Oscar Micheaux, the focus of my children’s historical novel, Oscar’s Gift: Planting Words with Oscar Micheaux, not only broke ground as a homesteader and filmmaker, he also was an indie author. Patrick McGilligan writes in his biography of Micheaux that after receiving only “bulky rejections,” Oscar eventually self-published his first novel, The Conquest: The Story …
A quick post today to thank everyone who has been such a big supporter of Oscar’s Gift: Planting Words with Oscar Micheaux, a work of historical fiction for ages 8 and up. Your emails and generosity have made the e-publishing experience both joyful and informative. My father and step-mother, in particular, have been busy spreading …
by Jerry Wilske, Director of the Oscar Micheaux Center Lisa Rivero’s historical fictional account of the life of Oscar Micheaux told through the words of the young main character, Tomas, is captivating and imaginative from beginning to end. This is the first novel ever written about Micheaux for the young person. I am particularly grateful …
The following public domain historical photographs are in the ebook edition of Oscar’s Gift: Planting Words with Oscar Micheaux. Click on the photos to learn more. From Chapter 2: Birthday Surprise Photo and Link: The Youth’s Companion Project (read the full issue) From Chapter 3: A Great Sea of Grass Photo and Link: Buffalo Wallow, …
On September 1, 2011, Oscar’s Gift: Planting Words with Oscar Micheaux, a work of historical fiction for middle grades, will be available as an ebook. After giving this blog a bit of a rest for much of July, on Monday, August 1st, I will begin a month-long publication-countdown series about e-publishing: what led me to …