tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post115721313656609392..comments2023-11-29T07:39:34.401+00:00Comments on Carla Nayland Historical Fiction: Pause in posts, a new e-zine, short story vote, and a seasonal recipeCarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-1158656774982523572006-09-19T10:06:00.000+01:002006-09-19T10:06:00.000+01:00Nessili - her description struck a chord with me, ...Nessili - her description struck a chord with me, too.<BR/><BR/>Skint - You're welcome.<BR/><BR/>Bernita - 'Plum Guck', indeed. Children have such a glamorous way with names.<BR/><BR/>Elizabeth - glad you enjoyed the recipe, and thanks for your variation on it. 'Romance' seems to mean different things to different people. Do publishers recognise the same sub-categories that you mention, I wonder? Dorothy Dunnett's novels appeal to me, the majority of the HMB-types that I've tried don't, and it would be useful to be able to recognise the difference in advance.<BR/><BR/>Marie - Hello, and thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoyed the recipe and the link.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-1157519426326858162006-09-06T06:10:00.000+01:002006-09-06T06:10:00.000+01:00Thanks for that link and recipe.Thanks for that link and recipe.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507037483019197630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-1157485826659959752006-09-05T20:50:00.000+01:002006-09-05T20:50:00.000+01:00Post script.Have now tried out the recipe with our...Post script.<BR/>Have now tried out the recipe with our copious plums and blackberries - delicious! Thank you so much for the recipe Carla. I shall definitely be freezing a large batch. We ate our first attempt with Greek yogurt ice-cream!Elizabeth Chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911841862257909703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-1157301676847261482006-09-03T17:41:00.000+01:002006-09-03T17:41:00.000+01:00Thanks for recipe Carla. We are currently inundat...Thanks for recipe Carla. We are currently inundated with plums, blackberries and apples. This looks a good one, so will give it a go. Greek yogurt is particularly nice with this sort of thing. If you like marzipan flavours, then a mush of stewed apples or plums is delicious in a pastry base with small chopped squares of marzipan scatttered on top. Cook in a hot oven (200) until the marzipan goes brown and slightly crispy on the top - divine!<BR/>Interesting link to the romance of history e-zine. I consider that what the author is talking about writing herself is the romantic historical as opposed to the historical romance. I'd definitely count the latter as the category Harlequin stuff which is of variable quality. Not all of it is written by authors people who have got out the dressing up box in their front rooms for the<BR/>afternoon, but it does focus mainly on the hero/heroine relationship. Some of it is hilarious crud, some of it not bad at all. The romantic historical has wider themes and scope but will probably have a romance in it somewhere. Anya Seton, Dorothy Dunnett are two proponents of the genre. It's also where I feel I belong.<BR/>Enjoy your break Carla!Elizabeth Chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911841862257909703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-1157280610304793102006-09-03T11:50:00.000+01:002006-09-03T11:50:00.000+01:00Recipe makes me drool.Seems much simpler than some...Recipe makes me drool.<BR/>Seems much simpler than something I used to make that the children always called "Plum Guck."Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-1157229652927979362006-09-02T21:40:00.000+01:002006-09-02T21:40:00.000+01:00thanks for the blackberry recipe - will definitely...thanks for the blackberry recipe - will definitely try it - we are surrounded by millions of juicy berries right now and plums are on offer in the co-op<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link to the competition too :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-1157223778630021992006-09-02T20:02:00.000+01:002006-09-02T20:02:00.000+01:00Thanks for the link (I shall thank Susan too). Th...Thanks for the link (I shall thank Susan too). <BR/><BR/>The author's introduction struck a chord--I too have found my carefully researched historical romance thrown in with what is "little more than erotica in long skirts and is neither historical nor romantic."<BR/><BR/>I'll definitely keep reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com