Congratulations to Kathy Wiechman who won FIRE, COLOR, ONE from last week's blog. Three years ago I posted a blog about some of the people I'd interviewed for Half-Truths. These experts as well as other men and women willingly shared their life stories with me in order to make my story more authentic. Since I'm… Continue reading Meet My Experts – Part II
“As an African-American child growing up in the segregated pre-Civil Rights South, Sarah Bracey White pushed against the social conventions that warned her not to rock the boat, even before she was old enough to fully understand her urge to defy the status quo. In her candid and poignant memoir, Primary Lessons, White recalls a… Continue reading Primary Lessons: A Memoir by Sarah Bracey White
As promised, today you're going to meet four women I have interviewed in the process of writing Half-Truths. I hope you'll enjoy a glimpse at their lives--"back in the day"-- and a few of their insights which have contributed to my book. Thereasea Elder T.D.'s Truths by Stanley and Janice Frazier In 1962, Thereasea was… Continue reading Meet My Experts–Part I
Congratulations to Linda Andersen who won an autographed copy of Linda Phillips' ARC, CRAZY. My last few blogs have been heavy on text, so I thought I would do something different for the next two weeks. Today I'm going to share some of the photographs I consult while writing Half-Truths. Next week, you'll meet a… Continue reading Picture This: A Behind The Scenes Look at Researching Historical Fiction
As my loyal blog readers know, I am researching and writing my first young adult novel, Half-Truths. Since the story involves a light-skinned African American girl, I have read several multi-racial books. I recently completed The Sweeter the Juice: A Family Memoir in Black and White (Simon and Schuster, 1995), by Shirlee Taylor Haizlip, a contemporary… Continue reading Multi-Racial Read #9: The Sweeter The Juice
It has been quite awhile since I have posted about a technology tool that I have found useful. In the last ten days I've used two that I want to share with you. During a recent class at Central Piedmont Community College on "Crafting Characters that Connect" I brought Joyce Hostetter into the classroom via… Continue reading Two Tech Toys and One Book