I’ve gotten three new books this week to research this story. My bibliography grows exponentially. The ones I already had: Firefox…I have several, but the one that I bought specifically for this story is number seven which addresses religion. Appalachian Mountain Religion (A History) by Deborah V. McCauley A Guide to Historic Coal Towns of […]
Reading to Write
My Path to Becoming an Author
Category: Creative Writing
In the process of planning one of my WIP, I developed a backstory about a family involved in coal mining during the 1930s or 40s. This past weekend, I did a little research along those lines. We went to Harlan County in Eastern Kentucky and toured an old coal mine. The tour guide was informative. […]
Here’s my current opening section for my first work “in progress”: Even though it was only two o’clock Randi was packing her overnight case to take to Wendi’s. She had been forced to stay home more often than not lately, because her mother had been taking extra shifts on weekends. She was anxious to make […]