tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674510287177469473.post4424011570673641398..comments2023-06-06T08:13:43.101-07:00Comments on Vanessa Gebbie's news: The Wasteland twice, Agents, Russian paintings, tea with poetsVanessa Gebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674510287177469473.post-28819799859989829372008-02-08T07:56:00.000-08:002008-02-08T07:56:00.000-08:00Hi Karen, thanks for dropping in.That story 'The T...Hi Karen, thanks for dropping in.<BR/><BR/>That story 'The Time it Takes' ended up being the key to the whole thing. Two years later. Funny how these things work.<BR/><BR/>The relevant part of the novel uses the same image of a boy killed while trying to squash a penny in a railway tunnel but it is a small part of the whole... hidden inside a modern retelling of the story of Doubting Thomas.<BR/><BR/>I had to wait a long time before I found the voice I wanted to live inside for a length of time, and met characters I was prepared to let into my house for years!<BR/><BR/>good luck with your novel, too. <BR/><BR/>VVanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674510287177469473.post-85396605143880673062008-02-08T06:18:00.000-08:002008-02-08T06:18:00.000-08:00That sounds like a perfect day to me :o)I remember...That sounds like a perfect day to me :o)<BR/><BR/>I remember reading a story of yours over at JBWB, I think it was, a year or so ago, and was blown away by it. It featured a boy and a tunnel...was it part of the novel? Can't wait to read it one day!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.com