I’m starting a new feature to help draw you in to my experience writing this book. During the last year, I’ve conducted almost 50 interviews. Even though I took notes and have a pretty good memory, sometimes I forget the weight of someone’s words until I go back and listen to the recording. When I [...]
I don’t think anything played a bigger role in Galveston’s recovery from Hurricane Ike than the return of the University of Texas Medical Branch to full strength. The resuscitation of John Sealy Hospital is a symbol of what a community can do when it works together to pursue a goal as though its life depended [...]
As part of our ongoing effort to keep all our future readers updated on the book’s progress, we are launching a newsletter to complement the blog and Twitter feeds. At first, we will use the newsletter mostly to let you know when we post a new blog entry. But as we get closer to launching [...]
Writing Chapter 13, “Rebuilding,” was cathartic for me. It was a story I’ve been trying to write for the last year, which is why I decided not to wait any longer before diving in. As those of you who read my blog at the time may remember, my husband and I were convinced the city [...]
Rhiannon and I are starting off this year sending out query letters to literary agents who might be interested in “Forgotten.” For those not familiar with the publishing industry, an agent’s job is to help get a book published. Simple enough. But so many people are writing books and trying to get them published these [...]