Comments on: Location! Location! Location! https://booksbywomen.org/location-location-location-by-patricia-sands/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:56:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Patricia Sands https://booksbywomen.org/location-location-location-by-patricia-sands/#comment-49249 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:56:06 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22482#comment-49249 In reply to Maddie Dawson.

Thank you, Maddie. I’m grateful you feel that way.

]]> By: Patricia Sands https://booksbywomen.org/location-location-location-by-patricia-sands/#comment-49248 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:55:18 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22482#comment-49248 In reply to Julianne MacLean.

Hi Julianne ~ I’m sure you are enjoying living in London! That’s where my traveling life began when I spent a year there … back in the day … when I was 21. One of the best parts is how easy it is to visit other wonderful places, right? I know the February weather in Nice was not the best this year, but I hope you enjoyed the beauty of the area in spite of that. I’m counting the days until we are back there in June. Thanks for stopping by to comment!

]]> By: Patricia Sands https://booksbywomen.org/location-location-location-by-patricia-sands/#comment-49247 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:51:42 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22482#comment-49247 In reply to Joy Jordan-Lake.

Thanks, Joy! Come on along!

]]> By: Joy Jordan-Lake https://booksbywomen.org/location-location-location-by-patricia-sands/#comment-49240 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 16:14:31 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22482#comment-49240 Love your writing, Patricia! Ready to pack up now!

]]> By: Julianne MacLean https://booksbywomen.org/location-location-location-by-patricia-sands/#comment-49239 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:19:24 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22482#comment-49239 Hi Patricia – I didn’t realize you were Canadian. I’m from Nova Scotia, and I love to travel as well. We are living in London for the year and went to Nice, France in February and it was lovely! Your women’s tours sound like a lot of fun!

]]> By: Maddie Dawson https://booksbywomen.org/location-location-location-by-patricia-sands/#comment-49238 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:22:54 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22482#comment-49238 Oh, Patricia!

I so agree that location adds such another dimension to fiction. And you do it so beautifully. I feel I can taste the food and see the beauty of the landscapes you are describing in the south of France. It is one of my favorite places in the world, and whenever I read your work, I feel I’m there again. You give us the true gift of experiencing the place with your words, and I am grateful.

]]> By: Patricia Sands https://booksbywomen.org/location-location-location-by-patricia-sands/#comment-49237 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 21:27:03 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22482#comment-49237 In reply to Christine Nolfi.

Christine, perhaps one of these years that dream will come true. How much fun would that be??? It’s satisfying to know that the stories and blog post inspire dreams and wishes.

]]> By: Patricia Sands https://booksbywomen.org/location-location-location-by-patricia-sands/#comment-49236 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 21:24:58 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22482#comment-49236 In reply to Annie McDonnell.

Wow, Annie! Thank you for that amazing comment. I’m glad you fell in love with the south of France through my stories. I would love to beam you along on one of our tours! But I know you will always be along in spirit and I’ll keep posting those photos for you. 🙂

]]> By: Christine Nolfi https://booksbywomen.org/location-location-location-by-patricia-sands/#comment-49232 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 10:52:52 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22482#comment-49232 Patricia, every time you pen a blog post, I want to book tickets to an exotic port of call! Since reading Drawing Lessons, I’ve been dreaming of a trip to the French countryside. And I would love to take a trip with you!

]]> By: Annie McDonnell https://booksbywomen.org/location-location-location-by-patricia-sands/#comment-49230 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 03:22:01 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22482#comment-49230 I have to say that you are one of the most talented location writers. You make it so that I could hear, taste, see and smell a both Toronto and France. Both of which I had never seen. Both of which I hope to see one day, Mostly France, Ok..Mostly, Provence and Nice. Yes, of course I always wish to attend your trip.
See, the thing is; Patricia; You are not from this area on the map. You are not a local, you simply fell in love with the area, and decided she to bring it to life in a story. Because you saw more then just it’s beauty, you tsaw its magic, That is exactly why we are so drawn in…because you are really in love with the location you are telling us about, At least that is what I believe. You couldn’t make us fall in love, if you weren’t.
When an author truly knows and studies a location that is fantastic, especially when brought to paper in a story.
But when and author truly loves a location, adores it, drinks it all in by sheer choice, only magic follows…
and, that is why all four of your novels truly feel like couch travel to me, from meeting Phillipe to eating cheese on a fresh baguette. Wine, Winding roads, beautiful landscapes, and wine, all of those moments I can only hope can truly happen, because I believe they can. They feel like more then daydreaming, because you make them seem possible,
So, Location absolutely matters in a story,
Patricia, you are a gifted writer. Beyond Words,

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