​Finding the Untold Story: The Making of Gunpowder Girls: The True Stories of Three Civil War Tragedies by Tanya Anderson

November 21

I look for stories that haven’t been told. When you’re a nonfiction writer, that’s not as easy as you might think. I’m dependent on pesky things called “sources.” But that’s not all. I have to make sure my sources are accurate. These days, that is not so easy to do. With so much being written […]

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Something about Those Resilient Characters by Tanya Anderson

From an early age, I have been drawn to books with characters who just flat out persevere. They aren’t the flashy girls or the heroic boys. They are the kids who just won’t give up no matter how tough things get. And I needed their examples back then, just as I’m sure readers need them […]

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