tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post6584582498690648165..comments2024-03-26T06:47:57.605-04:00Comments on Get Lost in a Story: Marta PerryJacqui Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793508141294935459noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-59926646057176367672010-12-14T21:04:13.444-05:002010-12-14T21:04:13.444-05:00I'm going to have to grab your books just to u...I'm going to have to grab your books just to understand more about the Amish. It would be very interesting.<br /><br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-14095007684106386562010-12-14T17:08:52.702-05:002010-12-14T17:08:52.702-05:00I hadn't considered that, Angi, but you may ha...I hadn't considered that, Angi, but you may have something. Maybe the experience of reading an Amish-set novel is almost like that of reading a time travel, where you're contrasting contemporary society with the past. Except that for the Amish, the challenge is to live in a modern world and yet resist its temptations.<br /><br />MartaMarta Perryhttp://www.martaperry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-6151574363968701192010-12-14T15:52:23.601-05:002010-12-14T15:52:23.601-05:00Welcome MARTA! Wonderful informative interview. If...Welcome MARTA! Wonderful informative interview. If I had to take off somewhere warm...Virgin Islands this trip. A longer one: New Zealand (never been and really want to explore where they filmed LORD OF THE RINGS).<br /><br />Do you think the Amish appeal is a modernized "Scottish" appeal? And like you said...I'd love to visit, but I like modern conveniences.<br /><br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-7963359710373571512010-12-14T15:15:07.546-05:002010-12-14T15:15:07.546-05:00Welcome Marta! What a wonderful interview. I'...Welcome Marta! What a wonderful interview. I've always found the Amish lifestyle fascinating. What a struggle it must be to preserve their traditions surrounded by the temptation of technology. <br /><br />If I could teleport myself somewhere warm, it would be a cottage on Cooper Island in the British Virgin Islands. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your wonderful story with us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663703767093923242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-33256872421002739522010-12-14T14:14:28.258-05:002010-12-14T14:14:28.258-05:00Generally I love our old house with its hand-hewn ...Generally I love our old house with its hand-hewn beams and traditional Pennsylvania farmhouse construction, but today the cold wind is whistling through the cracks, and I'm ready to head south!<br /><br />MartaMarta Perryhttp://www.martaperry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-8232499222903663592010-12-14T11:35:57.373-05:002010-12-14T11:35:57.373-05:00What a fascinating interview! I'm particularl...What a fascinating interview! I'm particularly in love with the idea of a century old farmhouse...<br /><br />Of course, the winter house in Hilton Head isn't bad either :)<br /><br />Thanks for coming by, I very much enjoyed learning about your stories!Heather Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00711640649711338968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-32431586381374767942010-12-14T10:15:36.562-05:002010-12-14T10:15:36.562-05:00Great interview. Because of the bitter cold and wi...Great interview. Because of the bitter cold and wind here right now... my first thought was somewhere hot and dry, like Arizona. Maybe at a spa.<br />Oh, the fantasy is developing!<br /><br />Marta, your books sound great. Yet another fabulous author to add to my must read pile!Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-3969948018865360152010-12-14T10:14:23.678-05:002010-12-14T10:14:23.678-05:00Thanks, Donnell, for the questions. Publishers are...Thanks, Donnell, for the questions. Publishers are fascinated because they've figured out that the books are hot right now! The bigger question, I think, is what the appeal is to readers. Based on my own feelings and on the mail I receive, I think the appeal lies in several factors. We all live such busy, complicated lives these days, and sometimes the technology that's supposed to make our lives easier just makes them harder. The internet, texting, cell phones, twenty-four hour news channels, handheld games--all those things can distract us from genuine face to face interaction with the people around us. Add in the economic uncertainty that plagues us, and I think readers long to escape for awhile to a place where family and community are tight-knit, people share the same values, where extended family is a moment away, where people have time to drop everything to help a neighbor. Maybe we wouldn't really want to live without modern technology, but it's appealing to read about it.<br /><br />I've received positive comments from readers in the various Plain groups. And on a visit to an Amish bookshop, I noticed that a big section of shelves was reserved for Amish romances! <br /><br />MartaMarta Perryhttp://www.martaperry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-32369275110166828902010-12-14T09:50:53.214-05:002010-12-14T09:50:53.214-05:00Thanks for being here, Marta. With this morning...Thanks for being here, Marta. With this morning's weather I am still jealous of your view of Spanish moss :)<br /><br />I'm going to pick Australia, since it's summer there and I've never been.Simone St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644672414225842277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-6787708925728225162010-12-14T09:10:09.777-05:002010-12-14T09:10:09.777-05:00Hi Marta, (great questions, Simone) I'm a huge...Hi Marta, (great questions, Simone) I'm a huge fan of both Steeple Hill and HQN so you have a new reader who will check out your work! One of the great things about Get Lost in a Story is we get to learn so much about a variety of readers. Here's my question for you. I know why you're interested in the Amish, but why do you think publishers are so fascinated? Obviously, the Amish culture appeals to readers also. Have you received any comments from Amish readers? Thanks so much!Donnell Ann Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943037206984648849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-63996426332256356092010-12-14T08:30:57.310-05:002010-12-14T08:30:57.310-05:00Oh, I love Steeple Hill! All things Harlequin, act...Oh, I love Steeple Hill! All things Harlequin, actually. :) My parents live near a large Amish community and they have helped my dad rebuild a home on his farm. I think my mom (and I!) would love to read your book. She's become a voracious romance reader in the last couple of years.<br /><br />I'd pick Sanibel Island in Florida.Gillian Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772849187702478349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-21552781266744243322010-12-14T03:06:46.801-05:002010-12-14T03:06:46.801-05:00Hi Simone & Marta :)
Thank you for the interes...Hi Simone & Marta :)<br />Thank you for the interesting interview.<br />I hadn't been aware of Marta's writing before this post and her writing is very intriguing.<br />Who wouldn't want to teleport to Hawaii during winter?<br />:)<br />All the best,<br />RKCharronRK Charronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07363516910545064180noreply@blogger.com