Thank you for your thoughtful treatment of this topic. Things are rarely as clear as the gurus with rules make it seem. When I hear them say “never” or “always” I scroll right past. Arrogance is so unappealing.
Mary, fascinating newsletter as always. And ironically it seems you and I are on a parallel track again in our novels...my WIP also deals with slavery. I'm curious to hear more about your book! I'm soon to be embarking on the same set of choices/ submissions/decisions re publishing.
I liked it, too. And I too found it fascinating, including all those details. Coming from a former slaveowning family myself, I'm especially looking forward to your next work.
Thank you for your thoughtful treatment of this topic. Things are rarely as clear as the gurus with rules make it seem. When I hear them say “never” or “always” I scroll right past. Arrogance is so unappealing.
Unappealing indeed. Thanks for reading.
Mary, fascinating newsletter as always. And ironically it seems you and I are on a parallel track again in our novels...my WIP also deals with slavery. I'm curious to hear more about your book! I'm soon to be embarking on the same set of choices/ submissions/decisions re publishing.
Ooh! We should exchange manuscripts!
Great idea!!
I liked it, too. And I too found it fascinating, including all those details. Coming from a former slaveowning family myself, I'm especially looking forward to your next work.
Amen to "there's no reason for traditional authors to talk smack about authors who choose other paths."