Savannah Love
Viewing comments for Chapter 1 "Chapter 1 part I"Can a fallen confederate soldier encourage love?
87 total reviews
Comment from Shirley B
Dear Barbara, I am so glad I started from the first on this book. I found myself lost in your story. I love stories about the civil war. Your imagery is wonderful. I like the way you wrote the letter and brought it into the storyline. Great job, Shirley
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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Dear Barbara, I am so glad I started from the first on this book. I found myself lost in your story. I love stories about the civil war. Your imagery is wonderful. I like the way you wrote the letter and brought it into the storyline. Great job, Shirley
Comment Written 19-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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Thank you for the kind review. This novel is set in the 21st century. I just needed this background information.
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i AM SURE i AM GOING TO LOVE IT. :)
Comment from Doc Holiday
Realistic, historical, writing describing not only the environmental conditions and settings, but the human conditions and emotions of those in this war. I like the tie ins between what is happening and the what is reported to be happening in the refective point of view of the letters.
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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Realistic, historical, writing describing not only the environmental conditions and settings, but the human conditions and emotions of those in this war. I like the tie ins between what is happening and the what is reported to be happening in the refective point of view of the letters.
Comment Written 19-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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Thank you for the kind review.
Comment from wiljacro
HI! Barbara.Your Chapter certainly emphasises the tremendous differences between the heroic scenarios of many of the Movies that have been made about the American Civil War, and the actuality of the conditions under which the Southern troops had to march and fight. Especially the lack of appropriate equipment and, most importantly, food supplies.For me, being English, this was quite an informative insight into actual conditions of the time. A really good and interesting read. wiljacro.
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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HI! Barbara.Your Chapter certainly emphasises the tremendous differences between the heroic scenarios of many of the Movies that have been made about the American Civil War, and the actuality of the conditions under which the Southern troops had to march and fight. Especially the lack of appropriate equipment and, most importantly, food supplies.For me, being English, this was quite an informative insight into actual conditions of the time. A really good and interesting read. wiljacro.
Comment Written 19-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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Thank you for the kind review and the encouraging words.
Comment from kate1970
Very promising start to your novel. Conversation was realistic, and enjoyed the bit of humour.
Gives a good sense of the awful food and bad clothing the men had to endure and also the uncomfortable travel. It's also good to see the other side to a soldier as he writes to his wife showing a softer side.
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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Very promising start to your novel. Conversation was realistic, and enjoyed the bit of humour.
Gives a good sense of the awful food and bad clothing the men had to endure and also the uncomfortable travel. It's also good to see the other side to a soldier as he writes to his wife showing a softer side.
Comment Written 19-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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Thank you for the kind review.
Comment from amillionlittlestars
I loved this chapter. I liked the banter between Frank and Bradley. It seems a little morbid to be joking about such things but I think it is probably a very accurate portrayal. Soldiers sort of get used to these things even if we find them shocking. They need to keep their spirits up. I really like that you added Bradley's letter to his wife. It adds a very personal touch. I look forward to reading the next chapter.
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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I loved this chapter. I liked the banter between Frank and Bradley. It seems a little morbid to be joking about such things but I think it is probably a very accurate portrayal. Soldiers sort of get used to these things even if we find them shocking. They need to keep their spirits up. I really like that you added Bradley's letter to his wife. It adds a very personal touch. I look forward to reading the next chapter.
Comment Written 19-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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Thank you for the kind review.
Comment from Cobalt Blue
A good piece! I haven't reviewed your stories in awhile but I am glad I got to see the start of this one. Civil war stories can be very interesting. I like the way you integrate the letters home into the story. They always give a special feel to war stories.
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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A good piece! I haven't reviewed your stories in awhile but I am glad I got to see the start of this one. Civil war stories can be very interesting. I like the way you integrate the letters home into the story. They always give a special feel to war stories.
Comment Written 18-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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Thank you for the kind review. This novel is not about the Civil War, it is just background knowledge.
Comment from Adri7enne
Good background chapter, Barb. It introduces your characters and starts their adventure. I didn't spot any spags. Not being familiar with Civil War settings, I'll have to trust you have the historical facts down right. LOL!
Good writing.
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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Good background chapter, Barb. It introduces your characters and starts their adventure. I didn't spot any spags. Not being familiar with Civil War settings, I'll have to trust you have the historical facts down right. LOL!
Good writing.
Comment Written 18-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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Thank you for the kind review.
Comment from Meta~Mark
I like the dialogue between Frank and Bradley..such an endearing letter and tells the actual history behind it to go perfectly with the rest of this great story. I love war stories depicting the actual real life characters!
execllent!
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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I like the dialogue between Frank and Bradley..such an endearing letter and tells the actual history behind it to go perfectly with the rest of this great story. I love war stories depicting the actual real life characters!
execllent!
Comment Written 18-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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Thank you for the kind review.
Comment from Ted T
Hi Barbara :)
I see that you've started a new novel, so I thought I'd give it a read.
What you've written in this piece is good. However it seems unusual to have such a long preface to a work of fiction and you have more coming? All this and more before you start the story might work against you.
No matter how you slice it, you've created a Civil War atmosphere that can't be mistaken. Yet, you tell us the book isn't about the Civil War?
Very confusing.
BTW: you never have to justify language errors in dialogue because it isn't SPAG. Most aspiring writers don't realize that character dialogue exchanges should be fragmented. People don't verbally communicate in perfect, or even good English. If you take flack on that, tell the reviewer you're right, they're not.
Also, what's happening with your other finished books?
Ted
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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Hi Barbara :)
I see that you've started a new novel, so I thought I'd give it a read.
What you've written in this piece is good. However it seems unusual to have such a long preface to a work of fiction and you have more coming? All this and more before you start the story might work against you.
No matter how you slice it, you've created a Civil War atmosphere that can't be mistaken. Yet, you tell us the book isn't about the Civil War?
Very confusing.
BTW: you never have to justify language errors in dialogue because it isn't SPAG. Most aspiring writers don't realize that character dialogue exchanges should be fragmented. People don't verbally communicate in perfect, or even good English. If you take flack on that, tell the reviewer you're right, they're not.
Also, what's happening with your other finished books?
Ted
Comment Written 18-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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I am trying to decide what to do with my other novels. As for this one I acutally need this background information in the novel and didn't want to do flashbacks. I will see if it works or not. Thank you for the kind review.
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Hi Barbara :)
The best thing for your other novels would be to submit them to agents. The next best action would be SP/POD, just be sure the writing is SPAG free. I've been checking out SP/POD books by FS authors. Not surprising, one out of ten is worth reading.
Flashbacks work if well written.
Ted
Comment from TurtleLion13
Brilliant! I absolutely loved it. It kept my attention the intire time I was reading. It seemed very well researched to which I loved. I don't like when people write and they don't know what they are talking about. You did an amazing job.
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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Brilliant! I absolutely loved it. It kept my attention the intire time I was reading. It seemed very well researched to which I loved. I don't like when people write and they don't know what they are talking about. You did an amazing job.
Comment Written 18-Jul-2012
reply by the author on 19-Jul-2012
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Thank you for the kind review. Thank you for the encouraging words.
