tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post2324397136368809513..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Looking for a Des Res ... Karen BushKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-88256441710596223412015-07-11T17:57:23.380+01:002015-07-11T17:57:23.380+01:00hahaha ... chunks are filmed locally Wendy ... whe...hahaha ... chunks are filmed locally Wendy ... when I go to the pub I find myself looking over my shoulder ...madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-71691092866135329412015-07-10T22:51:29.035+01:002015-07-10T22:51:29.035+01:00I don't know where I would locate to. I do, ho...I don't know where I would locate to. I do, however, know where I would not move. Midsommer. There are far too many dead bodies there for my liking. Wendy H. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022089775887274043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-49338483370989472192015-07-10T20:10:55.532+01:002015-07-10T20:10:55.532+01:00One of my childhood books was called "Scenes ...One of my childhood books was called "Scenes from Fairyland" (I may have got the title slightly wrong). It was one of those early 20th century children's books with delicate line drawings protected by tissue paper, so it felt very precious. No, it's not Fairyland I want to live in, though - I'd like to be the little girl who experienced it all. She lived in a big country house with her very scholarly grand- or god- father, or maybe elderly uncle, who seemed to spend his time proof-reading, but who, when he wasn't doing that, shared his learning and imagination with her, and who was capable of deep understanding. So I'd like to be that little girl in that old house who was able to live in two worlds simultaneously.<br />Otherwise, I'd opt for Wonderland because everyone's mad there and they keep asking questions and getting silly answers.<br />Enid Richemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218197995089241666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-62712877466501969282015-07-10T19:04:18.887+01:002015-07-10T19:04:18.887+01:00I'd forgotten about Moominland. Yes - I'd ...I'd forgotten about Moominland. Yes - I'd go there. Although when I worked in Finland for two years, I realised that actually - Finland IS Moominland!Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-723257229576644732015-07-10T13:14:54.524+01:002015-07-10T13:14:54.524+01:00Oh Moominland! Inspired Kathleen! And after return...Oh Moominland! Inspired Kathleen! And after returning from a visit to my favourite secondhand bookshop I was just idly looking through a Moomin book ... :-)madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-20791578598486975832015-07-10T13:11:06.117+01:002015-07-10T13:11:06.117+01:00ooh yes Moominland would be fun! For a holiday at ...ooh yes Moominland would be fun! For a holiday at least. I love visiting fictional places while reading but mostly wouldn't want to actually be there IRL. Most would involve changing my age, size, physical state etc - things like camping out are fun to read about but the reality sucks. We should be able to have holidays in books, what fun to spend a while in Austenland with the Bennets, then when we find that too confining, pop over to EF Benson's Tilling or a golden age crime country house.Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-52284860325317032342015-07-10T12:37:04.242+01:002015-07-10T12:37:04.242+01:00I think Kathleen has it! Yes - Moominland. An insp...I think Kathleen has it! Yes - Moominland. An inspired choice. You could drift around being odd and bohemian, or be quietly obsessed with some hobby - admire beautiful landscapes, have strange but not very dangerous adventures - and the whole world is down to earth but good-natured and tolerant.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-76300365941011728072015-07-10T12:14:15.095+01:002015-07-10T12:14:15.095+01:00Moominland!! Everyone is a little weird there and...Moominland!! Everyone is a little weird there and no-one cares!Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-35320301037605248162015-07-10T11:06:31.570+01:002015-07-10T11:06:31.570+01:00Westeros? Or perhaps not ... too easy to get kille...Westeros? Or perhaps not ... too easy to get killed off!Debbie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761474820689143835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-38960377832952417362015-07-10T09:48:53.438+01:002015-07-10T09:48:53.438+01:00Good question! I think most fictional locations do...Good question! I think most fictional locations do have drawbacks and since my favourite fantasy author is China Mieville and his visions are dystopian to say the least, I don't want to live in any of them (though I'm happy to visit!) I suppose the Shire would be the best of the lot as long as you could live in Bag End or somewhere equally nice. A friend and I decided earlier this year that we wanted to live in our local Dobbie's garden centre: plenty of flowers, warmth, big fluffy scones and coffee, comfortable seating ... even some books. We wondered if anyone would notice a couple of stowaways.Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-73238524521890702792015-07-10T09:21:20.799+01:002015-07-10T09:21:20.799+01:00The problem, Karen, is that most fictional locatio...The problem, Karen, is that most fictional locations - real, fantastical, historical, futuristic - don't dwell very much on the nastier aspects of living - sanitation, odours, bodily functions, all that stuff, so we wouldn't really know what we were letting ourselves in for. Mainly, though, your question reminds me of the time I spent role-playing in the online game Second Life. You can not only choose your own time, place, culture, but even your gender, appearance, age - in fact your own bespoke everything. The experience is fascinating but, for some people, addictive. Sorry for the plug but it's where my novella Alternative Dimension came from.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675643113010061969noreply@blogger.com