I am delighted to share that SCARRED: A Civil War Novel of Redemption has been awarded a Silver medal for Historical Fiction in the eighth annual eLit Awards—”a global awards program committed to illuminating and honoring the very best of English…
Yearly Archives: 2017
Shifting Gears: Writing from a Woman’s Point of View
I’m a guy. I write mostly about men. Men at war. Shooting guns. Riding horses. Doing brave deeds. Becoming heroes. From the male perspective, of course. So, how does an author shift gears and write from a female perspective—and what…
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Women of the Civil War: Martha Kavandish
{Excerpted from SCARRED A Civil War Novel of Redemption wherein our protagonist, Zach, comes face-to-face with the wife and child of the man he shot.} Near Milledgeville, Georgia, 1864 The farmhouse was nestled in a copse of cottonwoods midway between…
The Doug Dahlgren Show Features Michael Kenneth Smith
What a terrific way to spend my Friday morning! I thoroughly enjoyed discussing HOME AGAIN, SCARRED, and the Civil War with Doug Dahlgren of The Doug Dahlgren Show. Listen in. . . http://www.artistfirst2.com/ArtistFirst_Doug_Dahlgren_2017-03-10.mp3
A Civil War Valentine’s Day: Of Hearts and Vinegar
The first valentines were sent in the early 1400s and by the time the Civil War rolled around, Valentine’s Day was a well-established holiday with the sending of homemade cards, love tokens, and poetry commonplace. For those with access to…
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A Civil War Super Bowl: The Fixins
[Camp Johnson, near Winchester, Virginia—The First Maryland Regiment playing football before Evening Parade.] The first Super Bowl was played January 15, 1967 between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs. Who would have guessed, 50 Super Bowls later,…
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The Civil War Monitor Reviews Scarred: A Civil War Novel of Redemption
The following review for SCARRED A Civil War Novel of Redemption appeared in The Civil War Monitor. Scarred is Michael Kenneth Smith’s emotional, fast-paced sequel to his debut Civil War novel Home Again. At the end of his first book,…
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