tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post5557254886851704625..comments2024-01-08T00:51:30.080-05:00Comments on Write Now: A Visit with Ann GabhartKaren Langehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-59758064038674249292018-09-21T18:23:14.437-04:002018-09-21T18:23:14.437-04:00Great to see you back, Karen. Thanks for the inter...Great to see you back, Karen. Thanks for the interview, ladies.Jennifer Brown Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525705931988259779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-76301343353890235162018-09-20T22:41:59.005-04:002018-09-20T22:41:59.005-04:00MaryAnn, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! These int...MaryAnn, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! These interviews are always fun, and Ann does them so well. :) Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-87304271927411103302018-09-20T22:38:05.406-04:002018-09-20T22:38:05.406-04:00Andrea, it's great to meet you! Sounds like yo...Andrea, it's great to meet you! Sounds like you've been busy this month. Appreciate you coming by. Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-72092667844192785732018-09-20T22:34:32.078-04:002018-09-20T22:34:32.078-04:00Lisa, I have to agree with you. Wouldn't it be...Lisa, I have to agree with you. Wouldn't it be nice to meet and visit wuth someone like this? Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-57246425003427374882018-09-20T22:32:57.779-04:002018-09-20T22:32:57.779-04:00Kathy, nice to meet you! It's always good to v...Kathy, nice to meet you! It's always good to visit with Ann's fans. :) Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-11129993796490806272018-09-20T22:31:57.292-04:002018-09-20T22:31:57.292-04:00Susan, so glad you stopped by! I'm thinking, f...Susan, so glad you stopped by! I'm thinking, from what I've heard you would like this book. :) Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-27975134851912531672018-09-20T22:29:56.374-04:002018-09-20T22:29:56.374-04:00Hilary, we are just going to have to get you into ...Hilary, we are just going to have to get you into the states one of these days! Surely you can get it in Canada, I'm guessing? Appreciate your kind words and thoughts, as always. :)Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-46849465869799725342018-09-20T22:26:06.305-04:002018-09-20T22:26:06.305-04:00Cecelia, I think you're right! We all should k...Cecelia, I think you're right! We all should know him. Hope your week went well. Thanks for your kind words! Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-9638127876091386682018-09-20T22:24:05.194-04:002018-09-20T22:24:05.194-04:00Diane, I was thinking the same thing! :) Diane, I was thinking the same thing! :) Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-85338724109754465032018-09-20T22:22:43.587-04:002018-09-20T22:22:43.587-04:00Linda, good to hear you enjoyed the story. Ann cer...Linda, good to hear you enjoyed the story. Ann certainly knows how to write good ones! Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-32083854828294723922018-09-20T22:18:19.266-04:002018-09-20T22:18:19.266-04:00Anna, thanks for coming by to see us! Glad you enj...Anna, thanks for coming by to see us! Glad you enjoy Ann's books. Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-80862230642260975212018-09-19T13:05:08.759-04:002018-09-19T13:05:08.759-04:00What a unique way of conducting an interview! I ve...What a unique way of conducting an interview! I very much enjoyed reading this post. Thank You, Karen, Ann, and Louis! :)MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728569035482554211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-69396850334426159092018-09-19T08:35:48.733-04:002018-09-19T08:35:48.733-04:00Thank you, Andrea, for reading my book, River to R...Thank you, Andrea, for reading my book, River to Redemption. Glad you liked the characters. Love the title of Judith Pella's book you plan to read.<br /><br />As to where I get my ideas and characters, that's an interesting question and one that is sometimes hard to exactly answer. Ideas can come from anywhere. Sometimes from something I read in a book or discover about history. That's what sparked the idea for River to Redemption. I read a short piece about Louis and what he did for the town of Springfield in 1833. Then I made up the story to go around that true bit of history. Once I have an idea which can start with an event or a setting or often a character, then I have to come up with the main characters and all the supporting cast. My beginning is "What if?" For example, this might have been the beginning of my idea for These Healing Hills which was inspired by the history of the Frontier Nursing Service in the Appalachian Mountains. Then I might have said what if I have a young woman who has been disappointed in love and needs a new start? She's already a nurse. Might she think learning to be a midwife in the mountains would be a new challenge and a way to redirect her life? Of course those initial questions lead to more questions and more characters. But it's hard to explain exactly how all that works in one's imagination. Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-36435803299995100592018-09-18T23:48:28.504-04:002018-09-18T23:48:28.504-04:00I just finished, "The Wounded Shadow" by...I just finished, "The Wounded Shadow" by Patrick W. carr. I will be reading Written on the Wind, by Judith Pella and a couple of other ones. Ann, where do you get your ideas for your stories and characters? My september is going well so far and hope yours is also. My email address is: cr8ted4him@frontier.com and I enjoyed reading River to redemption and loved each of the characters in the book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672642566505706696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-32162295418675481722018-09-18T21:40:23.000-04:002018-09-18T21:40:23.000-04:00Many readers I've heard from say Louis was a f...Many readers I've heard from say Louis was a favorite character in the book. I hope I did him justice.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-77671731804726858152018-09-18T21:39:40.825-04:002018-09-18T21:39:40.825-04:00Hope you will enjoy the story when you get a chanc...Hope you will enjoy the story when you get a chance to read it, Kathy. <br />Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-12071457709286269382018-09-18T17:29:49.448-04:002018-09-18T17:29:49.448-04:00Louis seems like a gentle soul worth reading about...Louis seems like a gentle soul worth reading about. Thanks for the insights!Lisa Ricard Clarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014582949326182166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-61538217930613791612018-09-17T22:50:59.118-04:002018-09-17T22:50:59.118-04:00Really looking forward to reading this book soon. ...Really looking forward to reading this book soon. Thanks for the chance. Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02580222977129018733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-79677834142036981752018-09-17T20:42:17.655-04:002018-09-17T20:42:17.655-04:00Thank you, Susan. I appreciate very much that you&...Thank you, Susan. I appreciate very much that you've given some of my stories a try. Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-12381573978887158232018-09-17T20:41:40.607-04:002018-09-17T20:41:40.607-04:00Guess you need to read the book to find our about ...Guess you need to read the book to find our about what happens with Louis, Hilary. :) But I can give you a hint up front that it wasn't bad. Hope all is well over the border for you.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-17294756245856787212018-09-17T20:40:19.850-04:002018-09-17T20:40:19.850-04:00Indeed. Louis had to be a man you would remember i...Indeed. Louis had to be a man you would remember if you ever met him. At least that was how I imagined him. Good luck with your speaking.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-27035438840552168332018-09-17T20:40:16.877-04:002018-09-17T20:40:16.877-04:00I've read several of your books, Ann, and enjo...I've read several of your books, Ann, and enjoyed them. I'd love to win your new book. susanjreinhardt AT gmail DOT com<br />Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-86795092443635888732018-09-17T20:39:30.824-04:002018-09-17T20:39:30.824-04:00At least that's how I imagined him, L. Diane, ...At least that's how I imagined him, L. Diane, and I think that must have been the way he was to do what he did.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-2106845726719340082018-09-17T20:38:51.903-04:002018-09-17T20:38:51.903-04:00Thanks, Linda. Louis was a great character to brin...Thanks, Linda. Louis was a great character to bring to life. I'm glad you've enjoyed my historical stories since that's what I'm hoping to write for the next couple of books.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855485928545677951.post-11553732889004860782018-09-17T20:37:42.862-04:002018-09-17T20:37:42.862-04:00Wonderful, Anna. I so appreciate your good words a...Wonderful, Anna. I so appreciate your good words about River to Redemption. I have written three cozy Hidden Spring mysteries, Murder at the courthouse is the first one in the series. Hope if you get it you'll enjoy helping Deputy Sheriff Keane solve some murders.Ann H Gabharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534433855885000926noreply@blogger.com