tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post4933294039716799925..comments2024-03-28T03:20:13.802-04:00Comments on A Good Blog is Hard To Find: It Takes A Lot Of Nerve For A Yankee to Write Southern NovelsA Good Blog Is Hard to Findhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823958967965785849noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-66213519032584256352010-10-19T18:59:12.811-04:002010-10-19T18:59:12.811-04:00Love this post, Karin. I spit some Faulkner out, t...Love this post, Karin. I spit some Faulkner out, too, and thanks for the "Aunt Catfish." To put me up there with those writers was cool. By the way, Southern lit isn't in, or at least my writing :) No six figure deals for me. I'm lucky to get a royalty check that fill a gas tank :)<br />Nilesnreddickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11722111593726954699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-78294975605768364482010-10-13T23:32:42.564-04:002010-10-13T23:32:42.564-04:00Being a California girl raised by Southerners it s...Being a California girl raised by Southerners it shouldn't have come as a surprise for me when I put my pen to paper and heard my grandparents' voices coming through my prose. Now that they are are gone, I find myself drawn to Southern fiction so I can hear their voices again.Lorellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275131361246354955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-16014068471815225662010-10-12T11:27:15.878-04:002010-10-12T11:27:15.878-04:00Thanks, Peggy and Anna. I agree:
Eudora Welty is ...Thanks, Peggy and Anna. I agree:<br /><br />Eudora Welty is da bomb.Karin Gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526466399023966816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-48042619915066616982010-10-12T11:17:12.263-04:002010-10-12T11:17:12.263-04:00I'm not entering the contest, but I so enjoyed...I'm not entering the contest, but I so enjoyed reading your post. My literary influences are Welty, Faulkner, O'Connor, and the playwright Tennessee Williams. Contemporary writers who inspire me are Pat Conroy (lyric beauty), Joshilyn Jackson (fierce honesty), Alice Hoffman (magical realism), and Jodi Picoult (complexity).Anna Michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-16322425485063520422010-10-12T11:10:19.528-04:002010-10-12T11:10:19.528-04:00Not entering contest, but LOVED your post. When I...Not entering contest, but LOVED your post. When I met you at the Bookfest in Kentucky I would never have guessed that you weren't native to the South. Nor did your wonderful "southern" books give away your tater-tot casserole sans sweet tea background. I bow at the altar of your literary influences, but I also adore Eudora Welty. Her "Why I Live at the P.O." is one of the funniest short stories I've ever read. She's my model for comedy.Peggy Webbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-35552379026916334152010-10-12T08:47:31.798-04:002010-10-12T08:47:31.798-04:00The winner is Michael Gause.The winner is Michael Gause.Karin Gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526466399023966816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-50308164736105183912010-10-11T20:57:32.699-04:002010-10-11T20:57:32.699-04:00I'm a Fannie Flagg lover, but also relish my A...I'm a Fannie Flagg lover, but also relish my Anne Rivers Siddons, Dorothea Benton Frank, and Patti Callahan Henry. I love revisiting O'Conner and Welty-- esp with my teenagers in their lit classes!<br />I give you "A" for gumption, Karin!Heidi @ Decor & Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13914552225252918719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-71718976784990602312010-10-11T14:29:45.386-04:002010-10-11T14:29:45.386-04:00Thank you, Ad. I do try :)
You have amazing taste...Thank you, Ad. I do try :)<br /><br />You have amazing taste, Tammy.Karin Gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526466399023966816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-29570358451497975402010-10-11T14:25:36.972-04:002010-10-11T14:25:36.972-04:00I am a huge fan of southern novels. Some of my fa...I am a huge fan of southern novels. Some of my favorite southern writers are Fannie Flagg, Lee Smith, Michael Lee West, Paula Wall, and Clyde Edgerton. For non-fiction I really enjoy Rick Bragg's books.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01549077589246703609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-88814927036586798442010-10-11T14:13:50.777-04:002010-10-11T14:13:50.777-04:00As they say in the south, Karin .... you "can...As they say in the south, Karin .... you "can pass."Ad Hudlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15850465665409397123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-21437625121133868362010-10-11T10:39:10.864-04:002010-10-11T10:39:10.864-04:00Thanks, Susan. That's the nicest thing I'v...Thanks, Susan. That's the nicest thing I've heard all day. XO<br /><br />I forgot to mention. I'll announce the winner of the book in the comments before 9 a.m. est tomorrow.Karin Gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526466399023966816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-77197766992288916612010-10-11T10:00:57.281-04:002010-10-11T10:00:57.281-04:00Karin, you are what we native Southerners call &qu...Karin, you are what we native Southerners call "nouveau Southern." :) And the joke is on me. I've read your Bottom Dollar books, met you at the conference you referred to, and sat across the table from you to chat about my query letter, and I never guessed you weren't FROM HERE. I guess I never read your bio. A Yankee can get away with writing Southern novels when she does it as well as you do. :)Susan M. Boyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10549813433043863815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-30994872521711943012010-10-10T20:46:34.759-04:002010-10-10T20:46:34.759-04:00Alex, I've heard amazing things about Preston ...Alex, I've heard amazing things about Preston and Child. Is there a book I should try first?<br /><br />Great, Mason. I hope an event is near you.<br /><br />Terri, I love those authors too.<br /><br />Thanks, Timber for the great thoughts.<br /><br />You're entered, Michael.Good points. Southern novels seem to be such a distinct category although I have a yen to write the MY novel. <br /><br />Marilyn.How about Frito Casserole? Sound familiar? I also lived briefly in Des Plaines so we are Midwest sisters. I skied in Wisconsin. Funny. Welsh Village.Karin Gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526466399023966816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-6998882099098449702010-10-10T20:14:36.676-04:002010-10-10T20:14:36.676-04:00Karin, what a great post! You may not be a native ...Karin, what a great post! You may not be a native Southern girl, but I know you handled the material well... (Of course, being a fellow Midwesterner, just the mere mention of tater-tot hot dishes made me smile and hope you'd consider writing about Yankees sometime, too. ;)<br /><br />I live in Chicago now and am originally from Wisconsin -- my favorite authors growing up tended to be British, however, and I'm still not sure why. I think the humor just resonated with me best. After reading your post, I should probably read some more Flannery O'Conner, though!Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-59734013698706169662010-10-10T18:54:06.145-04:002010-10-10T18:54:06.145-04:00I've feasted on some O'Connor and McCuller...I've feasted on some O'Connor and McCullers as well. Got to them through William Gay and am currently loping my way through the polysendetic plumage of McCarthy.<br /><br />I was born in TN and now live in MN. Is there some definition - in your mind or the mind of anyone else, for that matter - of a "southern novel" other than a novel that takes place in what is generally considered "the south?" Would it be strange for an author to write a novel set in New York without having been brought up there? <br /><br />Would love to be entered in the drawing. Can always use more reading. Cheers.Michael K. Gausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00733800948927719761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-39333851938982913972010-10-10T16:08:05.007-04:002010-10-10T16:08:05.007-04:00I forgot, yes, please, enter me in the contest. W...I forgot, yes, please, enter me in the contest. Who couldn't use another great book? :)Timber Sheltonhttp://sendabuddha.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-61243979491825987472010-10-10T16:06:10.237-04:002010-10-10T16:06:10.237-04:00Bless your heart! (I totally mean that in the goo...Bless your heart! (I totally mean that in the good way, not the Old School of Southern Snarkiness way.) <br /><br />I think it takes a lot of guts to write a novel at all, much less one set somewhere you have only visited in your imagination. Having been been born and raised in the South, I don't think I could write a book with any other setting. Not because I am not imaginative enough, but because I am not courageous enough.Timber Sheltonhttp://timbershelton.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-71484023229601487642010-10-10T16:06:08.591-04:002010-10-10T16:06:08.591-04:00Hmm, I don't know.....for a Yankee girl, I tho...Hmm, I don't know.....for a Yankee girl, I thought you did pretty darn good with that Bottom Dollar series. I really enjoyed it. Then again.....I'm also an original Yankee.<br />I've leaned more toward the fictional Southern authors....like Anne Rivers Sidons, Pat Conroy, Eugenia Price, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-22667748382893388722010-10-10T15:23:10.828-04:002010-10-10T15:23:10.828-04:00Enjoyed the post. I especially enjoyed learning ab...Enjoyed the post. I especially enjoyed learning about the Unchained Tour. Living in Georgia, I'm off to check out the website. Thanks.<br /><br />Mason<br /><a href="http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Thoughts in Progress</a>Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-90714470549617000022010-10-10T14:37:52.010-04:002010-10-10T14:37:52.010-04:00Not entering the contest, but anything Preston &am...Not entering the contest, but anything Preston & Child write is pure genius to me.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com