tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post1073713402734807409..comments2024-03-27T09:58:35.443-07:00Comments on Reading and Writing: Author Spotlight: Linda SwiftUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-15788439531355153712012-05-21T00:21:13.374-07:002012-05-21T00:21:13.374-07:00Hi Linda - many thanks for being such a lovely gue...Hi Linda - many thanks for being such a lovely guest and for interacting with people so much. <br /><br />I'm about to write a post now about little Iona ('I-oh-na').Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-92087058365963620962012-05-20T04:48:01.430-07:002012-05-20T04:48:01.430-07:00Oh, dear. Just proofed my message AFTE sending. Ma...Oh, dear. Just proofed my message AFTE sending. Many typos. That's the the price I pay for posting before coffee and sending first, proofing after. A bad habit I have. Sorry.Linda Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749255692298669394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-64567065928220392052012-05-20T04:45:38.479-07:002012-05-20T04:45:38.479-07:00Good morning, Rosemary, at least in Kentucky it is...Good morning, Rosemary, at least in Kentucky it is only6:35am. Our server, Comcast, was offline all day Saturday and I haven't been able to check in since Friday night. This made me realize how "Connected" I am with my computer and how much free time I have when I'm not in my cyberworld. I hope we have a few more weekend visitors before I say goodbye and return to the US. But it not, I've already had a wonderful time chatting with our visitors. Lovely name your your new granddaughter. I'm not sure how to pronounce Iona. Is it like Ina, what a silent "O" or "I-Oh"na?Linda Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749255692298669394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-86661482517566343172012-05-19T06:13:06.596-07:002012-05-19T06:13:06.596-07:00Thank you, Linda! Her name is Iona May - I'll ...Thank you, Linda! Her name is Iona May - I'll probably blog about it all on Monday!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-76495724734726719382012-05-18T15:58:11.248-07:002012-05-18T15:58:11.248-07:00Rosemay, that is such wonderful news. Congratulati...Rosemay, that is such wonderful news. Congratulations. You are truly blessed. I would love to have at least one grandchild but I have had only darling grand-dogs.<br />What is the new grandbaby named? I am always interested in names.Linda Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749255692298669394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-73793972387051725952012-05-18T11:33:55.903-07:002012-05-18T11:33:55.903-07:00Hi Myra - thanks for dropping in! I think we all u...Hi Myra - thanks for dropping in! I think we all understand that 'not giving up' advice!<br /><br />Hello Linda - you're very good at coming over to reply, so just drop in when you can. Yes, I have a lovely group of people following this blog and I appreciate each one.<br /><br />My day has been exciting as I just became a grandmother for the first time. No doubt I'll blog about it in a few days, after I've seen my new granddaughter!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-79766084257363242592012-05-18T11:12:29.370-07:002012-05-18T11:12:29.370-07:00Hi Rosemary, I apologize for not checking in as of...Hi Rosemary, I apologize for not checking in as often as I would like today. I am involved in prepaarations for a neighborhood garage sale, which I believe the English refer to as a jumble sale or even a boot sale. Here the entire neighborhood has a sale the same day and we have our "stuff" we are selling in our open garages. It's a grand way to get rid of accumulated things you no longer use and get a few dollars for your effort. So I'm off to do more pricing but I'll be back later. My, you have a nice following on your blog and I'm enjoying meeting new people.Linda Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749255692298669394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-4856402604067792912012-05-18T11:08:12.528-07:002012-05-18T11:08:12.528-07:00Hello Myra, thank you for stopping by and commenti...Hello Myra, thank you for stopping by and commenting. I have already "expounded" on my never give up theory above so anything else I would add here would be superflous. But I assure you, I don't just say the words, I live them. I find you have to continue to exert "gentle pressure" on publishers once you are contracted regarding release dates, cover artists, and many other things. I have learned to do this as I go along. Act like a professional and you will be treated that way.Linda Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749255692298669394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-31273918233978662312012-05-18T11:01:10.355-07:002012-05-18T11:01:10.355-07:00Julia, how true your observation! I don't real...Julia, how true your observation! I don't really believe in overnight successes. I have known a few authors who "lucked into" a first acceptance. But thosse people never have the incentive to follow through and usually become the "one book wonders." And the more difficult it is to succeed, the more we appreciate it when it happens. Thanks for visiting today.Linda Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749255692298669394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-79013306169662614352012-05-18T10:59:25.109-07:002012-05-18T10:59:25.109-07:00How interesting to have another perspective on wri...How interesting to have another perspective on writing with a message we can all understand-never give up!myra duffyhttp://www.myraduffy.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-20218935912788072102012-05-18T10:57:46.548-07:002012-05-18T10:57:46.548-07:00Hi Joan, thank you for visiting and for your nice ...Hi Joan, thank you for visiting and for your nice comments. I'm happy to meet you. I have long been known to suffer from "dog with a bone syndrome." A very dear friend told me long ago that the NY publishers might as well take my books because I wasn't going to leave them alone until they did. She was right. I didn't and they did!Linda Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749255692298669394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-70582169785650785452012-05-18T07:46:38.157-07:002012-05-18T07:46:38.157-07:00Hello Joan - thanks for dropping in. Don't we ...Hello Joan - thanks for dropping in. Don't we just need all the encouragement we can get!<br /><br />Hi Julie - lovely to see you here. And how true about that elusive success!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-56046458724234436462012-05-18T06:34:54.975-07:002012-05-18T06:34:54.975-07:00Best advice to never give up is priceless. An over...Best advice to never give up is priceless. An overnight success is someone who made it after 20 pounds of rejections and 25 years of trying.Julie Eberhart Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491920614703104996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-24163229893737128152012-05-18T05:43:32.435-07:002012-05-18T05:43:32.435-07:00Such and interesting post, Rosemary and Linda. I r...Such and interesting post, Rosemary and Linda. I really like your emphasis on tenacity, Linda. It can be dispiriting when rejections pile up, but advice like yours encourages us to carry on.Joan Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629276914643471249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-5870417940123719892012-05-17T20:19:33.788-07:002012-05-17T20:19:33.788-07:00For those of you living in England, Scotland, or E...For those of you living in England, Scotland, or European countries, my publisher of Maid of the Midlands just announced today that distributors on those countries will now be able to sell this and other Publishing by Rebecca J. Vickery books without the high shipping costs when bought in the US. This is very good newe!Linda Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749255692298669394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-30276624922540892462012-05-17T13:01:19.337-07:002012-05-17T13:01:19.337-07:00Hello Patsy. I like your comments. So often when ...Hello Patsy. I like your comments. So often when I read about these authors who plan and plot so well, I feel very inadequate just "winging it." But my writing has always been a pleasure for me, actually a sort of agony and ecstasy I suppose. And I'll keep on doing it this way as it is the only way that works for me.Linda Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749255692298669394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-67990469233627956422012-05-17T12:40:57.499-07:002012-05-17T12:40:57.499-07:00Hello Celia - thanks for coming over, and for foll...Hello Celia - thanks for coming over, and for following!<br /><br />Hi Patsy - very wise words!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-20523316770028233462012-05-17T12:40:33.934-07:002012-05-17T12:40:33.934-07:00Lovely to see such great support for Linda - thank...Lovely to see such great support for Linda - thank you everyone!<br /><br />Hello Lynn - many thanks for visiting and commenting. And for following!<br /><br />Hi Erin - thanks again for your support here!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-29487005716993181232012-05-17T11:39:21.809-07:002012-05-17T11:39:21.809-07:00I think that writing what you're interested in...I think that writing what you're interested in and what suits you at the time actually is quite professional. If the writer isn't interested in and enjoying the story, my guess is the reader won't either.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-63527590284194584042012-05-17T09:53:38.354-07:002012-05-17T09:53:38.354-07:00Yes, Celia, I think we have read every word of eac...Yes, Celia, I think we have read every word of each other's "history" before, but the mark of a true friend is reading it again. So I do thank you. And I agree that Delle Jacobs did a wonder job on this cover. She has also done the cover for the sequel and it is equally beautiful. It is on my website home page already in case you want to take a peek.<br />www.lindaswift.net.Linda Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749255692298669394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-49646920478869700752012-05-17T09:25:12.687-07:002012-05-17T09:25:12.687-07:00Well, I knew every bit of this, my dear friend. Bu...Well, I knew every bit of this, my dear friend. But I read every word anyway. You have that ability that keeps a reader going...an admirable trait. I liked this story very much, even though it was way out of my element, or usual preferences. But a good story is a good story. <br />Well done, Linda. And I still love that cover.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-31764935985533473542012-05-17T09:06:15.711-07:002012-05-17T09:06:15.711-07:00What lovely compliments, Erin. I thank you. I don&...What lovely compliments, Erin. I thank you. I don't think we have met before and this is one reason it is such a pleasure to visit a blog in another country and meet new authors. As for one reader at a time, I just hope they soon add up to enough to make a showing in book sales. Unfortunately, we do measure our "real" success in terms of numbers, don't we?Linda Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749255692298669394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-83676627616617800112012-05-17T09:00:38.023-07:002012-05-17T09:00:38.023-07:00Hello, Lynn, and thank you for your warm and witt...Hello, Lynn, and thank you for your warm and witty comments. Your face and name are familiar to me so I think our paths have crossed in cyberspace before. Speaking of "at home" I definitely felt that way in both England and Scotland. Perhaps it was because my roots are there, or perhaps in another life??? I've tried to give the correct accent to my English characters but it is probably like an English author speaking American "Southern" and yes, we do speak differently in the South. I'm glad you visited today.Linda Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749255692298669394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-73612775012060384722012-05-17T08:53:42.633-07:002012-05-17T08:53:42.633-07:00Dear Linda,
I love the fact that you are erudite,...Dear Linda,<br /><br />I love the fact that you are erudite, yet warm and engaging. I'm sure your prose sits well in the ear and on the tongue as well.<br /><br />I really like your comment that, after all, success depends on pleasing one reader at a time.<br /><br />All the best to you, Erin O'QuinnErin OQuinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113229623866154645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5278356786329973174.post-30490482319588966732012-05-17T08:37:35.802-07:002012-05-17T08:37:35.802-07:00Really enjoyed this interview. Linda, I collect ca...Really enjoyed this interview. Linda, I collect castles, both pictures and replicas of real ones and the sand and fantasy sort, so especially enjoyed your remarks about castles. My English, Irish and Scottish roots may be showing - I also started with my cup of tea this morning. I felt very much "at home" as I read your interview and comments. Thanks for sharing.Lynette Endicotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06770268176060223670noreply@blogger.com