tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165963528858465610.post2934038326048157209..comments2023-06-07T04:39:02.923-05:00Comments on Booking It: Giving Up the Ghost by Sheri SinykinLizzy Maupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173512034914784091noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165963528858465610.post-69178517884587683672009-10-05T13:51:37.856-05:002009-10-05T13:51:37.856-05:00Sheri,
What I didn't mention in the review is...Sheri,<br /><br />What I didn't mention in the review is that I was a hospice volunteer during the first year of my MA studies. I took care of a woman a lot like Aunt Mari and she was the first and only death I experienced while in that position. Unfortunately, her death was not as peaceful as Aunt Mari's. <br /><br />I'm sorry to hear about your mother, I'm sure she would have liked the book (I've shared your book with my own mother). I think that losing your mother is a fear that everyone experiences, and you did a wonderful job of writing that into your book.<br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to read and comment on my review. I hope to read more of your writing soon!Lizzy Maupinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173512034914784091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165963528858465610.post-66050471100265533562009-09-28T21:51:26.949-05:002009-09-28T21:51:26.949-05:00Oops! Make that Mom died less than a year BEFORE ...Oops! Make that Mom died less than a year BEFORE my novel was published.Sheri Sinykinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279760137327719200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165963528858465610.post-72126706420813890252009-09-28T21:49:24.008-05:002009-09-28T21:49:24.008-05:00Thank you for your thoughtful review of my novel, ...Thank you for your thoughtful review of my novel, GIVING UP THE GHOST. I was inspired to write it after a long period of writer's block, during which my mother was diagnosed with Stage 4B endometrial cancer. My Vermont College MFA adviser urged me to write about my fears, and that, coupled with my experience as a hospice volunteer, combined to give birth to this story. My mom died less than a year after my novel was published.Sheri Sinykinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279760137327719200noreply@blogger.com