Comments on: How We Spend Our Days: Robin Oliveira

By: Tammy

Tammy — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:29:39 +0000

In reply to Robin. You are welcome! You are certainly deserving of praise. You captured a nurse's heart in Mary! I am so excited that you have finished your second book. Can't wait to get a copy into my hands. Enjoy the journey that comes with unveiling your latest work. All of your fans will be cheering you on!!

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:59:22 +0000

In reply to Tammy. Thank you, Tammy! How nice of you. When nurses tell me how much they liked the book, I feel great relief and great validation. And, btw, I just finished book number two. No publication date yet, but within a year and a half, which seems long I know, but that's how long it takes to get out a book these days. Many thanks for reading and writing.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:56:00 +0000

I fell in love with Mary Sutter’s story immediately. It was so rich in history and full of wonderful nursing stories. As a maternal-child health nurse for almost 30 years, it made me proud to come from such a line of strong, compassionate women who worked very hard and sacrificed so much to do the work they loved. I have passed my book around to all my midwife friends and rising nursing students as a source of inspiration. Thank you for writing this terrific book and I can’t wait for the next one. Thank you for sharing a litte slice of your day with us, too!! Best Wishes!

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:45:36 +0000

Thanks Cal and Jodi, for the kind words. Yes, that view is out the window of my office, which is why I doubt I will ever be able to move from this house. The salmon and raspberry colored azaleas are blooming now, and it’s a riot of color, especially in the rain, which has returned once again.

By: Jodi Paloni

Jodi Paloni — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:28:44 +0000

Robin,
I’m always so appreciative of the depths you plumb–the heart of the moment–and then articulate so beautifully. All the best to your friend in the weeks ahead.
On another note, the views for your wiring spaces seem inspirational.

Jodi

By: cal

cal — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:51:58 +0000

Robin: What a wonderful book you wrote and what an insightful submission here, which while I am sure on point to the writers who read here in whose number I am not, about life and the difficulties of living it as we would wish. Cal Martin

By: cynthia

cynthia — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:52:51 +0000

Barb, Susanna, Darrelyn, Terresa, Linda, and Denise: Thanks for reading and taking the time to leave a comment.

By: denise

denise — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:01:13 +0000

Robin–you drew me in with your words and easy cadence. Thank you for your advice (as I sit, here in the dark, scratching out the first words of my first memoir, your words truly resonate).

By: Linda Cassidy Lewis

Linda Cassidy Lewis — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:55:53 +0000

Thank you for sharing, Robin. I recently won a paperback of your book in a Goodreads giveaway, so it’s sitting here waiting for me to get started. Sounds fascinating.

I completely sympathize with your problems working on the second book. The pull of two projects, the dragging heels, the fear you have nothing more to say … it’s all familiar. Best of luck with the second book.

Thank you, Cynthia for inviting Robin here.

By: Terresa Wellborn

Terresa Wellborn — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 04:29:22 +0000

Showers/water helps me solve writing problems, too.

This was a great interview, Goon Squad is on my radar/to-read list, and I’m grateful for Robin’s advice on writing complex sentences. Mary Sutter’s also on my to-read list, as the historical account of midwifery addressed in the novel intrigues me.

PS: And the Dillard quote, of course! A gem.