Social Media. Producing results for my new book!
People consume video clips like hot dogs at a baseball game.
Nothing’s Better than a Good Story. Here’s a Couple of Mine.
Stories. I love a good story, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you do too. Seems like we can’t get enough of ‘em. As much as any, I love the anecdotes people tell me in everyday life. Please permit to share a couple. Ottomus As a kid, I spent entire summers in Vermont, five miles […]
Norman Rockwell’s Key to Professional Longevity
One of Norman Rockwell's keys to long-term success was avoiding the hot air balloon phenomenon. I've learned much about Norman Rockwell while researching my forthcoming book, NORMAN ROCKWELL'S MODELS, In and Out of the Studio, which will be published by Rowman and Littlefield on February 15, 2023. I'm continually impressed by the humility America's favorite [...]
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My Foray into the Electronic Age, The Ecstasy and the Agony
I debated whether I should be vulnerable and write this piece describing the nerve-wracking experiences I have endured during our electronic age. When I told my writer friend Jeff, he warned me, “There will be some young folks who won’t understand your problems at all. They’re lightning fast on the computer.” Even though those youths […]
Fishing for Social Media Followers
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 […]
Call Me Norman Fills a Gap in Rockwell Biographies.
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 […]
Writing Call Me Norman. Comfort at a Time of Loss
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 […]
Part 2. Summers in West Arlington, Vermont. How I met Norman Rockwell’s Models.
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 […]
Summers in West Arlington, Vermont. How I met Norman Rockwell’s Models.
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 […]
My Trip in Search of Fine Foliage Photos
Morning photo of field of amber wheat. Former Norman Rockwell Home in West Arlington, Vermont Kelly Stand Road, East Arlington, Vermont In search of the spectacular photo, last Sunday I drove into heavy fog as I began my trip from Dutchess County, New York on Rt. 22. I hoped it would dissipate so that sun [...]
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