07:002013-05-10T00:57:56.215-07:00Hi Katie Could you email me on sonsofthewolf1066@g...Hi Katie Could you email me on sonsofthewolf1066@googlemail.com for your copy of Sons of the WolfPaula Loftinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138899684247746388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198794185251378.post-17745304506804288112013-05-10T00:36:34.588-07:002013-05-10T00:36:34.588-07:00Hello, could Suzanne please email me at sonsofthew...Hello, could Suzanne please email me at sonsofthewolf1066@googlemail.com to claim your prize?Paula Loftinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138899684247746388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198794185251378.post-53791128281996175392013-05-06T17:22:33.233-07:002013-05-06T17:22:33.233-07:00Flawed heroes for me. I can go for a deliciously ...Flawed heroes for me. I can go for a deliciously complex villain (e.g. King John in HBD) but it's not as easy a sell.Suzannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198794185251378.post-52381217369918657992013-05-06T14:35:46.562-07:002013-05-06T14:35:46.562-07:00They probably came there first. they might have go...They probably came there first. they might have gone to Bosham later. I have been to the Abbey and seen the plaque there. Kind of leaves a lump in ones throat. Paula Loftinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138899684247746388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198794185251378.post-58692133813353877742013-05-06T14:30:47.916-07:002013-05-06T14:30:47.916-07:00Yes, I mean Waltham Abbey - I know there's som...Yes, I mean Waltham Abbey - I know there's some doubt about which was his final resting-place, but I think Waltham Abbey's far more probable - or maybe I'm just biased.Nyki Blatchleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707481035530963855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198794185251378.post-35477792055488563532013-05-06T14:21:57.067-07:002013-05-06T14:21:57.067-07:00 Nyki, yes it is Harold Godwinson I was referring ... Nyki, yes it is Harold Godwinson I was referring to. He is one of my favourite historical characters. He was awesome. A brave soldier and a competent administrator, he effectively ran the kingdom for Edward the Confessor,so he deserved to be King. I assume you are talking about Waltham Abbey or do you mean Bosham?<br />Paula Loftinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138899684247746388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198794185251378.post-1996704869278794272013-05-06T14:09:32.959-07:002013-05-06T14:09:32.959-07:00Wulfhere sounds an interesting character, and it s...Wulfhere sounds an interesting character, and it sounds as if your setting's right at the end of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom, which is a fascinating period. Is the Harold you refer to Harold Godwinson? I take a bit of an interest in him, as his grave if just up the road from where I live.Nyki Blatchleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707481035530963855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198794185251378.post-23363107141798361152013-05-04T05:44:02.357-07:002013-05-04T05:44:02.357-07:00Hi Cora, thanks for your comment! I'm sure you...Hi Cora, thanks for your comment! I'm sure you would like my hero Wulfhere then, he is a sort of wounded Warrior ;)Paula Loftinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138899684247746388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198794185251378.post-80229789011072865422013-05-04T05:21:37.001-07:002013-05-04T05:21:37.001-07:00I tend toward the wounded warrior-type hero, wheth...I tend toward the wounded warrior-type hero, whether he is physical wounded or emotionally so. As for villains, I like the ones that have a little bit of humanity and compassion. Very few people are simply evil--or simply good--and I like the characters in the books I read to reflect that :-DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726189031922315073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198794185251378.post-65189202549439397492013-05-04T00:47:43.711-07:002013-05-04T00:47:43.711-07:00Is that for you hero Katie or villain? I was wonde...Is that for you hero Katie or villain? I was wondering about villains and the villain in my book is pretty villainous and hasn't really got any redeeming features. I may have to go into his background a bit more to find out what made him that way. Obviously I had a pretty good idea because I created him but it would be worth exploring this more for my readers<br />Paula Loftinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138899684247746388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198794185251378.post-52341351504789742912013-05-03T16:39:01.719-07:002013-05-03T16:39:01.719-07:00A flawed human being :)but I'm always up for a...A flawed human being :)but I'm always up for a new challenge!katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02179149455712368602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198794185251378.post-36700936010275148052013-05-03T08:53:27.203-07:002013-05-03T08:53:27.203-07:00Thank you ladies. Rhiannon, I'm with you there...Thank you ladies. Rhiannon, I'm with you there on the charismatic villain. One of my favourites in Bill Sikes of OliverTwist fame!Karin,chauvinists are ok when its in the historical context lol!Paula Loftinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138899684247746388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198794185251378.post-69891260240231691432013-05-03T05:08:13.209-07:002013-05-03T05:08:13.209-07:00My favourite hero is definitely Theseus from Mary ...My favourite hero is definitely Theseus from Mary Renault's The Bull From the Sea. He manages to be authentic to the time period, a bit of a chauvinist at times, but also a gentleman. My favourite villain, that's a hard one ... they're the characters we love to hate, after all. Karin Coxhttp://www.karincox.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198794185251378.post-66972423804637615522013-05-03T04:44:58.585-07:002013-05-03T04:44:58.585-07:00Favourite character... now that's difficult.
...Favourite character... now that's difficult.<br /><br />I gravitate towards charismatic villains who have a tragic past and end up not that villainous after all. <br /><br />Zakath, in David Eddings "Malloreon" series would be a good example. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153744841361375942noreply@blogger.com