tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post6422905192048194238..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: France is Ghost Country by Rolynn AndersonAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-71695324553116672622017-08-15T11:22:04.862-04:002017-08-15T11:22:04.862-04:00Thank you Alison. Sometimes the stars align, and ...Thank you Alison. Sometimes the stars align, and I'm glad to be around when it happens :-)Rolynn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504770204968969467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-89152907962747738362017-08-15T11:00:05.251-04:002017-08-15T11:00:05.251-04:00Oh my gosh, this is fascinating!! The cover is ama...Oh my gosh, this is fascinating!! The cover is amazing. It's SO cool how the book came together. Sounds like an excellent read!Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-90586445300456297172017-08-10T18:02:34.497-04:002017-08-10T18:02:34.497-04:00Thanks for the compliment, Margo. I love starting...Thanks for the compliment, Margo. I love starting from a few knowns and blowing it up from there...oh, the places we go for a book!Rolynn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504770204968969467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-73265891853986392642017-08-10T18:01:07.700-04:002017-08-10T18:01:07.700-04:00Brenda, thanks for your enthusiasm. Did you see t...Brenda, thanks for your enthusiasm. Did you see that both you and Alison were art majors? So cool! Thanks so much for accepting an ARC of this baby!Rolynn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504770204968969467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-72282450577707587812017-08-10T17:59:33.054-04:002017-08-10T17:59:33.054-04:00Alison, you have good taste! His life story is in...Alison, you have good taste! His life story is interesting, especially his rebellious move to marry Hortense (his father threw him out of the family for a bit...they eventually reconciled). True love (I'd like to think) won out.<br />Rolynn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504770204968969467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-74036889184739568502017-08-10T17:57:22.731-04:002017-08-10T17:57:22.731-04:00Thanks, Diane. In another woo-woo moment, I looke...Thanks, Diane. In another woo-woo moment, I looked at the magnets I collect in my travels. The Cezanne painting/magnet I chose is the same one I put on my cover...but I only realized it today! Eek!Rolynn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504770204968969467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-52240681286666790322017-08-10T17:56:05.446-04:002017-08-10T17:56:05.446-04:00Jannine, you are right about the joy in being up t...Jannine, you are right about the joy in being up to date and accurate...getting the lingo right as well as the history. I spent quite a bit of time quizzing my nephew about camping in Sequoia, the setting for my next book. Ever heard of the term 'crypto-biotic soil (hikers and campers MUST stay off it!)? It's gonna be in my book!Rolynn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504770204968969467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-92141128125878616042017-08-10T16:58:21.810-04:002017-08-10T16:58:21.810-04:00That is a beautiful cover. They always tell us wri...That is a beautiful cover. They always tell us writers to 'write what we know'. You've done that and, I imagine, learned in the process. Thanks for sharing. I love those story behind a story posts.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-84116557443065075832017-08-10T12:53:13.647-04:002017-08-10T12:53:13.647-04:00I was an art major in college. My favorite was and...I was an art major in college. My favorite was and is Toulouse but Cezanne is fascinating. The premise for your book is also. I have an advance copy and can't wait to read and post a review!Brenda whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046023091470525960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-77395028048771376832017-08-10T12:25:25.935-04:002017-08-10T12:25:25.935-04:00I was an art history major in college, and Cezanne...I was an art history major in college, and Cezanne was one of my favorite painters. I had a print of one of his works hanging in my dorm room all four years. I would love to spend a month in Aix. What a wonderful place to find all the connections for your story!Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-57962481764485617042017-08-10T11:19:03.848-04:002017-08-10T11:19:03.848-04:00I LOVE the cover! I'm so happy for you that ev...I LOVE the cover! I'm so happy for you that everything came together the way it did for this book. I'm eager to read it.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-89947334361272763972017-08-10T11:17:25.949-04:002017-08-10T11:17:25.949-04:00Nice historical tie-ins, Rolynn. It's very sat...Nice historical tie-ins, Rolynn. It's very satisfying to use non-fictional details in your writing. I mostly do it with settings I'm very familiar with. A hike I've been on, a local restaurant, that sort of thing. Wilde Thing, mostly set in Tahoe, is filled with local color. When I wrote An Uncertain Destiny, my Salem witch trail book, I inserted historical figures into the story. I loved the sense of realism it gave the book.Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047728297429025804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-37067700104136501212017-08-10T09:24:42.392-04:002017-08-10T09:24:42.392-04:00Angela, thanks for the invitation! Dang, I just p...Angela, thanks for the invitation! Dang, I just passed through a corner of your state, too. Next trip East, I might be able to work in Philly!Rolynn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504770204968969467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-46444196242441376292017-08-10T09:23:11.537-04:002017-08-10T09:23:11.537-04:00Leah, my life's work seems to be making connec...Leah, my life's work seems to be making connections...sometimes quirky ones. Strange, our need to wrestle order into this world!Rolynn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504770204968969467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-31768620319844557372017-08-10T07:50:20.661-04:002017-08-10T07:50:20.661-04:00Makes sense to me! But now, Rolynn, you need to co...Makes sense to me! But now, Rolynn, you need to come to Philly and visit our Philadelphia Museum of Art (smile!). Angela Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102308492358084929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-32806442609899897842017-08-10T06:52:36.219-04:002017-08-10T06:52:36.219-04:00I love the way you connected all those bits and pi...I love the way you connected all those bits and pieces, Rolynn. I haven't looked at serious art in many years but you've got me itching to start Googling Cezanne and his work! Sounds like a terrific story, too. Wishing you much luck with the book's launch!Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.com