January 25th, 2008

The last permission form needed to complete the schoolmarm book came in today and I can finally send the manuscript off to the publisher. I’ve walked away from the experience writing this book with a great deal more respect for teachers than I did have. It’s a tough job and when it’s done well has a lasting, positive impact on a student. I finished chapter six of the posse book today and think I became even more enamored with Bill Tilghman. He was tough and had a love for the law and seeing true justic served. His wife Zoe wrote an amazing biography about him. She was quite the author in her own right. She wrote several books and I bet when Bill returned home from a long ride had great stories for her to draw from. I think a book about her life would make a good read. Maybe I’m just looking for a reason to spend more time with Mr. Tilghman.