Chapter 3: Writing Historical Fiction

In the spirit of full disclosure, which is all the rage nowadays, I have four—no five—disclosures to make:

Almost all of my stories are based on personal, family, and southern history. Most of the stories referenced here are mine. Proceed now at your own risk or go on to the next chapter. It will not hurt my feelings one little bit.

I was raised on books and Classic Comics and began writing poetry in the mid-nineteen sixties. Early on one of my poems was published in a Russian magazine, another in a prestigious American poetry journal. Heady stuff. It fueled my fire. Kind people said kind things, which helped me persevere through the long dry years that followed.