tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post3557098351374868062..comments2024-03-23T01:54:50.542-05:00Comments on J.L. Campbell: ThemesJ.L. Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-74664370267246235212011-04-26T18:14:52.189-05:002011-04-26T18:14:52.189-05:00Thanks for stopping in. Menudo is not so far diffe...Thanks for stopping in. Menudo is not so far different as tripe is actually stomach.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-20914142637889741532011-04-25T16:15:38.160-05:002011-04-25T16:15:38.160-05:00I'm not sure about the tripe and beans. I hav...I'm not sure about the tripe and beans. I have now acquired a taste for menudo, but it's something that I found pretty repulsive at first and even now does not strike me quite right unless I'm really in the mood for it. The ingredients of the tripe and beans sound kind of okay. I guess if I were psyched up enough for it I might be able to "stomach" it.<br /><br /><br />Hope you join us in <a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/2011/04/after-a-to-z-challenge-whats-next.html" rel="nofollow"> the Blogging from A to Z Challenge Reflections Mega Post</a> on Monday May 2nd.<br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-25169675063761500872011-04-24T22:19:57.175-05:002011-04-24T22:19:57.175-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-82885347181166384342011-04-24T22:19:55.054-05:002011-04-24T22:19:55.054-05:00Monti, nice to meet you too!
Nas, thanks for stop...Monti, nice to meet you too!<br /><br />Nas, thanks for stopping in. I like reunions too, particularly among people who have really loved each other in the past.<br /><br />Hi, Rosie, I think all our characters struggle on their voyages of self-discovery<br /><br />Tammy, I understand. Conflict makes for great storytelling.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-74961756130246190252011-04-24T19:40:51.661-05:002011-04-24T19:40:51.661-05:00I write my own conflicts over and over. Part of i...I write my own conflicts over and over. Part of it is because writing is therapy for me. Part of it is that I find others have gone through similar conflicts.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141883867104777688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-7288498554342863222011-04-24T16:46:36.722-05:002011-04-24T16:46:36.722-05:00Hmm, themes. My themes tend to work around justice...Hmm, themes. My themes tend to work around justice, inequality, and love for fellow people. And I have a lot struggles of self-discovery (but who doesn't right?)<br /><br />Rosie<br /><a href="http://eastforgreeneyes.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">East for Green Eyes</a>RosieChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07911305246379355484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-8572922989155884142011-04-24T16:19:39.871-05:002011-04-24T16:19:39.871-05:00Another amazing post on eating habits of people of...Another amazing post on eating habits of people of different places and culture. So interesting.<br /><br />I love the secret pregnancy, and reunion themes.Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-12725828143523095582011-04-24T15:58:24.975-05:002011-04-24T15:58:24.975-05:00Themes are important, but I believe themes are dev...Themes are important, but I believe themes are developed to fit the story.<br /><br />Nice to meet you on A to Z.<br /><br />Monti<br /><a href="http://marymontaguesikes.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">NotesAlongTheWay</a>Notes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417679983279135001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-23130025547112578602011-04-24T14:12:36.178-05:002011-04-24T14:12:36.178-05:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Susan. I'm l...Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Susan. I'm like in that my female heroes tend to be of a certain type, the independent no-nonsense kind. <br /><br />Medeia, I think we all write around certain themes, even if we don't consciously know it.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-32363786163944337092011-04-24T09:16:40.999-05:002011-04-24T09:16:40.999-05:00Yes, theme is always on my mind. I want something ...Yes, theme is always on my mind. I want something that ties everything together in my manuscripts. <br /><br />I loathed the smell of cooking tripe as a child. I could never eat it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-91116127812162785112011-04-24T07:28:13.421-05:002011-04-24T07:28:13.421-05:00I think I must be one of those "delicate cons...I think I must be one of those "delicate constitution" types, because I'm pretty sure I couldn't handle tripe.<br /><br />Now that I think about it, I think my last two books share a common theme about dying for a cause. However, in one, the character dies by choice. In the second, someone else is trying to kill him for the cause. What I've noticed even more are the similarities between characters in the two books - I'm definitely drawn to a certain type of male hero.Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-5600907049067456102011-04-23T17:06:19.398-05:002011-04-23T17:06:19.398-05:00Ann, love is something that we'll never be abl...Ann, love is something that we'll never be able to write enough about, so I guess it's a good subject to focus on. <br /><br />Wendy, I didn't know they bleached the stuff. I only saw pictures of dark ones today on Google. Many of the things we do here in Jamaica is indeed stuff that came over with the slaves from Africa.<br /><br />LRM, Funny, I'll eat tripe, but not tongue. There's something that's nasty about the idea of eating tongue. LMAO.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-7281044240855843272011-04-23T12:54:03.233-05:002011-04-23T12:54:03.233-05:00That's crazy! My dad was just saying something...That's crazy! My dad was just saying something about tripe and wondering which part it was... I thought it was intestines, but it's stomach. <br /><br />bleah. :p I had a friend offer me tongue once, but I had to say no.<br /><br />And I genre hop, too. I think if they're related enough (which yours sound to be), it's probably fine~LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-42133455314522097042011-04-23T12:45:37.951-05:002011-04-23T12:45:37.951-05:00Oh we had tripe this week JL and it was lovely esp...Oh we had tripe this week JL and it was lovely especially since we're starting ith the cold winter weather. I don't like the bleached variety on though, I prefer it still dark and dingy looking. That's the best one i.t.o flavour. I think you just carried it over from Africa, slavery or no slavery because here we still think the internal organs are the best parts of the entire animal. In the homelands/villages, only the elders eat it.Wendy@FabNouveauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279778187031288695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-85091878640686130072011-04-23T12:37:12.672-05:002011-04-23T12:37:12.672-05:00My themes are always centered around love -- found...My themes are always centered around love -- found, lost, given away, how to get it, what to do when you get it. <br /><br />I write romance. And women's fiction with romance thrown in for good measure.<br /><br />And I'm sorry, I just don't think I could ever try tripe. Unless someone didn't tell me what it was.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-9520940393307463442011-04-23T12:25:01.064-05:002011-04-23T12:25:01.064-05:00Melissa, glad you found something here to start th...Melissa, glad you found something here to start the old brain cells churning.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137802664622571509.post-34414358910074574252011-04-23T09:40:34.780-05:002011-04-23T09:40:34.780-05:00I haven't thought about the themes in my stori...I haven't thought about the themes in my stories, but I guess I write about very strong women, women who make very hard choices and get themselves out of situations rather than relying on anyone else, most specifically a man since my stories are romance. Your post has fired up my brain cells on this Saturday morning, which is very difficult to do since I tend to not have any coherent thoughts until noon on the weekends. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443736284850057306noreply@blogger.com