We’re halfway through the six-month launch period of my novel Born of This Fire. Part of me would love to just finish and publish, but I know this slower pace gives the book a stronger start.

Since May 31, I’ve been deep in the behind-the-scenes work: formatting pages, writing back cover copy, prepping media kits, and planning launch week like a general organizing a small war.

All this, of course, happens during peak family season—birthdays, anniversaries, grandkids, a house move, reunions, and enough trees to prune to fill a small orchard. If you’re a woman over 50, you get it: some days you’re running the show, and other days you’re just trying to remember where you left your glasses. Or your phone.

Still, I wouldn’t trade this beautifully messy life for a faster book launch—because this is the life that shapes my stories.

So yes, the launch is right on schedule. Below is a teaser to give you a small preview of my cover, and next comes the more public part of the launch. And in between… maybe I’ll see you at the party store picking up paper plates.

Next month: Check in for the full book cover reveal on August 1! Can’t wait to show you!

It’s been a while since we peeked into the Victorian era—the world the Anthonys called home. As you watch the following video on 19th-century schools in Great Britain, consider how the American system of education evolved. (At this point, I don’t know. Another topic for research! If you know, please share your comments in the chat below.)

And after you’ve enjoyed the video, picture young Susan B. Anthony commanding a classroom, her father drilling spelling words, her sisters leading recitations, and her brother Daniel trying to keep a straight face while teaching rowdy students.

Yes, teaching ran in the family. Susan even became headmistress of a girls’ academy; Daniel tapped out after a few years. Can you see them with chalk in hand, trying to maintain order and dignity while wrangling a room full of squirmy students?

Footnote on my last newsletter: One observant reader reminded me that Susan B. would have been impatient to see better parity between the sexes toward equal pay for equal work. Right on!

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