tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post4035544262151680570..comments2024-03-28T06:59:34.982-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Don't Waste Those May FlowersDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-62416472197887724492015-05-15T15:11:52.357-06:002015-05-15T15:11:52.357-06:00I used a weed in my latest book to signal a rebirt...I used a weed in my latest book to signal a rebirth of a devastated landscape. A lowly weed that became a symbol of hope. Great post. And yes, I use dandelions in salads...Betsy Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871010122475160477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-3894413928543645582015-05-06T07:59:52.251-06:002015-05-06T07:59:52.251-06:00Me, too. It's quite a love color, really.Me, too. It's quite a love color, really.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-74319062072478529242015-05-05T16:22:16.500-06:002015-05-05T16:22:16.500-06:00I always feel sorry for the dandelion!I always feel sorry for the dandelion!Morgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-40372050642749332702015-05-05T16:21:43.781-06:002015-05-05T16:21:43.781-06:00A very poignant use.A very poignant use.Morgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-7512933676584577602015-05-05T16:21:05.897-06:002015-05-05T16:21:05.897-06:00Good idea.
Good idea.<br />Morgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-19045596133272834472015-05-05T14:44:04.425-06:002015-05-05T14:44:04.425-06:00Love this article, Morgan! Your points on the vari...Love this article, Morgan! Your points on the various aspects of the lowly dandelion are particularly interesting. Flowers can add to characterization, set a scene, grace a cover, and even brand an author. My article for the 15th touches on some of these other uses.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-60289579937074170122015-05-05T10:16:21.523-06:002015-05-05T10:16:21.523-06:00This was an interesting read, Morgan, thank you. I...This was an interesting read, Morgan, thank you. I've only used them once; with a character furious that spring was bursting out even though she was dealing with tragedy. She felt each tulip as a sharp slap in the face.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-87245362560927911502015-05-05T09:08:52.968-06:002015-05-05T09:08:52.968-06:00After a cold, snowy Illinois winter, I can't h... After a cold, snowy Illinois winter, I can't help being amazed at the beauties of spring!<br /><br /><br />Morgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-41396182468030798942015-05-05T09:05:35.876-06:002015-05-05T09:05:35.876-06:00Good thing I only know the common names for flowe...Good thing I only know the common names for flowers. I should add more descriptions, though, which I sometimes neglect to do.Morgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-82344274499205151302015-05-05T09:03:18.752-06:002015-05-05T09:03:18.752-06:00Urban living has its advantages and disadvantages....Urban living has its advantages and disadvantages.Morgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-79007544371685124512015-05-05T08:57:25.814-06:002015-05-05T08:57:25.814-06:00Flowers can also be used in characterization. To s...Flowers can also be used in characterization. To set up a minor character in my mystery, Open Season, I put her in a house in a very poor neighborhood of Dallas where the houses were running to decay. Hers had a fresh coat of pain and a geranium in a pot on the porch. "A bright spot of color in a drab setting."Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-59543904162545542852015-05-05T08:16:40.238-06:002015-05-05T08:16:40.238-06:00Who doesn't think of flowers when they think o...Who doesn't think of flowers when they think of May? Well, me, for example, Morgan. But that doesn't mean plants of various sorts haven't found their way into my tomes ... and no, not what you're thinking ... they actually do fill out the landscape. So I agree ... flowers certainly do have a place in my writing, if not necessarily in my heart.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-5586021983853881872015-05-05T07:44:03.299-06:002015-05-05T07:44:03.299-06:00Just be careful to describe them rather than use t...Just be careful to describe them rather than use the scientific names or your readers may zoom off to Google. I'd say that is true of all kinds of descriptive shorthand: famous landmarks, restaurants, designer duds. Readers don't all have the same points of reference. :)Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-87000647543571683242015-05-05T06:14:36.356-06:002015-05-05T06:14:36.356-06:00Or, maybe that character lives where I do, where t...Or, maybe that character lives where I do, where there are no lawns, and dandelions provide a burst of color against the decomposed granite substrate and are a sign of spring. :-)Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.com