Former Ramblings of an Insane, Lesbian, Book Writing Crip
Something occurred to me today, as I was actually writing and thinking at the same time (but I wasn’t chewing gum).
Why am I considering giving my main genre – GLBT – a pen name for the sake of the ‘maybe’??
So, it is decided. I will use my real name (which is interesting to pronounce) and consider a pen name for the YA book(s) if it ever happens. So there. Nyah.
I am almost 40 and still can’t make up my mind easily. Must be the blond hair.
I wrote a post a while back called ‘Home Again‘ in which I mention the general area where I grew up. Several persons have contacted me on and off line to discuss one place in particular: Pressman’s Home.
My link list for this area is growing.
The Burton Family have a fantastic site with wonderful photos. My favorite is from the hotel, aimed down toward the school.
This site, is wonderful enough, but it is their page on Hawkins County that is what we are looking for. I saw further down the page that Klondike used to have a post office!! Haven’t a clue where it was though. Maybe the old store. There is also a mentioning of a post office in ‘New Hope’. That is the name of the church in the valley. The two were never open at the same time, so it is possible there were two in that area.
Other Links:
East Tenn. State University has a museum collection that includes a press from there
ETSU also hosts the Center for Appalachian Studies which has image archives from the ‘Archives of Appalachia’ that include a good sized list of Pressman’s Home . I am thinking that going there and looking through images would be a good way to get an idea for a book.
Wikipedia has a large article on George L. Berry, one of the presidents of the Pressman’s Union who lived there and is actually buried there.
I am mentioning all this because I would love to research all this, eventually writing a fiction book about it. A nonfiction one would be wonderful as well. The problem is, those who knew it most, are dead or dying. With them goes a wonderful history of not only Pressman’s Home, but of their own lives.
I just got the edits into the file. Up to 62531 words now. Time to head toward the finish line I reckon. I need to do some map work, I think I have them turning left at one point but right at another. And the lake keeps changing sides of the road too. 🙄
So, onward!
Just got this from a friend.
http://www.webagent007.org/Mosquito.swf
New freewriting article up:
Water Fall
Pen Names, Psuedonyms, whatever they are called.
What do you think about them?
I am considering submitting under one.
Reasons for (pro?):
Reasons against (con?):