Comments for Anatomy of Perceval http://ccyager.wordpress.com a working writer's professional blog to share the experiences of researching, writing and marketing the "Perceval" novels Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:06:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Coughing Mayhem…ahem… by Elizabeth T http://ccyager.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/coughing-mayhem-ahem/#comment-611 Elizabeth T Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:06:27 +0000 http://ccyager.wordpress.com/?p=287#comment-611 The worst problem I ever encountered with coughing was my own. I've only seen the first half of 'Carousel'. Why? Lord knows what did it, but about 2/3 of the way through the first half, I started coughing. A lot. Hard candy only worked for a few minutes. (See earlier post here.) I also started feeling horrid. I left the building during intermission, coughed my lungs out, felt better, and returned. About 5 minutes into the 2nd half, it started again. I decided getting up and climbing over a few people was preferable to making them miserable for an hour. I left. I also went home and got sick. It was the wheezy, phlegmy, allergy-response type of coughing I experience. Scared me, actually, not knowing what was causing it. Those who are physically afflicted by something might also be embarrassed to further call attention to themselves by leaving. Me? Next time, I'll abandon ship a lot sooner. I wish I could have seen the end of the show, though I'm sure those seated around me are happy I didn't. The worst problem I ever encountered with coughing was my own. I’ve only seen the first half of ‘Carousel’. Why? Lord knows what did it, but about 2/3 of the way through the first half, I started coughing. A lot. Hard candy only worked for a few minutes. (See earlier post here.) I also started feeling horrid. I left the building during intermission, coughed my lungs out, felt better, and returned.

About 5 minutes into the 2nd half, it started again. I decided getting up and climbing over a few people was preferable to making them miserable for an hour. I left. I also went home and got sick. It was the wheezy, phlegmy, allergy-response type of coughing I experience. Scared me, actually, not knowing what was causing it.

Those who are physically afflicted by something might also be embarrassed to further call attention to themselves by leaving. Me? Next time, I’ll abandon ship a lot sooner.

I wish I could have seen the end of the show, though I’m sure those seated around me are happy I didn’t.

]]> Comment on On Courage by ccyager http://ccyager.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/on-courage/#comment-609 ccyager Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:13:01 +0000 http://ccyager.wordpress.com/?p=228#comment-609 Hugo, this is very interesting. I had no idea that "Perceval" had such a twisted history! Somehow, the Franco-Norman charade certainly fits in with the original Perceval legend about not asking questions, simply accepting what you see even if you don't understand it. This is what drew me to the name to begin with. Thanks for following up with this comment! Hugo, this is very interesting. I had no idea that “Perceval” had such a twisted history! Somehow, the Franco-Norman charade certainly fits in with the original Perceval legend about not asking questions, simply accepting what you see even if you don’t understand it. This is what drew me to the name to begin with. Thanks for following up with this comment!

]]> Comment on On Courage by Hugo Shebbeare http://ccyager.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/on-courage/#comment-608 Hugo Shebbeare Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:03:03 +0000 http://ccyager.wordpress.com/?p=228#comment-608 After the Franco-Normans had conquered England, they though it best to convince the local Angles, Welsh, and Saxons, who had all thier leaders hunted down and slaughtered (unless they swore allegiance, of course) that the new overlords were related to the Round Table Crowd. So the legend of Arthur was updated with a twist that included Norman knights such as Percival (Robert D'Ivry de Perceval). See youtube The Normans (loss of identity) - there was even a point where graves were dug up, all in the name of propaganda and to tie the new leaders to being part of the land and legends. Roman Emperors did this too, linking themselves to the source of Rome, stating their descendence from Romulus and Remus. See what Octavian did once he became Augustus, even to the point of buiding a place on the Palantine Hill, just next to the cave where the wolf was supposed to have raised these famous twins. After the Franco-Normans had conquered England, they though it best to convince the local Angles, Welsh, and Saxons, who had all thier leaders hunted down and slaughtered (unless they swore allegiance, of course) that the new overlords were related to the Round Table Crowd.
So the legend of Arthur was updated with a twist that included Norman knights such as Percival (Robert D’Ivry de Perceval). See youtube The Normans (loss of identity) – there was even a point where graves were dug up, all in the name of propaganda and to tie the new leaders to being part of the land and legends.
Roman Emperors did this too, linking themselves to the source of Rome, stating their descendence from Romulus and Remus. See what Octavian did once he became Augustus, even to the point of buiding a place on the Palantine Hill, just next to the cave where the wolf was supposed to have raised these famous twins.

]]> Comment on For Crying Out Loud by Clee' http://ccyager.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/for-crying-out-loud/#comment-604 Clee' Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:06:46 +0000 http://ccyager.wordpress.com/?p=275#comment-604 I believe our own experiences cause the emotions we feel when reading/watching/listening. A woman dying of cancer in a story elicits a much stronger response if you have had cancer or lost a loved on to it. That's why it's so important that writers/musicians/performers draw on THEIR own experiences to connect with their audiences, rather than rely on the latest "mal du jour". Although, there's certainly money to be made that way . I believe our own experiences cause the emotions we feel when reading/watching/listening. A woman dying of cancer in a story elicits a much stronger response if you have had cancer or lost a loved on to it. That’s why it’s so important that writers/musicians/performers draw on THEIR own experiences to connect with their audiences, rather than rely on the latest “mal du jour”. Although, there’s certainly money to be made that way .

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