When I began expanding the social media campaign for my upcoming book about Norman Rockwell’s Vermont models, a troubling image came to mind. I pictured myself sitting in a small motorboat just off the seashore, wondering where in the world to cast my line. I felt overwhelmed by the vast ocean. I was aware that […]
The most http://Sthaggerty.com Coming up with an idea for a book is like any other project. You want to make sure that if you put your blood and sweat into it, you’re creating a book others will find worth reading. I want to create books people will love. A carpenter does not simply order a […]
One of the neat things about conducting interviews in Vermont for my book Call Me Norman, The Stories of Rockwell’s Beloved Vermont Models, is that I renewed old friendships and made new ones. This came just when I needed it because we had just lost Charley Bentley, who had been my family’s closest friend in […]
Photo 1. Click Here For CHRISTMAS HOMECOMING Summary of last week’s blog, the first half of this prologue to my upcoming book, CALL ME NORMAN. The Stories of Rockwell’s Beloved Vermont Models. My parents took us from our Connecticut suburban home to spend 2 1/2 months in rural Vermont. Once we were an hour into New York […]
By S.T. Haggerty/Facebook: Stephen T. Haggerty On the final day before summer recess in third grade, I glanced back at the round clock on the wall of our classroom. The small hand pointed to two; the large hand almost to three. 2:03. Two minutes left. I shifted my body so that I was seated on […]
Tom Rockwell, a model for his father Norman Rockwell, graciously spent time with S.T. Haggerty, giving him information for this exclusive story. Tom inherited his father’s artistic talent but used it to write seventeen children’s books, including the classic, How to Eat Fried Worms, which we discussed for this article. Buddy Edgerton, a model who […]
Newspapers and media people are intrigued by the upcoming book, Call Me Norman. The Backstories of Rockwell’s Beloved Vermont Models. Author S.T. Haggerty worked with the New York Post, to give them a description of how his book was conceived and written and to provide insight into the artist’s iconic paintings. He provided photos and […]
I have a vivid memory of the first time I felt thrilled that I had a means to communicate effectively. Actually, the event took place just after I made the final period at the end of the first story I ever wrote. I was sitting in an old brown wooden chair behind my little desk […]
I could be busy 16 hours a day. I have a full-time job in construction and do some jobs on the side. I like to cook, write non-fiction, fiction, and poetry. I enjoy hiking, going on trips, working out at the gym and watching a TV show here and there. However, I’ve always believed family […]