I rolled out of Raleigh about 6:15 Thursday morning 11 September, expecting a 3.5 hour drive to Boone. Drizzle made an inauspicious traveling companion. More unwelcome was the thick fog that lowered over Highway 421 just west of Winston-Salem. In … Continue reading
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Friday 12 September didn’t dawn bright and clear in Boone. That nasty fog still socked us in. Around 8:00 a.m., when I was ready to leave, Marcia got in her car and drove out ahead of me, like a pilot … Continue reading
Lucy Doll and I had decided to cook a breakfast for each other. Saturday morning the 14th, I cooked steel-cut oats with dried cherries and blueberries, allspice, flax seeds, and walnuts. Usually I add some pure maple syrup. We tried … Continue reading
Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia is a Mecca for fans of the Revolutionary War and Colonial America, especially on the Fourth of July. That’s where my family and I were this year. Along with four other authors, including Ed Cline, I … Continue reading
On Thursday 22 May, I was the guest presenter at the monthly meeting of the Upstate chapter of Sisters in Crime in Greenville, SC. I talked about the lengths that mystery and suspense writers go through to ensure accuracy in … Continue reading
Wow! Hard to believe it’s been almost three months since I blogged. That’s pathetic, especially when I have so much to report. Here’s a portion of the bounty I received after winning the Chocolate Challenge. My total word count for … Continue reading
The Cameron Village Regional Library here in Raleigh, NC, is one of forty libraries selected to host the traveling exhibit, Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World. The (free) exhibit is based upon a larger (non-free) exhibition developed for … Continue reading
I’ve had my nose to the grindstone shaping the third draft of Camp Follower. Next month, I hope to bury myself in the first draft of the fourth book of this series. In the meantime: In December, The Blacksmith’s Daughter … Continue reading
One goal of my author blog is to provide a forum where I showcase the diversity and depth of talent that a novelist calls upon from subject-matter experts. Today’s blog entry is first in a series of interviews with one … Continue reading
Betty Savage invited me to a luncheon meeting of The Page Turners book club in her home Thursday 15 November. She served Sangria and hors d’oeuvres before we adjourned to the dining room for a repast of turkey and mango … Continue reading