Years ago, I sent query proposals to a number of small-press publishers. Not one of them said yes to the project. Discouraged, I put it all in a (large) box, archived the files on my computer, and moved on. Life... Work... Family.... Other things took priority.
A couple weeks ago, I happened to go out with a friend for tea. I happened to mention the incident and my research. She was fascinated and it re-awakened my enthusiasm. When I dug up the dusty box from the back of the closet today, I saw all of the work I've done. Holy cow. The hours that I spent at libraries, on the internet, and corresponding with the Library of Congress. I am literally the only person who has collected all this stuff, from all these various sources, into one narrative. My MSWord doc has 10 single-spaced pages of bibliography and footnotes.
So it is with great excitement that I announce, I am pushing forward to self-publish the story. It will take some time to get the manuscript proofread, formatted, and prepared to upload to Createspace.
My goal is to have it available in time for the 100 year anniversary of the shooting - which is in August this year!
