Jim Hall

Author & Lecturer

Howard Owen

Have thumb drive, will travel

I expected to promote The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia after publication, but I didn’t realize that promotion would take the form that it has. I thought I would go to signings, sit behind a table, and talk to those who wanted to buy the book. I’ve done that and enjoy it very much. But I’m
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Jim Hall

March 3, 2017

Archive, Fauquier County, Va. History, Fredericksburg, VA, Getting Published, Life as a Writer, Lynching, Race Relations, Rattlesnake Mountain the Book, Virginia History, Writing the Book Rattlesnake Mountain

Afro-American Historical Association, Alexandria, Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Chris Brown, Cory MacLauchlin, Culpeper, David Sam, Fairfax County, Fall for the Book, Fauquier County, Fredericksburg, George Mason University, Germanna Community College, Howard Owen, Lynching, Manassas, PowerPoint, Richmond, Rick Pullen, Stafford, The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia, University of Mary Washington, Winchester, YouTube
A story of persistence is supposed to end this way

David Sam asked an interesting question last week: Is it persistence or delusion that compels a person to write a book and work tirelessly to get it published? I would answer persistence, and Sam would too. Persistence paid off for him. Sam is president of Germanna Community College, in the Fredericksburg area, and a published
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Jim Hall

February 16, 2017

Archive, Getting Published, Life as a Writer, Lynching, Race Relations, Rattlesnake Mountain the Book, Writing the Book Rattlesnake Mountain

Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Chris Jones, Cory MacLauchlin, David Sam, Finite to Fail, Germanna Community College, GFT Press, Howard Owen, Rick Pullen, Ted Schubel, Town Talk, WFVA
How I published my book, in three easy steps

A University of Mary Washington student wrote me recently to say that he wouldn’t be able to attend the program that Germanna Community College is sponsoring next month on getting your first book published. Germanna invited me to be part of the program, and the student asked, “Could you lend me some of your advice
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Jim Hall

January 25, 2017

Archive, Getting Published, Life as a Writer, Lynching, Race Relations, Rattlesnake Mountain the Book, Writing the Book Rattlesnake Mountain

Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Chris Jones, Cory McLauchlin, David Sam, Germanna Community College, History Press, Howard Owen, Rick Pullen, South Carolina, The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia, University of Mary Washington
Reflections of a first-time author-Part 2

Andi Russell, who does the Books page at the Free Lance-Star, where I used to work, invited me to participate in a new feature called the Local Author Spotlight. The Spotlight asks 17 questions of the writer. Here’s a preview of two of my answers: What I learned from the writing/publishing process: I was surprised
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Jim Hall

December 6, 2016

Archive, Fauquier County, Va. History, Getting Published, Life as a Writer, Lynching, Race Relations, Rattlesnake Mountain the Book, Virginia History, Writing the Book Rattlesnake Mountain

Amazon, Andi Russell, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Edie Gross, Free Lance-Star, History Press, Howard Owen, Laura Moyer, Local Author Spotlight
Preparing to launch

A sales specialist from History Press sent me an email yesterday titled “Getting your book into the market.” It’s the type of correspondence that I’ve been receiving from the company lately and an indication that it’s time to resume posting here about my book. Publication of The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia is still scheduled for Sept.
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Jim Hall

August 2, 2016

Archive, Fauquier County, Va. History, Getting Published, Life as a Writer, Lynching, Race Relations, Rattlesnake Mountain the Book, Virginia History, Writing the Book Rattlesnake Mountain

Barnes & Noble, Fauquier County Virginia, History Press, Howard Owen, Sherrie’s Stuff, The Town Duck, Warrenton