Busy in the Blogosphere
Cathy was busy in the blogosphere this past week. The blogs Book Chatter and Other Stuff and Marta’s Meanderings both hosted Q&A with Cathy, and gave lovely reviews for The Day the Falls Stood Still. Instead of posting Cathy’s answers as blurbs in this blog post, we’ll give you a taste of the questions she answered. From Book Chatter and Other Stuff:
Although the story takes place during the early 1900’s, the fascination with hydroelectricity and the erosion it causes, is still an issue today. Global warming and the need for green technology must have been a factor in your writing of the novel. Did you intend to make an environmental statement when writing the book?
Find out Cathy’s answer here.
Marta of Marta’s Meanderings also had questions that produced insightful answers, such as:
Cathy, what surprised you most about your book and/or characters as you were writing? Did anything turn out radically different than you’d originally thought it would?
And, of course, you don’t want to miss these blogs’ reviews here and over here too.
Although the story takes place during the early 1900’s, the fascination with hydroelectricity and the erosion it causes, is still an issue today. Global warming and the need for green technology must have been a factor in your writing of the novel. Did you intend to make an environmental statement when writing the book?
Find out Cathy’s answer here.
Marta of Marta’s Meanderings also had questions that produced insightful answers, such as:
Cathy, what surprised you most about your book and/or characters as you were writing? Did anything turn out radically different than you’d originally thought it would?
And, of course, you don’t want to miss these blogs’ reviews here and over here too.
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Sep 13, 2009 03:07PM
Paris in the 1880s.. Opera? Wow. What caught your interest in this particular time frame and place? If you don't mind my asking. There is always something that gets ones attention at first. About the environmental aspect of the Falls, I learned alot from your book. I find it sad that the falls are diminishing so to speak. I hope certain people read your novel and take some action if they can.
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The 1880s was a time when many of the young dancers at the dance school of Paris Opera dance were from poor families seeking improved lives for their daughters, also a time when it was a status symbol for a wealthy Parisian man to have a mistress that was a ballet girl. All very interesting to me.I was once asked if I am satisfied with the minimum flow over the falls set out in the Niagara Diversion Treaty. I suppose that I am. The falls are still magnificient after all, and hydroelectricity is clean and renewable. That does not mean I do not fear for the future of Niagara Falls, particularly with the largest diversion tunnel ever currently being dug under the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario.
I completely see your point. Can you imagine the amount of water that would be coming down if no tunnels had ever been dug? WOW. I have not seen them myself but it is on my travel list. And I will visit the Canadian side.. Here it is so much prettier on your side than ours. LOLI look forward to your next book. That sounds intriguing. I will be keeping my eyes open for it.
