Comments on: Talents and Skills Thesaurus Entry: Herbalism

By: BECCA PUGLISI

BECCA PUGLISI — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 02:44:49 +0000

In reply to L M Faris. Yay! I'm so glad you were able to figure out what's going on with your herbalist :). And thank you for the kind words about your books. It makes my day to hear that they've helped you so much.

By: L M Faris

L M Faris — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 15:02:59 +0000

Thank you so much for your helpful posts. In my current WIP my protagonist is a (rather mediocre) trainee herbalist. After reading this, I realised why she’s not very good at it. She has a tendency to drift off into daydreams when she should be concentrating on the task at hand!

I bought all your ebooks when they first came out and am finding them indispensible to my writing. I am so pleased with them I am recommending them all of my friends who also write. You have a guaranteed reader here, I’m looking forward to whatever you decide to release next. Thank you again for all your hard work 🙂

By: Angie Dixon

Angie Dixon — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 02:14:00 +0000

Hey, thanks. This is really interesting. I never would have thought of making a character an herbalist, but this is a great idea. I’m excited to try it in my own fiction. Great post. Keep ’em coming!

By: BECCA PUGLISI

BECCA PUGLISI — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:10:29 +0000

In reply to :Donna Marie. Sam was one of the first ones that came to my mind, too :).

By: BECCA PUGLISI

BECCA PUGLISI — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:10:07 +0000

In reply to Gifford MacShane. I've heard of these but never really knew what they were. Thanks for sharing!

By: :Donna

:Donna — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:50:18 +0000

In reply to ANGELA ACKERMAN. I love it, too! :)

By: ANGELA ACKERMAN

ANGELA ACKERMAN — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:13:55 +0000

In reply to Gifford MacShane. That is a very cool snippet for history! I love the name "knot gardens" too. Thanks so much for sharing this. :)

By: Gifford MacShane

Gifford MacShane — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:56:31 +0000

Many tribes of Celts, their descendants (Irish, Welsh & Scottish), and subsequently the British, grew medicinal herbs in “knot gardens”. A knot garden didn’t have to be large, but an intricate design in the plantings was often a key feature. Knowledge was handed down from generation to generation.

By: BECCA PUGLISI

BECCA PUGLISI — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 18:37:55 +0000

In reply to Traci Kenworth. Awesome!

By: :Donna Marie

:Donna Marie — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 05:30:32 +0000

I’ve got Harry Potter on the brain, so of course I thought of Professor Sprout, Neville Longbottom and especially Dobby giving Harry the gillyweed. Also, Samwise and Aragorn come to mind in them trying to find the plant to help save Frodo 🙂 Great post, as always, Becca 🙂

By: Traci Kenworth

Traci Kenworth — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 00:04:07 +0000

I really needed this!! I’m working with a post-apocalyptic world right now. Thanks!!