tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post9212336158456074974..comments2024-03-29T05:05:13.961-04:00Comments on YA Authors You've Never Heard Of: What’s in Your Pockets?Christine Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05657651210128892443noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-44629938024867611792014-04-29T23:27:58.899-04:002014-04-29T23:27:58.899-04:00Haha! Your article brings back memories. I can'...Haha! Your article brings back memories. I can't think of a story about pockets, but when I was in the second grade, I think it was, I walked to school across a vacant lot where little horned toads roamed. For some reason those lizards fascinated me, so I'd sometimes pick one up, put it in my pocket and take it to school. I remember feeding it part of my lunch, not knowing of course that they only ate red ants. I don't remember what my mother thought about the food in my pockets, but she must have been surprised. :)Beverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-52778445400023562592014-04-26T07:40:25.293-04:002014-04-26T07:40:25.293-04:00One thing I often have to point out to newbie hist...One thing I often have to point out to newbie historical fiction authors is that pockets are relatively new on the scene--don't assume your character would even have them until you've done the research!<br /><br />But yes, the question of what little items the character has is very useful, not only in terms of the resources available to the character, but also in terms of character development.<br /><br />Nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-47161722763412084372014-04-25T16:41:00.220-04:002014-04-25T16:41:00.220-04:00Joanna is my favorite fantasy heroine. She is the ...Joanna is my favorite fantasy heroine. She is the main character in Barbara Hambly's out-of-print trilogy" The Silent Tower; The Silicon Mage; Dog Wizard. Early in The Silent Tower, Joanna is attacked late at night where she works. Here's a tiny extract, "And he attacked you with this?" The guard held up the hammer, protected from his hand by a handerchief and gripped by the very end of the handle.<br />Joanna blushed. "No," she said, feeling very foolish. "I had that in my purse."<br />The guard cast a startled glance at her purse, then saw the size of it and nodded at least partial understaning...<br />Hambly provides a partial list of the purse's contents later: Swiss Army knife, several tin & plastic boxes, a measuring tape, scissors, calculator, wallet, checkbook, keys, notebook, mirror, spare toothbrush, tube of sunscreen, collapsible drinking cup, Granola bars, rubber bands, safwty pins, a lipstick she never used, a bundle of plastic-coated wires she's gotten from plant maintenance, three & a half pairs of earrings, and two floppy disks. (written in 1986)<br />SherryT / http://www.pinterest.com/sherryttreehous/ima-writerly-writer-who-writes/Sherry Thompsonhttp://www.pinterest.com/sherryttreehous/ima-writerly-writer-who-writes/noreply@blogger.com