Sybil Rosen was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, and holds a BFA from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. A screenwriter and playwright, she has won many awards. A short documentary for which she wrote the narration was nominated for an Academy Award in that category, and while she wrote for the TV show Guiding Light, it won an Emmy for best writing. She currently lives in Whitesburg, Georgia.
Thumbs up!"" - Merle Haggard
""Living in the Woods in a Tree comes at a time when music fans are
hungry to know more about Blaze Foley. There are no books that
compete with Rosen’s, and it’s quite unlikely that any ever will.
Rosen’s time with him (and her deft telling of that time) reveals
so much about the man and the music.""—Peter Cooper, The
Tennessean
""Poetic and gripping, this beautifully written book ends up being
about Blaze, the author, the times, and the creative journey. This
book will appeal to anyone who enjoys strong writing and great
story telling, who is interested in Blaze Foley or Texas music. An
impressive work in every way!""—Louis Black, editor, Austin
Chronicle and executive producer of Be Here to Love Me: A Film
About Townes Van Zandt
""Most people live their life in quiet desperation, and usually
indoors. Mr. Foley blazed the outdoors and made the rest of us
unique. A rare book about a rare being."" - Colonel Bruce
Hampton
""More famous dead than alive, Blaze Foley continues growing in
legend. . . . Romantic without being cloying, Living in the Woods
in a Tree is perhaps the most complete vision of the Duct Tape
Messiah as we're likely to get, and Rosen portrays a complex,
confounding subject with a simplicity and seductiveness that's all
too rare."" - Austin Chronicle
""A much-liked character on the Austin, Texas, music scene in the
1970s and '80s, he was shot dead at 39. Though his recorded output
is scarce, his influence remains large. His friend Lucinda Williams
wrote a song about him - ""Drunken Angel"" - as did Townes Van
Zandt. Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and others have covered his
songs."" - New York Post
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