One reason we find it hard to connect with history’s lessons is the speed with which significant events become shrouded in myth, often within our lifetimes. Farther back than our grandparents, we have little connection with people. Those of us … Continue reading
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Early 10 September, I set out from Raleigh in a rental car — didn’t want to put my poor, old Honda through the rigors of the Eastern Continental Divide again — and arrived in Boone, NC in good time for … Continue reading
Camp Follower has been nominated for a second award, the 2009 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction, given by the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association. The award is presented during dinner at the NCLHA’s annual meeting, in early November. … Continue reading
I’m about 80% completed with the first draft of Regulated for Murder, taking a break today to guest-blog on Meanderings and Muses. If you’ve ever wondered what crazy lengths writers of mysteries, suspense, and thrillers go through to conduct research, … Continue reading
July has been a blur of activity for me, starting the Fourth of July at Colonial Williamsburg, where I again sold books at the visitors center bookstore all day, and my family conducted musket firing demos just outside, to the … Continue reading
During the Friday morning rush hour, the Metro was packed. Sardine cans. On my first attempt to climb into a car, the work-bound barbarians repelled boarders. The next train was just as stuffed, but I was darned if I was … Continue reading
The theme of the 23 June meeting for the Business and Professional Women of Raleigh was “Writing for Success.” The meeting featured a panel of women published in diverse fields. (L to R in picture) Lea Strickland, Laura Poole, Slee … Continue reading
I’m headed out the door to make a presentation on the Hero’s Journey for the Lowcountry RWA in South Carolina. But here’s my thrilling news. My third book, Camp Follower, has been selected as a finalist in the Romance Writers … Continue reading
My sons and I enjoy reading the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series by author Rick Riordan, so weeks ago, we marked his visit to Quail Ridge Books on our calendars for 16 May. I figured we’d better arrive a … Continue reading
The first two weeks of April, I took Laurie Schnebly Campbell’s online course on writing query letters. This was my third online course this year — part of my personal commitment to expand my knowledge about the business and craft … Continue reading