tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post1240657414698215885..comments2024-03-27T03:35:51.702-04:00Comments on Lisa Romeo Writes (the blog): Guest Blogger Laraine Herring on Ghost Swamp Blues: The Journey into a NovelLisa Romeohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01522310766694189857noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-26565058720057236762010-06-26T13:01:52.912-04:002010-06-26T13:01:52.912-04:00Congratulations, Sherri. The book is yours! (I...Congratulations, Sherri. The book is yours! (I've sent you an email - just provide your mailing address please.)<br /><br />Thanks to everyone else for reading, commenting and participating.<br /><br />Now make tracks to a book store and pick up Laraine's book!<br /><br />- LisaLisa Romeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522310766694189857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-66622602720644842472010-06-21T16:41:43.178-04:002010-06-21T16:41:43.178-04:00Thanks for so many comments and kind words. It rea...Thanks for so many comments and kind words. It really means a lot to me. <br /><br />Tom! (I went to high school with Tom!) I'm so glad Breath is with you on the beach! What a great place to be.<br /><br />Since the comment has come up several times, I'd really like to mention Lost Father: How Women Can Heal from Adolescent Father Loss. That book came out in 2005, and it came out of my own experience after my dad died in 1987 when I was 19. I couldn't find any literature addressing adolescent girls & father loss unless there were a pathological element. The book came out to very little fanfare, but it has kept plugging along. Of everything I've ever done, Lost Fathers was a gift to the world, to my dad -- and if it helps anyone at all find some ease in their own process, I am beyond ecstatic. <br /><br />I am very moved and touched that so many of you took the time to respond. Thank you.<br /><br />LaraineLaraine Herringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890043873658222111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-90432875000530881052010-06-19T14:41:16.818-04:002010-06-19T14:41:16.818-04:00"It has gone through nine complete rewrites –..."It has gone through nine complete rewrites – changing everything from point of view to audience (I wrote one draft as a YA novel) and many more edits."<br />Wow. I can only imagine what that must have been like, Laraine. Sounds like a fascinating story. Thanks, as always, for the inspiration. I am still going through your "Lost Fathers" book as it is still relevant.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12038302753116331635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-31133343312119212522010-06-19T14:10:49.102-04:002010-06-19T14:10:49.102-04:00Both of her books sound great. Even if I don't...Both of her books sound great. Even if I don't win, I'll be reading these! <br /><br />Thanks Lisa, for pointing out interesting authors. And thanks Laraine for taking the time to 'talk'.drew myronhttp://www.drewmyron.com/off-the-page/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-63889808136895679962010-06-19T09:18:11.237-04:002010-06-19T09:18:11.237-04:00I read the first chapter of Ghost Swamp Blues on L...I read the first chapter of Ghost Swamp Blues on Laraine's site, and it hooked me from the first paragraph. I worry that the book I just finished will have the same trouble GSB did finding a home, and for the same reasons. I'm really glad Laraine's finally did, and I can't wait to read it.Sherri Corneliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446420473824326089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-59470124703177890442010-06-19T02:10:41.220-04:002010-06-19T02:10:41.220-04:00I am married to a man who LOVES to read and I mos...I am married to a man who LOVES to read and I mostly just read magazines and the newspaper....until last year when I read all 4 twilight books within a month! I have been married for 35 years and I can't remember the last book I read before these 4......sad I know! Seems like I would read a chapter and I would just fall asleep! Anyway, I would really like to read this book! Since my husband has an online used and new bookstore and runs it out of our home, I am surrounded by thousand of books, you would think I spent my days and nights reading, but no! Also, I live in AZ too! So I will read this book and let you know what I think! <br />Thanks! PattyPattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03874792552754937131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-48486585988785056362010-06-19T00:28:00.169-04:002010-06-19T00:28:00.169-04:00I know Laraine professionally but really haven'...I know Laraine professionally but really haven't explored her novels. This book is on my summer reading list! I look forward to getting to know the characters in this novel and being a part of Ghost Swamp Blues...I also plan on reading her earlier works "Lost Fathers" as I too lost my father at the age of 12 and know there is something hidden deep within me.Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739198179959927198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-25713645686042586812010-06-18T23:40:41.996-04:002010-06-18T23:40:41.996-04:00Laraine has such a nice touch in her writing. I o...Laraine has such a nice touch in her writing. I often read her blog entries. My copy of "Writing Begins with the Breath" has shuffled around near the top of my reading pile for over a year now. I continually return to the book and enjoy my attempts in working through the exercises as a tool for my own writing. I've brought it with me on vacation this week, and I found Laraine’s words were with me on the beach today as I stared off at the horizon. I’m anxious to read her novel.Tom Graefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168458952638130182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-89612079375196284272010-06-18T23:36:46.363-04:002010-06-18T23:36:46.363-04:00Laraine, I love to watch your progress, admire you...Laraine, I love to watch your progress, admire your perseverance, and am joyful for your successes. I'm adding this novel to my reading list. Thanks for reminding me to breathe.<br /><br />Sharon SkinnerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-68488854654102711792010-06-17T04:15:44.206-04:002010-06-17T04:15:44.206-04:00I've read the book. I loved it! From my lips ...I've read the book. I loved it! From my lips to God's ears, "Please make the characters in my own book talk to me and live with me the way Laraine's characters in Ghost Swamp Blues lived with her." Writing like hers gives me new breath.Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743527388216318500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-43730012848148690652010-06-08T18:28:21.065-04:002010-06-08T18:28:21.065-04:00Andrea, I love the quiet beach house! My poor gran...Andrea, I love the quiet beach house! My poor grandmother tried in vain to teach me to knit, crochet, cross-stitch, all the things proper Southern girls did. They didn't take. Now, I get to admire all these cool scarves, cool yarns, cool things that people are making & kind of wish I'd paid more attention when I had the chance. :-) Perhaps for me, "Knitting Begins with the Breath". :-)<br /><br />Uli, you had me at "sounds perfect!" LOL. If I had a dime for every time I heard the "too contemporary for literary fiction, too literary for popular fiction" line from an editor .. well, I could take knitting lessons from Andrea! And I still don't really know what literary fiction even means. My students joke that it means "unsellable." :-) I just love characters and I love settings and I can't imagine my life not hanging out with such fabulous creatures/creations. <br /><br />Thanks to you both for your comments!<br />LaraineLaraine Herringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890043873658222111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-37464889923282295492010-06-08T16:06:24.636-04:002010-06-08T16:06:24.636-04:00You had me at "Writing Begins with the Breath...You had me at "Writing Begins with the Breath" -- I wanted to run out and buy that book right away. But wait -- fiction from the same author? I can't wait to read it . . . <br /><br />"Too literary for popular fiction. Too contemporary for literary fiction"? Sounds perfect!Ulihttp://uli@newyorkcounsel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371028182709754366.post-92221920617315763282010-06-07T10:12:46.209-04:002010-06-07T10:12:46.209-04:00Oh this sounds like a breathtaking story! And I l...Oh this sounds like a breathtaking story! And I love the idea of combining yoga and writing...throw knitting and a quiet beach house in there and I'd be a happy woman!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14748454816480995214noreply@blogger.com