Patrick Dearen's Blog - Posts Tagged "perseverance"
Honored
It was my privilege to receive the 2017 author appreciation award from Friends of Duncanville Public Library at a November 2 banquet in Duncanville, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.
For the past 21 years, the Friends have honored a Texas author. I'm humbled to be among a group that includes the late Elmer Kelton, whom I referenced in my acceptance speech.
My thanks to the Friends for this outstanding recognition. I'm also grateful to my publisher, Dan Williams of TCU Press, who gave me a most gracious introduction that threatened to increase my hat size tenfold.
In my remarks, I discussed the importance of perseverance in life and in writing. In particular, I told of my personal odyssey in crafting my Great Depression-era novel, "Perseverance," to which I devoted 17 drafts across 32 years.
For the past 21 years, the Friends have honored a Texas author. I'm humbled to be among a group that includes the late Elmer Kelton, whom I referenced in my acceptance speech.
My thanks to the Friends for this outstanding recognition. I'm also grateful to my publisher, Dan Williams of TCU Press, who gave me a most gracious introduction that threatened to increase my hat size tenfold.
In my remarks, I discussed the importance of perseverance in life and in writing. In particular, I told of my personal odyssey in crafting my Great Depression-era novel, "Perseverance," to which I devoted 17 drafts across 32 years.
