Archive for June, 2022

June 27, 2022

Updates

by Dawn Watson

My email and physical addresses have changed. Please note these changes on the appropriate pages.

Currently, I’m working on three things:

  1. Converting the hardbound edition of Rabun County, Georgia, Newspapers 1894 – 1899 to a paperback edition. Only a few copies of this edition remain, so it’s time to make it available in other formats. The paperback edition may be available as early as July.
  2. Compiling the next newspaper book for Rabun County, which will cover all extant issues of The Clayton Tribune for 1902. I hope to publish this in July or August, depending on how long it takes to finish abstracting each remaining issue.
  3. Translating a tragic incident from my father’s childhood into fiction. No estimates on the length of time this will take to finish and publish. It’s a project I’ve been working on for a while now, but since this year marks my father’s 78th birthday, perhaps it’s time to start writing so that he can add his comments to the first draft.

A few years ago, I had every intention of blogging here again. My career as a fiction writer consumes entirely too much of my time at the moment, not to mention the time needed to pack and move four houses in the past two years. I miss blogging and interacting with other family historians, so hopefully this will change soon.

In the meantime, keep an eye out for publication notices of the above titles.