Charles Dodd White
@charlesoddwhite.bsky.social
Award-winning writer and naturalist living in East Tennessee.
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We are simply delighted to announce we'll be publishing Charles Dodd White's THE WORLD ITSELF as part of our summer 27 frontlist season! Welcome, Charles, to our RHP family! regalhousepublishing.com/charles-dodd...
Charles Dodd White
Writing has always been a way for me to situate my place in the world. I think this is because I learned most of the important things in life through stories. But it took me a little longer than ma…
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May 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Just in from @ala-booklist.bsky.social for Babcock's A SMALL DISTURBANCE ON THE FAR HORIZON: "Babcock expertly
describes rural small-town life in the 1950s: the claustrophobic puritanism and the values that are
foisted upon the residents." regal-house-publishing.mybigcommerce.com/a-small-dist...
describes rural small-town life in the 1950s: the claustrophobic puritanism and the values that are
foisted upon the residents." regal-house-publishing.mybigcommerce.com/a-small-dist...
May 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Just in from @ala-booklist.bsky.social for Babcock's A SMALL DISTURBANCE ON THE FAR HORIZON: "Babcock expertly
describes rural small-town life in the 1950s: the claustrophobic puritanism and the values that are
foisted upon the residents." regal-house-publishing.mybigcommerce.com/a-small-dist...
describes rural small-town life in the 1950s: the claustrophobic puritanism and the values that are
foisted upon the residents." regal-house-publishing.mybigcommerce.com/a-small-dist...
It actually reflects strength of character when you're able to admire great art created by deeply flawed people.
May 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
It actually reflects strength of character when you're able to admire great art created by deeply flawed people.
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We are delighted to welcome Donna Baier Stein to our RHP family and to bring you her novel COURTESAN TO THE BUDDHA as part of our stellar Summer 27 Frontlist Season! Welcome Donna! regalhousepublishing.com/donna-baier-...
Donna Baier Stein
As a child, Donna Baier Stein wrote her first story, “Melissa in Book World” about a little girl who lived underwater in a world of books. As an adult, she’s happy to have had that foreshadowing co…
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May 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We are delighted to welcome Donna Baier Stein to our RHP family and to bring you her novel COURTESAN TO THE BUDDHA as part of our stellar Summer 27 Frontlist Season! Welcome Donna! regalhousepublishing.com/donna-baier-...
You read nonfiction to learn the facts. You read fiction to learn the truth.
May 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
You read nonfiction to learn the facts. You read fiction to learn the truth.
MATTERHORN is the best novel written about the Vietnam war.
May 9, 2025 at 2:05 AM
MATTERHORN is the best novel written about the Vietnam war.
The Turning Point Vietnam War series on Netflix is a stunning piece of documentary filmmaking.
May 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The Turning Point Vietnam War series on Netflix is a stunning piece of documentary filmmaking.
Ok, ok. We've got an American pope. That's fine. The real question is when are we getting an Appalachian pope.
May 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Ok, ok. We've got an American pope. That's fine. The real question is when are we getting an Appalachian pope.
Writing negative book reviews is actually a good trend. It means people are finally unafraid of declaring an aesthetic position.
May 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Writing negative book reviews is actually a good trend. It means people are finally unafraid of declaring an aesthetic position.
Have we reached the point of post-cool writers? I hope so. Keeping up with cool writers was so exhausting.
May 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Have we reached the point of post-cool writers? I hope so. Keeping up with cool writers was so exhausting.
If you want to learn how to write dialogue, you need to sit down and watch an August Wilson play. That man flat nailed the music of everyday speech.
May 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
If you want to learn how to write dialogue, you need to sit down and watch an August Wilson play. That man flat nailed the music of everyday speech.
Springsteen is a better songwriter than Dylan.
May 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Springsteen is a better songwriter than Dylan.
Don't let anyone fool you. Action scenes are by far the hardest writing you'll ever do in a novel.
May 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Don't let anyone fool you. Action scenes are by far the hardest writing you'll ever do in a novel.
Walter Tevis is a hell of an underrated writer. THE HUSTLER is a master class in how descriptive writing can create tension.
May 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Walter Tevis is a hell of an underrated writer. THE HUSTLER is a master class in how descriptive writing can create tension.
There's nothing more boring than someone who hasn't published fiction bemoaning what's wrong with contemporary "mfa" fiction. Same tired arguments about quiet lives, Brooklyn etc.
May 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
There's nothing more boring than someone who hasn't published fiction bemoaning what's wrong with contemporary "mfa" fiction. Same tired arguments about quiet lives, Brooklyn etc.
A good novelist should be able to touch the nerve of the reader's conscience.
May 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A good novelist should be able to touch the nerve of the reader's conscience.
A lot of people defending AI, claiming it's a tool. It's not. Writing is a series of important decisions. When you hand over the pain writing demands, you outsource the real labor of the heart. You give away yourself. And that will be a hell of a hard thing to get back.
May 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A lot of people defending AI, claiming it's a tool. It's not. Writing is a series of important decisions. When you hand over the pain writing demands, you outsource the real labor of the heart. You give away yourself. And that will be a hell of a hard thing to get back.
Why do people want characters in novels to be relatable? That's the last thing that concerns me in a serious book. I want to wrestle with the tangles and flaws of someone who makes me see the world through a completely different pair of eyes. That's the astonishment that makes me turn the page.
May 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Why do people want characters in novels to be relatable? That's the last thing that concerns me in a serious book. I want to wrestle with the tangles and flaws of someone who makes me see the world through a completely different pair of eyes. That's the astonishment that makes me turn the page.
Is anyone else on here struggling to get any kind of engagement? Feels a bit empty despite the number of followers I seem to be collecting. What gives?
April 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Is anyone else on here struggling to get any kind of engagement? Feels a bit empty despite the number of followers I seem to be collecting. What gives?
Is anyone seeing this?
April 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Is anyone seeing this?
Keep gaining followers but no likes on my posts. This algorithm is bananas.
April 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Keep gaining followers but no likes on my posts. This algorithm is bananas.
The best way to "resist" any ideologue is by thinking deeply about things, being willing to fearlessly consider an unpopular opinion, and seeking out people and ideas that enlarge your sense of what it means to have a complicated view of the truth.
April 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The best way to "resist" any ideologue is by thinking deeply about things, being willing to fearlessly consider an unpopular opinion, and seeking out people and ideas that enlarge your sense of what it means to have a complicated view of the truth.
Young men need to pursue a rich inner life through reading and a developed regard for art, history, philosophy, and culture. Desperation takes hold of men who have no means of understanding their world.
April 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Young men need to pursue a rich inner life through reading and a developed regard for art, history, philosophy, and culture. Desperation takes hold of men who have no means of understanding their world.
Simon Crichley's new book Mysticism is such an exciting look at guarding what it means to be fully human. Hell of a writer that can present philosophy like a page-turning thriller.
April 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Simon Crichley's new book Mysticism is such an exciting look at guarding what it means to be fully human. Hell of a writer that can present philosophy like a page-turning thriller.