tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post8411950590365099506..comments2024-03-18T17:05:21.126+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: The inspiration for my new novel - David ThorpeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-81078315194876825252014-11-15T00:16:45.554+00:002014-11-15T00:16:45.554+00:00I'm a frequent visitor to Borth - a wonderfull...I'm a frequent visitor to Borth - a wonderfully atmospheric location - and I look forward to reading the book!<br /><br />By the way, do you know Nancy Bond's <i>A String in the Harp</i>, another Borth-based Taliesin tale (though almost 40 years old now)?Cathy Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03838615971611193743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-58568383166695182462014-11-04T21:53:45.538+00:002014-11-04T21:53:45.538+00:00Lovely post - I went to school in the shadow of Ca...Lovely post - I went to school in the shadow of Cader Idris and my parents now live in Aberystwyth. I know what you mean about the magic of that landscape. Cader Idris broods over the surrounding lowland and lakes. The book sounds great! C.J.Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288574235370421625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-62332057758996547272014-11-04T14:40:22.118+00:002014-11-04T14:40:22.118+00:00And I should add of course Malachy used to live in...And I should add of course Malachy used to live in the area, for a while in Aberdyfi itself. His own success in writing the children has been an inspiration to me. He was very kind and giving me good advice during the writing of the book. I'm going back to Borth at the end of this month to give a little talk about the book.DavidKThorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04215770376688861114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-82202591618623773622014-11-04T14:40:16.735+00:002014-11-04T14:40:16.735+00:00I very much enjoyed your post, David, and look for...I very much enjoyed your post, David, and look forward to reading the book too. I spent several years in Aberystwyth studying, so I know the landscape around Borth well! The photographs are so atmospheric. I have a hankering to go back and visit now! Good luck with the book. Can't wait to read it!Savita Kalhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977368691995933130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-74540257327759121622014-11-04T14:34:49.729+00:002014-11-04T14:34:49.729+00:00Thank you Dianne and Malachy for the kind words. I...Thank you Dianne and Malachy for the kind words. It's funny you say that the pictures are almost dystopic, when they are real!DavidKThorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04215770376688861114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-62317670564911542512014-11-04T13:56:04.172+00:002014-11-04T13:56:04.172+00:00I've read it, Dianne. It is.I've read it, Dianne. It is.malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-67873382661773958582014-11-04T10:51:52.298+00:002014-11-04T10:51:52.298+00:00What a fascinating post David! And a lovely title....What a fascinating post David! And a lovely title... Stormtellers. Those photographs give me the shivers they are so atmospheric! Almost dystopic! Loved this... 'unlike most places, the skin of the present is thin: you can feel the vibrations from the past still reverberating down the centuries like thunder beneath your feet.' I feel that in certain parts of Africa. <br />Sounds as if it's a marvellous book.Dianne Hofmeyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222157214605257030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-88275694824043673792014-11-04T09:56:04.010+00:002014-11-04T09:56:04.010+00:00Thanks, Sue - exactly so, the events described do ...Thanks, Sue - exactly so, the events described do overlap slightly in space but not in time! There's a story about how the novel received a grant to help me write it with a condition that I set part of it in a particular place and then write about the locations for the sake of tourism! But I would have done that anyway!DavidKThorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04215770376688861114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-45692267415494217022014-11-04T09:53:00.330+00:002014-11-04T09:53:00.330+00:00This sounds fascinating. The Bearded Lake and Cade...This sounds fascinating. The Bearded Lake and Cader Idris are Susan Cooper territory too, aren't they? This will go on my to-read list!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.com