tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981252980623657629.post6171444311580004282..comments2023-05-18T01:21:21.681-07:00Comments on Kimberly Willis Holt Books: THE FIRSTUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981252980623657629.post-54267834315450500992009-04-13T05:40:00.000-07:002009-04-13T05:40:00.000-07:00Dear Kimberly,My first publication was a chapter I...Dear Kimberly,<br>My first publication was a chapter I provided in a book about Appalachians. I wrote about how death was represented in Appalachian Literature. I was passionate about the stories and believed in regionalism in literature as a bona-fide genre. My footnotes were filled with family examples! It really "hit me" the published thing, when I was in Joseph-Beth Bookstores in Cincinnati and there was "my" book on the shelf. Though I have published several times since then, fiction writing has been damn scary and I am dragging my trembling feet. But the weight of the stories and the characters are demanding more and more attention to be writ --not to mention your finest encouragement too.Jennifer Profitthttp://www.yellohorseassoc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981252980623657629.post-50336889084447878132009-04-13T08:29:00.000-07:002009-04-13T08:29:00.000-07:00My first was in an anthology collection just a few...My first was in an anthology collection just a few months after I started writing seriously. I though I was on my way but it took me over three years before I sold another thing. Luckily I do a bit better these days. I seems to place five or six stories a year now.Travis Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981252980623657629.post-61295212682643661262009-04-13T10:14:00.000-07:002009-04-13T10:14:00.000-07:00Jennifer and Travis,Neither of you had told me abo...Jennifer and Travis,<br><br>Neither of you had told me about your books. I'm so glad to know now. <br><br>I can't wait to read the chapter you wrote, Jennifer. And I'd love to read your stories, Travis. Short fiction is my favorite genre. <br><br>So...titles, please!<br><br>And Jennifer, I agree that regionalism is a genre. I love a story that takes me some place, not just in the plot, but in the setting.Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04301000797040416724noreply@blogger.com