Posted by galatia9 |
- It is lovely to have this lengthy back story on Asher and the theater >>>
Posted by Darling Elizabeth on July 6, 2009, 1:53 pm, in reply to "Jill in WV, I REALLY enjoyed reading Asher's narrative!!...>>"
So much love and dreams rolled into a reality.....well, okay, a "resin" reality. LOL! - Thanks, DE...>>>
Posted by Jill in WV
on July 7, 2009, 5:05 am, in reply to "It is lovely to have this lengthy back story on Asher and the theater >>>"Sometimes I think resin reality is more real to me than real reality! (Or something) 
- What a fascinating read. In addition to enjoying hearing about Asher's journey, >>
Posted by Clara
on July 1, 2009, 6:47 pm, in reply to "Jill in WV, I REALLY enjoyed reading Asher's narrative!!...>>"the appearance of Radley and glimpse into his situation, plus the references to Amanda were intriguing. I absolutely loved the ending and the part where she almost materialized for him. A beautiful marriage of reality and fantasy.
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: And thanks so much for tying up quite a few
: loose ends that I've been wondering about!
: Wonderful job, and I can see you've been
: thinking and planning this for a long, LONG
: time!
:
: Asher really had his work cut out for him,
: and he did an incredible job. It was great
: hearing the story of how it all came about
: in his own voice. And I enjoyed learning
: more about Amanda and Radley. (VERY cool!)
:
: I know his theater's restoration isn't
: entirely complete, but I can tell it was
: definitely his life's work and what he was
: meant to do.
:
: Yay!!!
:
: Linda
:
- Thanks so much - I enjoyed that I was able to share more detail...>>>
Posted by Jill in WV
on July 1, 2009, 9:43 pm, in reply to "What a fascinating read. In addition to enjoying hearing about Asher's journey, >>"...concerning Asher and his personal history. As for the combination of reality and fantasy - it's all fantasy in one way or another, isn't it? I often wish some of our characters were really real, and that I personally knew them.
- Re: Thanks so much - I enjoyed that I was able to share more detail...>>>
Posted by Jackie_NJ
on July 2, 2009, 8:50 pm, in reply to "Thanks so much - I enjoyed that I was able to share more detail...>>>"That's why you are a writer.
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: ...concerning Asher and his personal history.
: As for the combination of reality and
: fantasy - it's all fantasy in one way or
: another, isn't it? I often wish some of our
: characters were really real, and that I
: personally knew them.
:
:
:
- Thanks, Jackie - I actually never was until I owned BJD's<<
Posted by Jill in WV
on July 3, 2009, 4:21 pm, in reply to "Re: Thanks so much - I enjoyed that I was able to share more detail...>>>"
--Previous Message--
: That's why you are a writer.
:
: --Previous Message--
: ...concerning Asher and his personal
: history.
: As for the combination of reality and
: fantasy - it's all fantasy in one way or
: another, isn't it? I often wish some of our
: characters were really real, and that I
: personally knew them.
:
:
:
:
:
- Thank goodness you did get them on two accounts then..........................>>>>
Posted by Jane in the UK
on July 3, 2009, 11:18 pm, in reply to "Thanks, Jackie - I actually never was until I owned BJD's<<".....for yourself 
and for us!!! 
- Echoing the others, Jill -- this is a great narrative!... >>>>
Posted by beamlette
on July 1, 2009, 4:15 pm, in reply to "Jill in WV, I REALLY enjoyed reading Asher's narrative!!...>>"Sometimes the path to your life's work isn't direct, and what appears to be "failure" is direction to an alternative (and better) path. I chuckled when Radley so bluntly told Asher what he should do. It's also easier to see someone else's problems than your own. 
More, more!
- I'm not sure Radley even remembers....>>>
Posted by Jill in WV
on July 1, 2009, 4:27 pm, in reply to "Echoing the others, Jill -- this is a great narrative!... >>>>"...this occurrence, but if he does, he might rather forget it.
As for Asher, you can bet he is now a firm believer in the concept of "meant to be." - Thank Jill that was great. It really did tie a lot of things that I had>>>
Posted by Patrice S on July 1, 2009, 3:18 pm, in reply to "Jill in WV, I REALLY enjoyed reading Asher's narrative!!...>>"
been wondering about Asher.
:
- Thanks, Patrice - >>>
Posted by Jill in WV
on July 1, 2009, 4:06 pm, in reply to "Thank Jill that was great. It really did tie a lot of things that I had>>>"I found it impossible to put the amount of detail I wanted to relate into photostory format, so this article gave Asher and me the opportunity we otherwise may have missed. Thanks for reading! - I just LOVED Asher's tale. It was marvelous.
Posted by Debwest
on July 1, 2009, 12:13 pm, in reply to "Jill in WV, I REALLY enjoyed reading Asher's narrative!!...>>"
--Previous Message--
: And thanks so much for tying up quite a few
: loose ends that I've been wondering about!
: Wonderful job, and I can see you've been
: thinking and planning this for a long, LONG
: time!
:
: Asher really had his work cut out for him,
: and he did an incredible job. It was great
: hearing the story of how it all came about
: in his own voice. And I enjoyed learning
: more about Amanda and Radley. (VERY cool!)
:
: I know his theater's restoration isn't
: entirely complete, but I can tell it was
: definitely his life's work and what he was
: meant to do.
:
: Yay!!!
:
: Linda
:
- Thanks, Deb; his is one of the first characters that developed ...>>>
Posted by Jill in WV
on July 1, 2009, 4:08 pm, in reply to "I just LOVED Asher's tale. It was marvelous."...when I first started writing in earnest. Asher holds a very special place in my heart, and I was happy for a chance to show others more about how special he is.
- Thanks - I know it was very long, so thank you for reading...>>>
Posted by Jill in WV
on July 1, 2009, 7:53 am, in reply to "Jill in WV, I REALLY enjoyed reading Asher's narrative!!...>>"And you are right; much of Asher's story has been in existence in one form or another for more than two years. - It's in such a nice easy read style though, it doesn't seem long :)
Posted by Jillianne
on July 1, 2009, 7:29 pm, in reply to "Thanks - I know it was very long, so thank you for reading...>>>"
--Previous Message--
: And you are right; much of Asher's story has
: been in existence in one form or another for
: more than two years.
:
- Oh good, I'm glad you thought so....>>>
Posted by Jill in WV
on July 1, 2009, 9:48 pm, in reply to "It's in such a nice easy read style though, it doesn't seem long :)"...since there was really no other way to tell the story as it needed to be told. Although, it sure would be cool to build a set for the scenes that are described inside the old theater.
A lot of the setting is based on a real place about thirty miles from where I live. And there really is an old theater in town, although it's still being used for budget movies and is only around 80 years old instead of more than a century, as Asher's is. - Oh wow! Jill that was fantastic. I have been back to read it twice already
Posted by Jane in the UK
on July 1, 2009, 3:30 pm, in reply to "Thanks - I know it was very long, so thank you for reading...>>>"
This must have taken ages to write, thank you so much
I think even more highly of Asher than I did before …I repeat-wow!
- So glad you enjoyed it, Jane...>>>
Posted by Jill in WV
on July 1, 2009, 4:13 pm, in reply to "Oh wow! Jill that was fantastic. I have been back to read it twice already"The story has been in development for a very long time, but the actual writing didn't take too long. It was taken directly from the written backstory I maintain for my most important characters. Actually, it was taken from my memory of this backstory; when I went to edit it for posting, I couldn't find it! So I totally re-wrote the episode, and am satisfied that I remembered the original details fairly well. 
- Asher's story has explained much about him and can lead you to believe that everything that he ....
Posted by Ivy in MA on July 1, 2009, 1:45 pm, in reply to "Thanks - I know it was very long, so thank you for reading...>>>"
does has a purpose and a direction. What a guy! No wonder Kohana loves him so!
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: And you are right; much of Asher's story has
: been in existence in one form or another for
: more than two years.
:
- Asher would insist...>>>
Posted by Jill in WV
on July 1, 2009, 4:15 pm, in reply to "Asher's story has explained much about him and can lead you to believe that everything that he ...."...that mostly he is lucky.