tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post3437939885633117195..comments2023-05-20T10:46:56.285-05:00Comments on The Writers Porch: " In The Company Of Masters " Part ONE............... John Berendt.. .Carol Murdockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16749285023748227382noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-76138970783672202262009-03-30T18:49:00.000-05:002009-03-30T18:49:00.000-05:00I've seen the film, but I'm certain it can't have ...I've seen the film, but I'm certain it can't have done the master's book justice. By your erudite description, Carol, I just know I've missed out by not reading it. Forgive me; I am a Canadian, after all.<BR/>What a wonderful experience for you! You truly WERE blessed.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Berendt, I will take your advice to heart regarding writing about place. Even in poetry, it is often critical to get that right.<BR/><BR/>KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-81293242474378619892009-03-30T15:09:00.000-05:002009-03-30T15:09:00.000-05:00Really enjoyed this post, Carol!And as I'd previou...Really enjoyed this post, Carol!<BR/>And as I'd previously said, I also just LOVED Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.<BR/>I so agree with John. In my own writing, a sense of place always has to come first for me and then my characters and plot follow. My first novel was, of course, the Boston area but with my new release I knew I was in my element having Cedar Key as my setting....everything else fell into place.<BR/>I thought you were both awesome in the photo! Thanks for sharing all of this.<BR/>Terri<BR/>http://www.islandwriter.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-18348590604006671472009-03-30T10:37:00.000-05:002009-03-30T10:37:00.000-05:00I loved Midnight in the Garden! If one has ever s...I loved Midnight in the Garden! If one has ever spent any time in Savannah, one knows, it captures the spirit of that old city perfectly!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-66883610437317758202009-03-30T07:49:00.000-05:002009-03-30T07:49:00.000-05:00Sorry I'm late, Carol. Was gone for a long weeked ...Sorry I'm late, Carol. Was gone for a long weeked myself, and just got home.<BR/><BR/>What a wonderful time you are having. It must have been awesome to see and hear Berendt in the flesh! What a great post. Looking forward to part two.<BR/><BR/>Love and Hugs,<BR/><BR/>RenieRenie Burghardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02660484248593903002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-51368875634788349292009-03-29T10:27:00.000-05:002009-03-29T10:27:00.000-05:00Berendt is a good writer but no Hemingway...I like...Berendt is a good writer but no Hemingway...I like Pat Conroy too...Savannah is a fine town...Paulhttp://shadowofdiogenes.blogs.com/shadow/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-18825282449523371142009-03-28T19:21:00.000-05:002009-03-28T19:21:00.000-05:00I visited Savannah a few years after reading Midni...I visited Savannah a few years after reading Midnight in the Garden. The story of the book speaks for all that represents that beautiful and mysterious Southern city. <BR/><BR/>I meet my own colorful character sunken into a broken down recliner in the middle of his crammed packed antique story. He was ready with a story and talked to us as long as we browsed his shelves.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-76949684366847031922009-03-28T18:14:00.000-05:002009-03-28T18:14:00.000-05:00Wow, what an exciting weekend with Berendt and Bra...Wow, what an exciting weekend with Berendt and Bragg! And all of those incredible southern writers- Tennessee Williams,Eudora Welty,<BR/>William Faulkner,and Flannery O'Connor, are my favorites, too! You must be inspired to write! I'm waiting...where's that book? <3Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-6217120997488688282009-03-28T17:00:00.000-05:002009-03-28T17:00:00.000-05:00Wish I had been there. I read 'The City of Falling...Wish I had been there. I read 'The City of Falling Angels' without putting it down; something I haven't done in years. Anyone who is going to Venice should read this book first. A marvelous post.<BR/>Catherineceeceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962254736526651858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-13857452586762398682009-03-28T16:32:00.000-05:002009-03-28T16:32:00.000-05:00My late mother-in-law was from Savannah -- one of ...My late mother-in-law was from Savannah -- one of the dearest women I've ever known.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, you know I envy you.Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-48191792791889062852009-03-28T14:14:00.000-05:002009-03-28T14:14:00.000-05:00I am so excited for you to be able to be there! I ...I am so excited for you to be able to be there! I love John Berendt's quote "If you are a writing place..."<BR/>I chuckled at the somment of 150 different Southern accents - since English is my second language, I am not able to distinguish YET which comes from where!Jeannette St.G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-11220534696153571122009-03-28T12:58:00.000-05:002009-03-28T12:58:00.000-05:00Oh, Carol - What a delightful trip you're having!!...Oh, Carol - What a delightful trip you're having!!!! Can't wait to hear more.<BR/><BR/>I join "NCmountainwoman" as one who was over the moon in love with Savannah "Before the Book." While I adore John Berendt's Book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" and have reread it many times, I'm kinda sad about the fact that now a beezillion additional people now know about Savannah. It is still a lovely and gracious city, but a whole bunch more crowded than it used to be. big sigh.<BR/><BR/>VERY much looking forward to his next book! New Orleans, you say? Perfect!!Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-43276085807732157912009-03-28T12:07:00.000-05:002009-03-28T12:07:00.000-05:00What a fascinating visit you have been on...A "mas...What a fascinating visit you have been on...<BR/>A "master" indeed, a wonderful author, full of character, and charm.<BR/>I'm officially jealous ;)<BR/>Can't wait for the next episode...A Brit in Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-11756077663659892572009-03-28T11:17:00.000-05:002009-03-28T11:17:00.000-05:00I thought I had read a lot but now I know that I h...I thought I had read a lot but now I know that I have to read much more, for I am ashamed to tell that I didn't read any of John Berendt's books. Thanks for telling this fascinating happening you attended. Have a great weekend.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-7467889521377558512009-03-28T09:51:00.000-05:002009-03-28T09:51:00.000-05:00A big Berendt fan here! I frequently visited Sava...A big Berendt fan here! I frequently visited Savannah prior to "Midnight." What a difference a book can make. My first visit after the book filled me with awe. There were "Midnight" Key lime cookies and anything else one can imagine. Every salesperson we encountered asked if we had read "THE BOOK." The city clearly began to market itself as the place where this wonderfully-told story took place.<BR/><BR/>Just as Charleston has two periods of time (before the war and after the war) so does Savannah...before the book and after the book.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003489296067000954.post-22446801329190163502009-03-28T09:39:00.000-05:002009-03-28T09:39:00.000-05:00I'm so jealous! I love Rick Bragg...SandiI'm so jealous! I love Rick Bragg...<BR/>SandiSandi McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033518416111957858noreply@blogger.com