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Welcome to my site. I'm John Bushore, short story writer, novelist, and insane poet. I've been writing for about ten years now, with limited success. I've not yet had a book published by a major publishing house, but I'm working hard to change that.
I've been working on a historical novel for about 4 years and I hope it will become my breakthrough novel. It's an epic book, but I'm within a couple of chapters of completion. I've especially enjoyed researching my part of the country, which is rich in colonial and early American history.
There are links to the right, if you'd like to see what I've accomplished so far with my writing.
I'm also a husband (35 yrs), father of two, Viet Nam veteran, master mechanic, DDC technician, and vegetable gardener, not to mention my secret identity..
Take care,
JohnB
Links:
Feb 12, 10
I've finished the rewrite for AND REMEMBER THAT I AM A MAN. It's the story of a slave from my area (Great Dismal Swamp), Moses Grandy, based on an 1843 narrative. I'll put a sample chapter on-line for anyone who might like to read it.
I took last week off to query agents. I've sent out a couple dozen e-mails and am hoping I'll hear back from some of them. This week, I'll be sending out snail mail queries.
It took nearly 4 years to write. A tremendous amount of research had to be done. Even on days when I could devote 4-6 hours to writing, I'd only get 5 or 6 pages done, because I was researching economy, politics, geography, religion, slavery, etc.
I had to make my main character's actions believable to modern readers, who might have a hard time relating to a man from two hundred years ago. How does a slave with virtually no hope keep struggling? Why would a slave who has gone north to fulfill the requirement to live for a year in a free state to get his manumission papers, leave the north after only 2 months? How does a man who has been told what to do his entire life learn to cope with a very different world than he grew up in?
Take care (and Happy New Year)
JohnB
