tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post2865252531365424532..comments2023-05-25T07:55:42.399-07:00Comments on Writing the Renaissance: Full Circle (Well, Almost!)Julianne Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10190332417986785920noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-82352453818953303852008-03-04T17:08:00.000-08:002008-03-04T17:08:00.000-08:00Actually, Mom never let have snacks after swimming...Actually, Mom never let have snacks after swimming - going to the pool was treat enough. (And I didn't like root beer floats anyway.)<BR/><BR/>But I did like going to the library too. My favorites were biographies.<BR/><BR/>KCJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-37097801359065725062008-02-17T09:19:00.000-08:002008-02-17T09:19:00.000-08:00Sheramy,I also loved the books she wrote as Victor...Sheramy,<BR/><BR/>I also loved the books she wrote as Victoria Holt. <I>Bride of Pendorric</I> was my favorite. <BR/>I think many of the writers of historical fiction who were teens in the 70's and 80's read Plaidy/Holt and were influenced by her. <BR/><BR/>Can anyone who has read Plaidy recently comment on the accuracy/depth of her research? I'm wondering how/if the level of historical detail in historical novels has changed over time.Julianne Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190332417986785920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-42399370819770184042008-02-17T08:23:00.000-08:002008-02-17T08:23:00.000-08:00Ok, clearly the long Plaidy comment did not post. ...Ok, clearly the long Plaidy comment did not post. I wrote to say that I too read the Plaidy historicals back in the 80s when I was in junior high/high school, and the books of her other alter egos too. I was such a fan! The ones with the wives of Henry VIII were my favorites. I was excited when they started coming back into print. I just bought "Courts of Love" about Eleanor of Aquitaine and am looking forward to re-reading it. My favorites of the Victoria Holt books were "The Queen's Confession" about Marie Antoinette and "Queen of This Realm" about Elizabeth I. <BR/><BR/>Which agent handles her estate?Sheramy Bundrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524287538029230566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-50197877956047713052008-02-17T08:19:00.000-08:002008-02-17T08:19:00.000-08:00(I hope the long Plaidy comment I wrote posts. I c...(I hope the long Plaidy comment I wrote posts. I clicked and it looked like it vanished into oblivion!) Speaking of agents, you seem like a friendly, sharing kind of gal, would you mind if I asked you some questions about your experiences? Off-camera via email? If so, drop me a hello at bundrick (at) stpt.usf.edu -- I'd appreciate it. Cheers, SheramySheramy Bundrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524287538029230566noreply@blogger.com