C. L. Offerman

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On Creating Imade Getting Acquainted with Your Characters

This is a short piece this month in honor of Ursula K. Le Guin. In the course of many edits, reading about craft, and working with critique groups, I evolved into writing in deep POV to express the emotions, flavors, and textures of my historical novel directly through the senses of my protagonist. The results have been rewarding, with often glowing feedback from my alpha readers....

Leaping! This is a short piece this month in honor of Ursula K. Le Guin. In the course of many edits, reading about craft, and working with critique groups, I evolved into writing in deep POV to express the…

Written in 1900, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was born of the oppression and cruelty of post-Reconstruction Era America. It is a strong, rousing, inspirational song, full of faith and hope. It rings out the resilience and determination of a people striving for acceptance and equality. And, with its final line, “True to Our Native Land,” it declares their patriotism—yes, patriotism—despite constant rejection, vilification, and repudiation....

Lift Every Voice and Sing Written in 1900, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was born of the oppression and cruelty of post-Reconstruction Era America. It is a strong, rousing, inspirational song, full of faith and hope. It rings…

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Christmas on the Plantation The Christmas and New Year holidays fell in the time between the end of one farming cycle and the beginning of the next. While much of my commentary below applies to the plantation system in genera…