She was only 58 years old and is survived by her two sons, Aria and Carlos. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to the Humane Society of Lebanon County, 150 N. Ramona Road, Myerstown, PA 17067. Visit rohlandfh.com for more information.
Barbara was an inspiration and really taught me the value of POV along with other writing musts. True, she was a hard crit partner but fair and always had a kind word with the bad. She taught me well and I use items she taught me daily. She poured over ever manuscript I ever gave her to critique. She was methodical and gave me insights no one has to this day. Her own work was legendary and if you haven't read something of hers, you need to do so, especially if you are in the sci-fi/futuristic field. Her Huntress is one I pull out often to read. I have included a few covers of her work for you to see at the beginning of this post. Her two main publishers were Loose Id and Liquid Silver books.
She will be missed. I leave you with a bit of a Melissa Etheridge song that I feel is very appropriate for me in her passing:
I must go away
Wait for me here, silently stay
And don’t ask me why,
Only believe this is not goodbye.
Good journey, my friend, Beannachd Dia dhuit.
Join me in celebrating her life and her works. Purchase something of hers as I will be getting any books of hers I don’t have. Thanks everyone!
Have a great day and see you tomorrow!
Lynn
It's always sad to lose a friend, a mentor. I've never read her. I'll have to try her books.
ReplyDeleteThats sad.I'm sher she will be missed.
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ReplyDeleteI was also a critique partner with Barbara for one book. She was always helpful.
ReplyDeleteI was saddened to hear of her passing. She had a unique voice and was a great erotic writer because, as she frequently said, she loved sex.
It's always sad to hear of anyone passing. Especially at such a young age. It's a terrible thing . Lynn, your Melissa Etheridge lyrics are beautiful.
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She,
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And you will definitely have to read her books. They are wonderful!
Lynn
Stacey,
ReplyDeleteShe will be greatly missed by the erotic romance community. She was always willing to give of herself and that's what I will miss the most.
Lynn
Rhobin,
ReplyDeleteShe was a fantastic person and yes, one of her favorite comments was that she loved sex. LOL!
Thanks for stopping by to remember Barbara.
Lynn
Carol,
ReplyDeleteIt is very sad. That's two years where I've lost dear friends in July and its disheartening. The other friend was only 46 when she died of colon cancer.
It's a horrible disease and we definitely need to figure out how to eradicate it forever.
You should read some of her books, I think you'd enjoy them.
Lynn
I definitely will Lynn. I saw a the couple there and was immediately interested. Love anything Celtic, Scottish, Irish and Fae. :)Let me not forget my men in kilts lol
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