Sunday, June 28, 2015

Work With and Trust Your Publisher. Otherwise—What’s the Point?

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X I am going to begin with the punch line: the quality award-winning book you are currently reading did not start out that way, and is al...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

This is How I Came to Publish Books

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She sat on the floor with me, scissors in hand, and trimmed the paper I had written upon. The story itself I have long forgotten. It wasn...
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Richmond Redeemed: A New Edition of a Civil War Classic

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X Other than for a short time, I have been a member of the History Book Club since I was about 12. In 1981, the book I could not wait to ...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Why do we Write? Well, Not for Money.

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X Please excuse my long absence. It has been a busy year, with my son graduating and getting ready for college (he leaves in 2.5 weeks), ...
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Sunday, May 25, 2014

WINNER of the 2014 Albert Castel Book Award: Stephen Hood's "John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General"

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X Congratulations, Sam. It is nice to see these reviewers read the book and understood its purpose. *     *     * The Kalamazoo Civi...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Hard Rock and Civil War Publishing--A Great Mix.

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X I must apologize for the lack of recent posts. Last February my brother and I formed a new band. We used to play all over the Midwest (...
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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Hood on Sword Writing About General Hood. Part 1.

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X Cicero. One of my favorites. Right up there with Pliny the Elder, Socrates, and a handful of others. Click the image to the right, r...
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