Loudoun County and my Southern Identity Crisis

When I heard about the chance to be part of a “Southern Book Tour,” I jumped at the chance. After all, I was raised in Virginia, my novel is set in the state, and I have always considered myself a Southerner.

And yet…

The place I write about—Loudoun County, Va.—and I both have a bit of an identity crisis when it comes to being part of the South.

While outwardly I qualify, I’ve never really been sure if I’m part of the club or not. On the one hand, my credentials are strong. For starters, there’s my name: Robert E. Blackwell—or R.E.B. With initials like that, my parents were definitely trying to send a signal. 

To read more, hop on over to the Bound and Determined Book Blog, which is on a Southern Book Tour — and also enter for your chance to win A Soul to Steal… 

Here’s the link: http://tinyurl.com/7n6xrbg