tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post8040887235261679315..comments2023-10-17T06:26:02.350-05:00Comments on Chatting with Anna Kathryn: The Friday Record - Manifest DestinyAnna Kathryn Lanierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607469543348819190noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-19125796549195280872009-09-04T21:41:19.428-05:002009-09-04T21:41:19.428-05:00Really enjoyed the history lesson. Some of it I kn...Really enjoyed the history lesson. Some of it I knew, but it was nice to have a refresher after so many years since I studied American History.<br /><br />My brain is too muddled tonight to try to think of the manifest destiny of my characters.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-51493672203113334562009-09-04T18:03:24.437-05:002009-09-04T18:03:24.437-05:00A most interesting lesson in American history. You...A most interesting lesson in American history. You make some very good points. I'm not sure how it affects my writing beyond the fact that it was manifest destiny that I got into writing.unwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11535882737909865934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-83173873965862749972009-09-04T17:55:58.533-05:002009-09-04T17:55:58.533-05:00Thought provoking post. Like you, I doubt anythin...Thought provoking post. Like you, I doubt anything would change with the expansion of the US were we to go back in time. Ignorance was rife. Superstitioun still guided many decisions, as did religion. The 'savages' needed to be civilized. And some of those folks pursued that goal with the purest, although misguided, of intentions. Some were spurred by greed. Others by necessity. Some were criminals running from justice. No, it wouldn't change.<br /><br />As for my work, destiny plays a part only in my heroine's ability to 'see' events in the future. One of those events is the advent of the hero. He is her fate---or that's how she interprets the vision---a fate she feels she must accept despite her misgivings. Not that she goes down without a fight, mind you. Accept it, perhaps. With grace? No way!Gwynlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13131507614528809505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-43046698048139434532009-09-04T16:56:51.859-05:002009-09-04T16:56:51.859-05:00Interesting way to make a comparison. I guess you ...Interesting way to make a comparison. I guess you have to believe. I think we make our own destinies and nothing is eventuality.Mary Ricksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676306822821614446noreply@blogger.com