Edward F. Moncrief

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Edward F. Moncrief


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Born in Los Angeles in 1942, Edward Moncrief grew up in the rural town of Redlands, California. As a boy, he beat the summer heat by sleeping outside. He awoke in the mornings, hearing bracero laborers, singing their "alabados" among the orange trees. He spent ten years studying to be a Franciscan priest, receiving a solid grounding in the liberal arts. During those years, he developed a love for literature and the English language. Moncrief decided to leave his studies for the priesthood at the age of twenty-three. He married Judi Carl in 1967. The following year, he entered graduate school where he earned a Master’s degree in Social Work with an emphasis in Community Organizing and Development; after which, he moved first to the San Joaqu ...more

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Having a book published—even if self-published—is slow and painful. You are the only one who’s in a hurry. The others? Well, they have a hundred, maybe a thousand authors in line at any one time; so you just have to wait your turn. A menu of milestones must be met: Re-structures and re-writes; line-by-line edits, argue with yourself, the editor, and the “Chicago Manual of Style” about some arcane Read more of this blog post »
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