Former Perry County business owner still battling cancer, working on new novel
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) – Since beginning his fight with cancer in 2007, former business owner William Crawford took up writing about his experiences during treatment.
What came of that was Jimmy’s Journey, published last year to a great response from the region.
Now, Crawford is back to work on a new book, this one being nonfiction.
Titled “Emma’s Story,” Crawford said the book is based on a late family friend.
“It’s a lady that I knew up in the state of Virginia and I’ve started writing on it. It’s a process, Jimmy’s Journey took me about ten months,” he said. “I figured this one would take several months to finish but it’s going to be a good story.”
Linda Crawford, his wife, said the new story will make for a good read.
“Once he gets all the work together and interviews his sister that lives in Virginia,” she said. “She’s going to help him with a lot of the details on it. I think he’ll do a great job on…
