What I Learned From 2008 – David Bowles
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Guest post by David Bowles who writes over at Westward Sagas
Although I’ve been blogging since June 2006, last year was busy as I tried to finish Adam’s Daughters: Book 2 in the Westward Sagas, and I missed posting in a couple of months.
January: Dinner with My Ancestors was a submission to the Carnival of Genealogy answering the question: If you could have dinner with four of your ancestors who would they be and why?
February: My Blog Roars: Powerful Writing was a response to a meme in which I shared my top three tips for powerful writing.
March: On the 227th anniversary of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, A Tribute to Ancestors and Patriots honors my ancestors Adam Mitchell, who fought in the battle, and his mother, wife, and children, who hid in the family’s spring house near the battlefield that spread onto their farm.
April: Judge a Book by the Cover describes the challenges I faced getting the perfect cover for my historical novel Spring House: Book 1 in the Westward Sagas.
June: Who’s Training Who?, my entry in WILF Animals, tells that while I thought I was training my constant companion and best friend, my yellow Lab Lulubelle, she was really the one training me.
July: As a proud patriot and Son of the American Revolution, I posted photos of the July 4th celebration at Let Freedom Ring: Independence Day Photos.
August: Talkin’ Texan, an entry in the Carnival of Genealogy, shares how words my family uses regularly aren’t always understood by others, especially non-Texans.
September: David, Lulubelle, Storytelling, and Jonesborough covers the International Storytelling Festival that Lulubelle and I attended.
October: In Experiencing History in Tennessee, I share my awe at being in the place my ancestors lived and my amazement at visiting the birthplace of Davy Crockett after spending so much time researching genealogy at the Alamo.
December: Merry Christmas includes not only my holiday greetings but also my thoughts about Christmas cards.
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David Bowles is an author and speaker based in San Antonio, Texas. The novels in his Westward Sagas are historically and genealogically accurate stories of his ancestors, fictionalized only to add dialogue and to fill in the gaps when history is lacking. He blogs at Writing the Westward Sagas: Adventures of Genealogist and Tale-Spinner David Bowles – Telling the Family Stories.
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