by Tom DeWolf | Dec 23, 2010 | Author Stuff, Writing
Earlier this year I got connected through Facebook to Brooke Leigh Sheldon and Valli Keller via a friend of a friend (that’s how Facebook rolls, right?). Brooke asked if I wanted more communication than simply the FB connection. We set up a conference call for...
by Tom DeWolf | Sep 24, 2010 | Author Stuff, Writing, Books, Reviews
For anyone who writes, wants to write, or dreams of writing… I’ve come across some absolute gems by subscribing to Powell’s Books Review-a-Day service. One such book was Robert D. Richardson’s wonderful First We Read, Then We Write: Emerson on...
by Tom DeWolf | Aug 13, 2010 | Author Stuff, Writing, History, Genealogy
For anyone interested in genealogy, and especially people of color, this Sunday should be a real treat. My friend and Coming to the Table colleague, Sharon Morgan, founder and webmaster of Our Black Ancestry, is going to be featured in a two-hour radio program on WVON...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 11, 2010 | Author Stuff, Writing, Books, Reviews, Coming to the Table, History, Genealogy, Race, Oppression, Privilege
If you are a “white” descendant of someone who enslaved African people, two close friends of mine, Susan Hutchison and David Pettee, would love to hear from you. They are gathering stories that connect us with a part of our national history that has been...
by Tom DeWolf | Feb 14, 2010 | Author Stuff, Writing
If you are interested in peeking inside what it means to be a writer these days, I haven’t come across an article that describes the current state of affairs in the publishing world more accurately than this one in the L.A. Times. I love what I do. And I...
by Tom DeWolf | Feb 5, 2010 | Author Stuff, Writing
I love being a writer. I love that the words I’ve chosen to express myself (aided by my editor and several other folks along the way) may have a positive impact on the lives of a few readers. I love the freedom it offers me to be alone with my thoughts, to work...
