tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87410918175469733.post7369588340699536217..comments2023-06-09T15:02:51.542+00:00Comments on I Beatrice. The Novel as Blog; an Online Experiment: When the music stoppedI Beatricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15671136605194399080noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87410918175469733.post-19149112378561793202008-01-02T00:47:00.000+00:002008-01-02T00:47:00.000+00:00As soon as she started talking National Trust it w...As soon as she started talking National Trust it was inevitable, so I have to say I did see it coming (unlike any of the other twists and turns in the plot). Sad but satisfying. Well done.Omega Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06510548355469861782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87410918175469733.post-75895692625427524182007-12-18T12:35:00.000+00:002007-12-18T12:35:00.000+00:00Thank you Marianne. And thank you too for your won...Thank you Marianne. And thank you too for your wonderful support all the way through - right from the moment when we were both novice bloggers, fearing we were never going to get a single comment!<BR/><BR/>The music hasn't quite yet stopped for me however. (There's just no silencing some people, is there?) I shall keep the blog open, perhaps popping in with a little essay on my "Just Blogging" page now and then. Have all sorts of ideas for the next 'big thing' besides (see my comment to you on "At the Ball")...<BR/><BR/>And shall always come back to visit you - to see how things are progressing for you, especially with TMITWJ!<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas meanwhile..<BR/>XXI Beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671136605194399080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87410918175469733.post-24156474082108788672007-12-18T12:19:00.000+00:002007-12-18T12:19:00.000+00:00It was always your story, Beatrice and your right ...It was always your story, Beatrice and your right to end it in the way you have chosen. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for such wonderful entertainment over the last few months. What a journey it has been.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588437065757203375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87410918175469733.post-3058727101966456662007-12-15T09:58:00.000+00:002007-12-15T09:58:00.000+00:00Your thoughtful and perceptive comments have been ...Your thoughtful and perceptive comments have been a constant source of encouragement to me Merry, and I cannot thank you for them enough. You came to me lateish in the story, caught right up, and stayed with me every step of the way thereafter - and nobody could ask for more than that!<BR/><BR/>I'll have a little rest now - well, prepare for Christmas in fact! And after that, who can say? I'll certainly be visiting you still, in the hope that you too, will at some point try out the blog method of telling a story... I can throughly recommend it if you do - since in no other way do I think I could ever have got my own completed!<BR/><BR/>Meantime, a very happy Christmas to you and your family - and I hope we'll be able to meet up in the early new year.<BR/>xxI Beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671136605194399080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87410918175469733.post-11339388032382151632007-12-14T21:32:00.000+00:002007-12-14T21:32:00.000+00:00Only a story? I think it's been one of the best st...Only a story? I think it's been one of the best stories I've enjoyed Bea. Not simply because it is beautifully told, shrewd and funny. No, also because following you on your path post by post, comments included, seeing you develop the characters and unfold the plot, writing out a long-held dream from inside your heart, has been a unique reading experience for me.<BR/><BR/>Lady M's demise is sad, yet you gave her a lovely passing. She went out in a good way, I think. And it makes sense to bring the story to a close in this way. (If it has to be closed - big sigh!) I shall miss keeping up with it! If not published as a novel it would make a great radio play.<BR/><BR/>So, congratulations on a great achievement here and thanks for keeping us all so well entertained. I shall come back to read the last real-time piece and I do hope that later, you'll be back again, weaving your splendid stories, one day soon...merry weatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15790847146645006254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87410918175469733.post-20374832474319178582007-12-14T09:16:00.000+00:002007-12-14T09:16:00.000+00:00And to my dear friend Rosalind, who doesn't blog h...And to my dear friend Rosalind, who doesn't blog herself (and for whom I know the comment-box has presented so much personal angst!).... thank you so very much for staying with me all the way to the end!<BR/><BR/>I have always known you were there, reading away loyally, but in silence. It has meant more to me than you can ever know - so thank you, thank you!<BR/>XXI Beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671136605194399080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87410918175469733.post-49048966504699668652007-12-14T09:09:00.000+00:002007-12-14T09:09:00.000+00:00Aims dear, you have been one of my most faithful r...Aims dear, you have been one of my most faithful readers! The little red light which comes on so often (on my site meter) in Red Deer, Alberta, has been a constant source of encouragement to me - and I shall miss its presence dreadfully, now that there is nothing left to comment on!<BR/><BR/>We must keep in touch though. And even though I may not be blogging myself for a while, I will keep the site open, and will be sure to keep on visiting you, to follow you in your own very brave and excellent on-going story... All power, and very good wishes to you in the endeavour!<BR/><BR/>There will have to be a short temporary lull for me however - while I write my Christmas cards! But you may be sure I'll be back - and willing you on every step of the way!<BR/><BR/>XXI Beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671136605194399080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87410918175469733.post-12473457404396011042007-12-13T22:25:00.000+00:002007-12-13T22:25:00.000+00:00Sad but beautifully told.You showed such respect f...Sad but beautifully told.<BR/><BR/>You showed such respect for the aged Lady M. <BR/><BR/>& while it had to end like this -let's hope for happier times in store. Rosalind xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87410918175469733.post-60777138969172770882007-12-13T16:38:00.000+00:002007-12-13T16:38:00.000+00:00Dearest B - I had to go away for a while after I r...Dearest B - <BR/><BR/>I had to go away for a while after I read this and have a cry. Not just for Lady M - but for you too. <BR/><BR/>I can see there was no other way - and you did it so beautifully and with such style.<BR/><BR/>I have enjoyed your experiment more than I can say and its ending will leave a gaping hole in my mornings.<BR/><BR/>You have done such an excellent job dear B - I reiterate my statement that it should make the best sellers list.aimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87410918175469733.post-54724380104507021772007-12-13T12:38:00.000+00:002007-12-13T12:38:00.000+00:00Thank you so much Anon. You have been perhaps my ...Thank you so much Anon. You have been perhaps my most surprising reader - but also one of my most faithful. And you will know better than most, just how much that has meant to me - so my very special thanks to you!<BR/><BR/>There will, as I said to Debio and others, be one more piece, just to round things off - but perhaps it had better wait till after Christmas, when my head will have cleared.<BR/><BR/>Lady Macauley has been with me in one form or another for more years than I care to admit - so it was only with the most tremendous wrench that I was finally able to let her go!<BR/><BR/>The happy thing for me however, is that she will be immediately resurrected - just as soon as I start out on the editing process...<BR/><BR/>So all is not yet entirely over!I Beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671136605194399080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87410918175469733.post-50410692595530200522007-12-13T12:28:00.000+00:002007-12-13T12:28:00.000+00:00Not entirely silence Debio - there is one last rou...Not entirely silence Debio - there is one last rounding-up piece to come. And I hope to be able to end on a happy note. Just for now though, I am all written out - and shall be able to get on with my Christmas cards at last! <BR/><BR/>I refer you to my general note of thanks to all those who have been kind enough to read me all the way. And add this personal note to you: that I have valued your comments, and your companionship, more than you can ever know.<BR/><BR/>I have been writing stories since I was ten years old - but this is first one I have ever actually finished! And I don't believe I could have done it without the support of all my fellow bloggers; and others who I know have been reading without ever commenting.<BR/><BR/>Now comes the (happy) task of re-editing, and trying to make it into a proper book....<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, I hope you and your family have a very happy Christmas - and I shall visit you again as often as I can.I Beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671136605194399080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87410918175469733.post-69568923682863554342007-12-13T12:23:00.000+00:002007-12-13T12:23:00.000+00:00Poor Lady M, I found this a very moving piece. Per...Poor Lady M, I found this a very moving piece. Perhaps we can have an epilogue at some stage in the future, but if not then you have given much pleasure with this novel as blog and I hope it gets the wider notice it deserves. xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87410918175469733.post-17548354443800839612007-12-13T11:31:00.000+00:002007-12-13T11:31:00.000+00:00This piece has made me very sad; as, indeed, it sh...This piece has made me very sad; as, indeed, it should.<BR/><BR/>So well done. Really, really well done....<BR/><BR/>I trust the rest will not be silence. Please?debiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218049959165514277noreply@blogger.com