tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post6244013631265259724..comments2023-10-15T04:06:07.268-07:00Comments on Marja's Mystery Blog: S.L. Smith, Guest AuthorMarjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-57056234940401865902014-10-15T17:26:38.140-07:002014-10-15T17:26:38.140-07:00Glad you found this interesting. It's near and...Glad you found this interesting. It's near and dear to my heart.S.L. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160791060576740795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-10630686519778011972014-10-15T17:22:54.510-07:002014-10-15T17:22:54.510-07:00Hi Jake,
Sorry glad you like my novels. Since no o...Hi Jake,<br />Sorry glad you like my novels. Since no one made a guess, I'm doing a drawing from all commenters. The winner will be notified early next week. I wish you luck!S.L. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160791060576740795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-31600107121851805062014-10-15T08:59:32.507-07:002014-10-15T08:59:32.507-07:00You amaze me. You come up with the most interestin...You amaze me. You come up with the most interesting subjects to blog. You're an inspiration.Bonnie A Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194745395429334527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-10519302588721151102014-10-15T07:54:12.220-07:002014-10-15T07:54:12.220-07:00Great story line. Live in wrong area to attend on...Great story line. Live in wrong area to attend one of your events so out of luck getting into drawing. Have added your book to my TBR list as have read your previous publications and enjoyed.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532484785373699901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-11778796477208497842014-10-07T06:20:21.890-07:002014-10-07T06:20:21.890-07:00My maiden name of Chancey was originally Chauncey ...My maiden name of Chancey was originally Chauncey according to my great-grandfather. The family had a feud sometime before the Civil War and split up with one side dropping the u. Palmaltashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842084844496531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-69820934852655838962014-10-06T13:05:39.705-07:002014-10-06T13:05:39.705-07:00I've also learned that the census takers chang...I've also learned that the census takers changed the spelling of names way back when, and sometimes it stuck. So the Census Report is sometimes wrong.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-80612889319995583882014-10-06T12:54:16.080-07:002014-10-06T12:54:16.080-07:00Thanks for your response, Evelyn. I found a prob...Thanks for your response, Evelyn. I found a problem similar to yours, while doing genealogical research for my mother's family. The spelling for her mother's maiden name changed, at an unknown time and for an unknown reason, from Gregori to Gregory. I understand that sometimes happened when a person gave their name to the immigration officials. Story has it that the name was spoken, and the immigration authorities spelled it the way it sounded to them. Hmm. Apparently accuracy wasn't the main goal. I wish you luck in determining how the change occurred.<br /><br />S.L. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674893443316275507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-89823122402559251312014-10-06T10:03:35.542-07:002014-10-06T10:03:35.542-07:00What an interesting post, Sharon. Someone in my hu...What an interesting post, Sharon. Someone in my husband's family changed the spelling of our last name, and no one knows why. My husband is always looking into it, but he can never find anything. Naming characters is always a challenge, but I like the way you came up with yours.Evelyn Cullethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042981370607083281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-69868525177034001902014-10-06T08:56:50.038-07:002014-10-06T08:56:50.038-07:00Oh no, for the most part I dislike research but my...Oh no, for the most part I dislike research but my Tiger stories require a lot of it and thank goodness, I'm researching topics I love. Palmaltashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842084844496531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-76087591094636898342014-10-06T08:44:26.945-07:002014-10-06T08:44:26.945-07:00Sounds like a good solution to your problem. I enj...Sounds like a good solution to your problem. I enjoy the research almost as much as the writing. Is that true for you as well?S.L. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674893443316275507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-39970639235358488452014-10-06T08:41:42.642-07:002014-10-06T08:41:42.642-07:00Great story! Thanks for sharing. I'd like to m...Great story! Thanks for sharing. I'd like to meet your friend.S.L. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674893443316275507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-550578932057905972014-10-06T07:59:03.602-07:002014-10-06T07:59:03.602-07:00I have had a similar problem with my Vv Tiger stor...I have had a similar problem with my Vv Tiger stories. I grew up in the Creek Nation section of Oklahoma and knew that Tiger was a Creek surname. However, I patterned a character after a boy I met one summer when I was a teenager. His last name was Tiger but I thought he was Choctaw. And eventually I wrote stories about a fictional Choctaw Tiger family. My research could only find Tigner as a Choctaw name so I explained in one of my stories that the name eventually changed to Tiger. Whether that's true or not, I don't know. However, in Tony Hillerman's novels he quite often had characters from various tribes with the surname Tiger. So, I kept my family as Choctaw Tigers. Of course, I could have put the family in the Creek nation but I did so much research on Choctaw history and customs, I decided to keep them as Choctaw.Palmaltashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842084844496531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-73143668867929165302014-10-06T07:56:30.930-07:002014-10-06T07:56:30.930-07:00Actually, Sharon, it is an interesting story. My f...Actually, Sharon, it is an interesting story. My friend was previously divorced and she had decided that she wanted to get married "one more time." (She's a sweetheart but quite a character.) She met the man at, of all places, White Castle. He was having coffee and she struck up a conversation with him. He's gone now but he was one of the sweetest people I've ever known.Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-29065349318549749002014-10-06T07:47:22.365-07:002014-10-06T07:47:22.365-07:00Interesting story. How did she meet and fall in lo...Interesting story. How did she meet and fall in love with an illiterate man? Sounds like a good storyline.S.L. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674893443316275507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-33311853105645350462014-10-06T07:33:39.509-07:002014-10-06T07:33:39.509-07:00Sharon,
Interesting post!
I have an elderly frien...Sharon,<br />Interesting post! <br />I have an elderly friend who married a man late in life. The man was illiterate. He came from a long line of illiteracy. After my friend and the man were married, they decided to buy a house. That was when she discovered that there was a spelling discrepancy with his (and now hers) last name. A trip to the courthouse resolved the issue and she was given permission to legally use either spelling - the correct one or the one he and his parents had been using for many, many years. Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-91838828237649857822014-10-06T07:19:58.507-07:002014-10-06T07:19:58.507-07:00Thanks, Marilyn. I always enjoy your comments on S...Thanks, Marilyn. I always enjoy your comments on Sisters in Crime and in the Oak Tree group.S.L. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674893443316275507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380039642783211730.post-47675729772701922012014-10-06T07:11:15.857-07:002014-10-06T07:11:15.857-07:00What a fun post! Enjoyed reading it a learning mor...What a fun post! Enjoyed reading it a learning more about another author.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.com