I believe that a major information source is still out there — and I have to turn this over to the Internet. Or, maybe the Twitterverse. I’m in search of any living descendant of Emmett’s older brother, confidante, law partner, and executor Cephas Love Wilson. I’ve seen examples where colleagues […]
Good writing is the hardest form of thinking. Pat Conroy No shit.
If you haven’t read this story from yesterday’s edition of The Washington Post, please do. Lucky man, historian James I. Robertson, Jr., surrounded by artifacts. So blessed. So privileged! Out of the 1,600 pieces of information, he used 140 to write his book — all of it precious. What was […]
Here’s a wonderful article that describes, exactly, the struggle to write about history. I found myself nodding agreement with the writer; it describes exactly how I feel about history and writing, as I put Emmett’s story together. I think you’ll enjoy it, too. Back to the manuscript….
One of the reasons why I started this blog about Emmett’s book was (is!) to locate his scrapbooks, correspondence, or anything that exists out there that may not be already digitized. Crowd sourcing the research has worked fairly well; last year I wrote about Emmett’s sister, Katie Wilson Meade, and […]
The posts are fewer and further between this month. Don’t worry. It’s all good. I’ve had my head down in the notes, charts, and multiple rough drafts as I try to close out the first book sometime before the end of December. That’s my latest and most reasonable deadline. Thing […]
The higher you climb, the more ye shew your arse. Alexander Pope The Dunciad, 1728
I’m back after a brief hiatus. I’ve been deep into the writing for over a week; also, I’m teaching three classes at the moment, so I’ve let the poor blog wither a little. Sorry about that! The good thing is that Emmett’s manuscript is making excellent progress. The not so […]
Poor Emmett’s chapter has been languishing on my desktop all week. I’m not ignoring you, Emmett. You could say insanity got in the way. First, it was an insane schedule. I was at various training workshops last week; I have one more this week, and that should finalize my continuing […]
Tell my story. 