a finished manuscript

[Donna McCreary]

After six years of research, writing, editing, rewriting, and starting over again, I submitted 98,848 words to Southern Illinois Press to be considered for publication. This manuscript currently has no title. I've been gathering questions about Mary Lincoln since 1992 - and I finally compiled them and their answers into book form.

Here's hoping for the best! It has to go through several review panels before I hear whether or not it will be chosen.

[RJNorton]

Good work, Donna! We all send you our best wishes on this. I really like the format of Gerry Prokopowicz' Did Lincoln Own Slaves? and Other Frequently Asked Questions About Abraham Lincoln, and the format of your manuscript sounds similar. This is wonderful!

[Susan Higginbotham]

Looking forward to reading this!

[Anita]

Donna, there are so many questions about Mary. Good resource format . I put it on my buy list so wishing you all the best with the review process.

[L Verge]

I have told myself to stop buying books while my daughter is still speaking to me, but I may have to make an exception in this case because your work is always so good -- and right to the point.

[kerry]

Congratulations! That sounds very interesting - will definitely be buying it if it is chosen!

[Steve]

This sounds like it'll be a great book, I hope they decide to publish it!

[Donna McCreary]

Thanks everyone for the well wishes. Yes, it sort of follows the format of Dr. Prokopowicz's book. I spoke with him prior to starting this manuscript. I felt that I needed his approval and blessing before I began.

Laurie, we must never say we have purchased our last book. There is always something new to explore. And, I hope this one answers everyone's questions.

While I loved finding the answers to many of the questions, I had the most fun compiling the list of relatives and friends. I was able to find the identify to several people and link the family members to their proper branch of the tree. By the way, a lot of historians claim that Mary and Dolley Madison were related. They were not.

[LincolnMan]

Very exciting!

[ELCore]

Congratulations and best wishes.