tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post5257785188505244887..comments2023-11-03T06:20:06.604-05:00Comments on Lesa's Book Critiques: Interview with Brenda NovakLesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-84150369025357268822010-07-27T20:58:21.640-05:002010-07-27T20:58:21.640-05:00I think you'll find this book interesting, kat...I think you'll find this book interesting, kathy, including the sections about Rachel Jessop's upbringing.<br /><br />That's a good question. I don't know what Brenda was reading at the time that made her think she could, or should, take up writing.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-4061806906854762522010-07-27T18:14:35.528-05:002010-07-27T18:14:35.528-05:00Great interview, very interesting.
I am curious a...Great interview, very interesting.<br /><br />I am curious as to what book Brenda was reading when she was having the problems with the babysitter that led her to think of writing.<br /><br />Also, reading about the religion part, it dawns on me that survivors of child sexual abuse by priests have said that they were told that they were being told to do what God wanted them to do and their going along would bring them closer to God.<br />And in the current FLDS cults, when it was in the news a lot, it came up by women who'd fled that all of the abuse of children and youth was done in the name of religious dogma.<br /><br />So I can't wait to read the book in this series about cults.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-16793726772151267002010-07-27T06:49:49.413-05:002010-07-27T06:49:49.413-05:00Terrible story, isn't it, Elizabeth? It's...Terrible story, isn't it, Elizabeth? It's a good thing Brenda caught her, and found a way to stay home with her children. I don't know if she ever used that plot in her writing, but it's enough to jumpstart an author's imagination.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-28384449754149029662010-07-27T06:48:12.170-05:002010-07-27T06:48:12.170-05:00Brizmus,
I'm not a parent, and I was shocked ...Brizmus,<br /><br />I'm not a parent, and I was shocked to read what Brenda said about her former babysitter. I knew parents would be shocked. Quite a reason to go into writing, isn't it?Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-83234536840288371262010-07-27T05:55:04.777-05:002010-07-27T05:55:04.777-05:00That story makes chills go down my spine! What a h...That story makes chills go down my spine! What a horrible thing to try to process as a parent--I can completely see feeling driven to write after that.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-30251073895349031182010-07-27T04:15:13.874-05:002010-07-27T04:15:13.874-05:00what a HORRIFYING experience that started her on t...what a HORRIFYING experience that started her on the road to writing. Seriously.<br />Just for that I kind of want to read one of her books.brizmushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163313230550265190noreply@blogger.com