Rethinking the Southern Cause

As I continue to work on You Will Not Be Forgotten, each Wednesday I am going to post about something I’ve learned in the process of writing this book. Maybe it will be something about myself or about slavery or about history in general; I’m not sure. One thing I do...

Building a Farm = Writing a Book

In one hour, all the funds will be wired, and the last step toward owning my farm will be complete. I’m sort of lost in the bright sunshine of this reality at the moment . . . it doesn’t seem quite real yet. But it will, and soon . . . On Saturday, I will...

My Work In Progress

Yesterday, I was honored to be tagged by Jennifer Luitweiler for The Next Big Thing (TNBT), where I get to tell you all about my writing work in progress. Here are the rules: 1. Answer the ten TNBT questions listed below about your current WIP. 2. Tag five other...

Slave or Enslaved – The Words We Use

As I continue to work on You Will Not Be Forgotten, each Wednesday I am going to post about something I’ve learned in the process of writing this book. Maybe it will be something about myself or about slavery or about history in general; I’m not sure. One thing I do...

If Writing Were Like Casting Bronze

I look at them, the 22 folders that hold the 22 chapters of my book, and my chest tightens. Not with pride. Not with accomplishment. But with that kind of terror that only comes when you have no idea what you are doing. I wrote all these pages plus a hundred more. I...