tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post3602236528773756160..comments2024-03-25T09:18:22.829-05:00Comments on Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers: #CRAFTS WITH ANASTASIA--PANDEMIC, POLITICS & HOLIDAY {{{STRESS}}}, OH MY!ANASTASIA POLLACKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160162455676799133noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-43687710319375997772020-12-15T09:38:18.151-06:002020-12-15T09:38:18.151-06:00Susan, I was reading about the Spanish flu pandemi...Susan, I was reading about the Spanish flu pandemic and found it interesting that there was little reference to it in the books written during the time and afterward. As a matter of fact, once the pandemic was over, people never spoke of it. As a matter of fact, many people first became aware of it from watching Downton Abbey a few years ago.ANASTASIA POLLACKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160162455676799133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-75732746970661070752020-12-15T08:36:25.445-06:002020-12-15T08:36:25.445-06:00When I started a new novel this fall I asked the H...When I started a new novel this fall I asked the Hive Mind on my FB page what they though about including references to the pandemic. A few said they were doing so in their work but most said no, and a few said an emphatic no. I've omitted any reference to the coronavirus and our current situation, but there are features of it that could find their way into a story later. As it turns out, at least for me, the pandemic info would not have added to the story so I'm glad I left it out. I'm also sick of 2020.<br /><br />Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-79029872830940722892020-12-15T07:39:39.506-06:002020-12-15T07:39:39.506-06:00I'm in total agreement, Mary. We've had en...I'm in total agreement, Mary. We've had enough doom and gloom this year. Can't wait until 2020 is behind us.ANASTASIA POLLACKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160162455676799133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-76642483444955229542020-12-15T07:33:47.087-06:002020-12-15T07:33:47.087-06:00No Covid for me in Lethal Flip, or anything else I...No Covid for me in Lethal Flip, or anything else I might write. Reading fiction is an escape. Good riddance to 2020. Good blog, Lois. <br /><br />Mary<br />M. E. BakosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-25952350830424660552020-12-14T13:55:57.386-06:002020-12-14T13:55:57.386-06:00Thanks for stopping by, Marilyn. We're all han...Thanks for stopping by, Marilyn. We're all handling this in different ways.ANASTASIA POLLACKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160162455676799133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-12563264200274555842020-12-14T13:47:28.128-06:002020-12-14T13:47:28.128-06:00Because my Rocky Bluff PD series is in real time, ...Because my Rocky Bluff PD series is in real time, I didn't see how I could avoid the Covid. However, my Deputy Tempe Crabtree series is another story, it could happen at most anytime so not writing about it in the latest. For the RBPD mystery my cop grandson gave me some ideas.<br />However, I'm not against reading about what's going on in fiction, it's taken up most of our lives for a year, and nothing much has changed yet. Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-83351379562437199962020-12-14T12:23:52.847-06:002020-12-14T12:23:52.847-06:00Don't blame you, Donnell! Thanks for stopping ...Don't blame you, Donnell! Thanks for stopping by.ANASTASIA POLLACKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160162455676799133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348734432793771357.post-77001938501930095282020-12-14T12:17:01.857-06:002020-12-14T12:17:01.857-06:00As one of those suspense author, I can guarantee, ...As one of those suspense author, I can guarantee, I'm not touching 2020 or COVID with a mask-covered ten-foot pole. Good blog, LoisDonnell Ann Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943037206984648849noreply@blogger.com