Comments on: The Ghosts of Eden by Andrew Sharp http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/07/24/the-ghosts-of-eden-by-andrew-sharp-4/ Picnic Books Sun, 22 May 2011 14:10:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Siobhan Logan http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/07/24/the-ghosts-of-eden-by-andrew-sharp-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3520 Siobhan Logan Mon, 25 May 2009 11:13:51 +0000 http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/?p=49#comment-3520 So much to explore on this blog - I will have to come back. But I must say that your writing is quite uncanny in its evocation of that other culture. I am lucky enough to have heard a number of extracts form the work in progress. You feel as a reader that you are being offered a privileged glimpse into this world, into the POV of the herd boy, and it is utterly mesmerising. As you say, in a sense that's what we all do as writers - take a walk into the world in somebody else's shoes. But 'Ghosts of Eden' is quite a 'soul-journey' as far as that goes. So much to explore on this blog – I will have to come back. But I must say that your writing is quite uncanny in its evocation of that other culture. I am lucky enough to have heard a number of extracts form the work in progress. You feel as a reader that you are being offered a privileged glimpse into this world, into the POV of the herd boy, and it is utterly mesmerising. As you say, in a sense that’s what we all do as writers – take a walk into the world in somebody else’s shoes. But ‘Ghosts of Eden’ is quite a ’soul-journey’ as far as that goes.

]]> By: Dana Bagshaw http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/07/24/the-ghosts-of-eden-by-andrew-sharp-4/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Dana Bagshaw Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:13:46 +0000 http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/?p=49#comment-107 I for one find that writing from a man's viewpoint as a female is a chance to unleash a repressed side of my own phyche (how do you use a spelling check here?) and when I read female characters written by male authors I sometimes find them more interesting. The truth to me is that the inner core of a person is neither male or female. But as to writing a person from another culture, I've not yet had the courage to do that, so I found your comments encouraging. I look forward now to your second book as well! I for one find that writing from a man’s viewpoint as a female is a chance to unleash a repressed side of my own phyche (how do you use a spelling check here?) and when I read female characters written by male authors I sometimes find them more interesting. The truth to me is that the inner core of a person is neither male or female. But as to writing a person from another culture, I’ve not yet had the courage to do that, so I found your comments encouraging.

I look forward now to your second book as well!

]]> By: Andrew http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/07/24/the-ghosts-of-eden-by-andrew-sharp-4/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Andrew Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:25:49 +0000 http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/?p=49#comment-102 Thanks very much for your comments on this subject, Mahsuda. Female/male perspectives: generate a lot of angst. My next novel is, so far, written from a first-person female perspective - which I'm sure is far more risky than writing from a Bahima herd boy perspective! Andrew Thanks very much for your comments on this subject, Mahsuda. Female/male perspectives: generate a lot of angst. My next novel is, so far, written from a first-person female perspective – which I’m sure is far more risky than writing from a Bahima herd boy perspective!
Andrew

]]> By: Mahsuda http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/07/24/the-ghosts-of-eden-by-andrew-sharp-4/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Mahsuda Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:19:41 +0000 http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/?p=49#comment-101 Hi Andrew, Am very much enjoying the blog, I feel I'm learning and being entertained at the same time - great stuff. I think it's really interesting what you said about writing about different cultures. As a female/Asian/British (anything else? . . . no think that's it) writer not many people question me when I write from a non-Asian, non-British perspective although I there always seems to be more said when I write from a male one! I think it's exactly as you put it, everyone has common human feelings. In fact I do think people have more in common then they have in difference. Emotions is the driving force that binds us and even if we may not have been through the same culture or experiences as someone else we can certainly empathise with feelings someone has been through. I guess this is why fiction is so popular and why writers are always taught to have a sympathetic character. Anyway, am really looking forward to reading the book and expect again to be throughly entertained as well as learn a few new things. Keep on blogging! Mahsuda Hi Andrew,

Am very much enjoying the blog, I feel I’m learning and being entertained at the same time – great stuff.

I think it’s really interesting what you said about writing about different cultures. As a female/Asian/British (anything else? . . . no think that’s it) writer not many people question me when I write from a non-Asian, non-British perspective although I there always seems to be more said when I write from a male one! I think it’s exactly as you put it, everyone has common human feelings. In fact I do think people have more in common then they have in difference. Emotions is the driving force that binds us and even if we may not have been through the same culture or experiences as someone else we can certainly empathise with feelings someone has been through. I guess this is why fiction is so popular and why writers are always taught to have a sympathetic character.

Anyway, am really looking forward to reading the book and expect again to be throughly entertained as well as learn a few new things. Keep on blogging!

Mahsuda

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