tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post950326235635342449..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: Giving It Away and other Indie ThoughtsKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-79622531749046911272012-02-05T13:30:38.677-05:002012-02-05T13:30:38.677-05:00Liane, I've never heard of "douens"....Liane, I've never heard of "douens". I'll have to ask my mother if that is one of those that never made it to our generation. Or maybe it's known by a different name. It's interesting how dark characters dominate folkore in just about every culture.Jewel Amethysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813773386476356666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-71223806361248342562012-02-04T03:20:34.632-05:002012-02-04T03:20:34.632-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Corporate Entertainmenthttp://www.paragonhospitality.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-10348817790996153532012-02-03T17:30:27.983-05:002012-02-03T17:30:27.983-05:00Amethyst, glad the entire article was instructive....Amethyst, glad the entire article was instructive. This is how we do it!<br /><br />Liane, I so love your info about the douens and the she devils. Fascinating. Now I'll be up all night LOLLynn Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10428256353142864469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-73960826536466672582012-02-03T10:10:00.772-05:002012-02-03T10:10:00.772-05:00Jewel, the soucouyant is the blood-sucking, night-...Jewel, the soucouyant is the blood-sucking, night-flying creature. The 'jabless' (la diablesse - the she-devil) is the beautiful woman with one cloven hoof that lures men to their death. <br /><br />And what about the 'douens', children with feet turned backward that lure people into the forest with their pitiful crying, never to be seen again. Do you have that one up the islands too?Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-33712511050562844322012-02-03T09:24:44.674-05:002012-02-03T09:24:44.674-05:00Lynn,love how you weave a little advertizing in wi...Lynn,love how you weave a little advertizing in with the post. Since I have little experience with marketing anything, your posts certainly is informative and useful for me.<br /><br />Liane, is "Lagahou" the same as "soucounah" or "jabless" (vampire-like character in Caribbean folk stories that suck blood and fly by night)?Jewel Amethysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813773386476356666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-71122617514940310962012-02-02T13:11:15.586-05:002012-02-02T13:11:15.586-05:00Glad to help, Liane. LOL about the folks who spott...Glad to help, Liane. LOL about the folks who spotted a "lagahou"; I'm guessing a lot of the ghosts, etc. spotted here in Louisiana were spotted after a few shots as well.Lynn Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10428256353142864469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-14307132503853097042012-02-02T07:09:05.314-05:002012-02-02T07:09:05.314-05:00Thanks for sharing your experience, Lynn. I like y...Thanks for sharing your experience, Lynn. I like your balanced approach and plan to emulate it when I get those books out there.<br /><br />Fascinating learning about the rougarou. Here in Trinidad (which was French for a while - my 'real' name is Rousseau and I can trace half my ancestors on both sides to France) we call it the lagahou, a straight corruption of loup-garou. The lagahou is a stock figure in our local folk tales. I know several people who swear they encountered one while walking home late at night on dark country roads. I suspect they were drunk at the time. :DLiane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-1639795554061632132012-02-01T20:52:41.859-05:002012-02-01T20:52:41.859-05:00Yes, it's hard not to look. I suceeded in Janu...Yes, it's hard not to look. I suceeded in January. Now I'm going to put on my biz hat and enter the results in my spreadsheet. <br /><br />Not comparing saves my sanity, and allows me to focus.Lynn Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10428256353142864469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-75908538183526585772012-02-01T14:27:38.715-05:002012-02-01T14:27:38.715-05:00I fear I do compare numbers more than I should. I ...I fear I do compare numbers more than I should. I know it's not doing me any good, but it's just there and I keep hoping one day to log on and find one of my books selling like that.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com