Danger and Adventure Await
Authors are plagued with self-doubt and worry over silly things. Harper Lee, for one, threw her whole manuscript for To Kill a Mockingbird out her NYC window while editing. Fortunately, her publisher made her retrieve and finish the book. See, Fling Manuscript From the Window. Laura Ingalls Wilder's daughter, Rose, stated in a diary entry the …
So, I just read the first chapter of Go Set a Watchman, by Harper Lee, that's trending all over the Internet as a promotion for the book release on the 14th of July. This was the original book she wanted published. Let go of expectations. Read it as if you know nothing of To Kill …
According to an article published on International Business Times website, March 12, 2015: "Harper Lee: Elder Abuse And Fraud Charges Investigated By State Of Alabama" by Barbara Herman. The state of Alabama is investigating allegations made by a doctor acquainted with Harper Lee, who claims "she did not seem to be lucid when he visited." He fears Ms. Lee maybe be the …
The kind of passion family and friends accuse us of being obsessed about because we neglect them at times. We've stayed up too late meeting a deadline, finishing a thought, or tweaking one more sentence. Fellow writers are the only ones who understand. We follow and friend each other for support and higher social media stats. One …
An interesting story is told about Harper Lee, author of To Kill A Mockingbird (1960), by biographer, Charles J. Shields in his book, Mockingbird (2006) (Summary mine) Sometime before publication, Ms. Lee was struggling with revisions. She opened the window of her apartment and flung the manuscript into the darkness. Years of work scattered in …
Phyllis A. Still 