Comments on: A Funny Thing Happened . . .

By: Constance Martin

Constance Martin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:35:14 +0000

Dear Pat:
We met years ago at the Moonlight and Magnolias conference and I have been a fan ever since. But I never knew we shared a love of Elswyth Thane! My mother introduced me to her books when I was 13 and she is still one of my favorite authors(along with Georgette Heyer and Maud Hart Lovelace).

Enjoyed the story!

Constance

By: M. M. Justus

M. M. Justus — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:48:21 +0000

I know that one [g]. That’s one of the best things about history, the way it resonates with us now.

Thanks for the wonderful story.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:06:48 +0000

Thanks for all the comments and even more for the kind words. I love to hear what inspired writers to pick up that pen, or typewriter or computer and spin their tales. I think probably 50 of my 60 plus books were inspired by some snippet of history.

By: Jennie Marsland

Jennie Marsland — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:31:36 +0000

What a great story, Pat. I love Civil War history for the same reasons you do, the internal conflicts to go with the external. And aren’t we all lucky you became a writer?

By: Winnie Griggs

Winnie Griggs — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:24:24 +0000

Great post Pat. I’d never heard of General Sibley even though I’ve lived in Louisiana my whole life and for the last 30+ years have lived not to far from the town of Sibley (one of the two towns bearing that name in North Louisiana)