Progress

It's been a busy day on the book front. I managed to get started on the actual writing. Woohoo! I got my first half of a chapter written. It is the part of the chapter that concentrates on the historical background. I'm pretty pleased with how that turned out. I've noticed that a lot of writers of ghost story books struggle with presenting the historical background in a way that isn't dry and pedantic. Thankfully, the history behind the ghost story in this case is a doozy. It's kind of hard for it not to be interesting.

Now I'm working on finding images for the book. The Columbus Metropolitan Library has a treasure trove called Columbus in Photographs that they have on their website. I always loved looking through this just for fun before I started writing the book. Now that I have an actual need for them, the site has been a godsend. I may need to go to the library in person and rescan some of them in a higher dpi. Still, it's free, and so many of the images they have are absolutely perfect for this project. The Columbus Metropolitan Library never fails to amaze me at how much they have to offer their patrons. They have won awards for several years for being the best library system in the country. I believe it.