Comments on: Mighty Fine http://www.scotthandrews.com/wordpress/?p=43 The ramblings of a neo-pro SF/F author, sober and otherwise. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:16:09 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: scott http://www.scotthandrews.com/wordpress/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-64 scott Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:49:52 +0000 http://www.scotthandrews.com/wordpress/?p=43#comment-64 Very cool. He sent me a nice reply to my e-maill. I would agree that "Mockingbird" is Southern lit. The Appalachains are a little bit different--the mountain folks from Kentucky to Georgia have their own slightly separate history, including being against slavery. If you haven't read any Faulkner, or even if you have, the best recommendation of his stuff for a spec-fic writer is a short story called "A Rose for Emily." Run, do not walk, to your nearest library and get a Faulkner collection so you can read that. Very cool. He sent me a nice reply to my e-maill.

I would agree that “Mockingbird” is Southern lit. The Appalachains are a little bit different–the mountain folks from Kentucky to Georgia have their own slightly separate history, including being against slavery.

If you haven’t read any Faulkner, or even if you have, the best recommendation of his stuff for a spec-fic writer is a short story called “A Rose for Emily.” Run, do not walk, to your nearest library and get a Faulkner collection so you can read that.

]]> By: Maggie http://www.scotthandrews.com/wordpress/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-63 Maggie Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:31:46 +0000 http://www.scotthandrews.com/wordpress/?p=43#comment-63 I read one of his stories for the Ralan.com competition, as a preliminary judge. It jumped out at me--and all the other judges, for that matter. So I'm looking forward to reading another, along with yours, when I crack my copy of WIERD TALES. PS. I am fascinated by Southern literature, even after a lifetime in the frozen climes. I think I got hooked as a kid after reading "To Kill A Mockingbird". Which isn't technically Southern Lit, but you know what I mean. Sharon McCrumb has writen some neat novels set around the Appalachians (sp). I read one of his stories for the Ralan.com competition, as a preliminary judge. It jumped out at me–and all the other judges, for that matter. So I’m looking forward to reading another, along with yours, when I crack my copy of WIERD TALES.

PS. I am fascinated by Southern literature, even after a lifetime in the frozen climes. I think I got hooked as a kid after reading “To Kill A Mockingbird”. Which isn’t technically Southern Lit, but you know what I mean. Sharon McCrumb has writen some neat novels set around the Appalachians (sp).

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