I'm fine-tuning my book draft.
Title is still resonating: "A White Guy Confronting Racism"
Subtitle too: "An Invitation to Reflect and Act"
Rereading the pieces, I make minor edits, but mostly leave 'em alone. Cutting out about ten or fifteen.
Still have to write the preface, afterword, and intros for each section, which are:
1. My Approach to Confronting Racism
2. Confronting Racism by Calling People In
3. Emotional Intelligence (need a title here)
4. Confronting Racism by Sharing Stories
5. The Interconnectedness of Mindfulness and Racial Justice
6. Confronting Racism with Conviction
7. Stories Matter
8. Confronting Racism with Irreverence and Satire
9. Workplace Culture and Leadership (need a title here too)
10. Confronting Racism by Calling People Out
Each section has ten to twenty pieces – micro-essays I'm calling them. All initially written on LinkedIn sometime between December 2019 and January 2021.
Working with a thought partner/publishing coach right now. Editing and all that jazz will come this April and May. Then aim to publish in the summer.
Will need readers, reviewers, a foreword writer, and some other stuff. Stay tuned.
More info on the book here.
Thanks for the past, current, and future support. I appreciate you all.