Sad news reaches Louisiana this month. Louis Quatorze is dead. Louisiana’s namesake is no more. The Sun King has set on the French Empire. Philippe II, Duke… Read more “300 years ago: September 1st, 1715. Death of Louis XIV”
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Blogging into the Void: Inspiration
Ever since Thanksgiving – fully two months ago plus – there has been a dearth of productivity on my part. It was always edit the next chapter.… Read more “Blogging into the Void: Inspiration”
Self-Printed 3.0 by Catherine Ryan Howard
Having been doing social media now for three or four years, this is the first time that I have an real understanding of what social media can… Read more “Self-Printed 3.0 by Catherine Ryan Howard”
IT’S FINALLY DONE . . . Self-Printing and Self-Editing, Part VI
Well, IT’S FINALLY DONE! (BTW, its never done) But Beth and I’s book, The Petticoat Rebellion: A Culinary History of French Louisiana is now available IN PRINT… Read more “IT’S FINALLY DONE . . . Self-Printing and Self-Editing, Part VI”
Self-Publishing and Self-Editing, Part V
Summer is over. It has been one heckuva summer too! it’s time for a few updates to the 1718 Project. Let’s begin with the actual”writing”. Three chapters… Read more “Self-Publishing and Self-Editing, Part V”
EVERYDAYNESS
My last post back in May originated in St. Louis. While I did in fact get lots of research done for the project there, it has been… Read more “EVERYDAYNESS”
HELLO FROM ST. LOUIS
Tagging along on my coauthor/ photographer/wife’s business trip to St. Louis, I am reveling in first hand visual research on the Arkansas Post and the Illinois Country.… Read more “HELLO FROM ST. LOUIS”
Self-Publishing and Self-Editing, Parts IV b & V; et. al.
http://1718neworleans.com Self-Publishing and Self-Editing, Part IV b The institutionalized process of academic printing has also encapsulated all of the above functions (i.e. create, print, edit, bind, publish,… Read more “Self-Publishing and Self-Editing, Parts IV b & V; et. al.”
Self-Publishing and Self-Editing, Part IV a
http://1718neworleans.com It’s finally done. I am a self-published author. It’s curious how many parallels exist between this newfangled, all-electronic, website, blog, social media, etc. publishing process and… Read more “Self-Publishing and Self-Editing, Part IV a”
Three Blogs in One
http://1718neworleans.com Self-Publishing and Self-Editing, Part III St. Joseph’s Day, March 19, 2014. iTunes Producer reads “Uploaded package to the iTunes Store”. We are almost there, in the… Read more “Three Blogs in One”