I’ve been writing stories since I could write (which was before I started school). The earliest work I remember (that my parents saved anyhow) was a horrid poem entitled “Silly […]
books
What I’m Reading: Once Upon a Wardrobe
My latest historical biography/novel is Patti Callahan Henry’s Once Upon a Wardrobe. This is basically a biography of C.S. “Jack” Lewis, author of the Narnia books and so many more. […]
What I Would Like to Write: Mystery
I saw a list of interview questions for authors the other day and one of the questions was “What genre do you secretly wish you could write and why don’t […]
Sixty Books That Changed My Life
For my 60th birthday (that can’t be right!) I’m emulating Bono from U2. He published 60 songs, but I’m a writer so I have chosen 60 books. I’m going to […]
Goodreads for Authors
This is something I’ve been doing the past couple of days, since we had a workshop on the subject at the Women Writing the West Conference. If you’ve published anything, […]
Library Memories
If you’re a writer, you’re a reader. And readers explore their libraries. Here are some of my favorite memories of my childhood library. We didn’t have a lot of money […]
Children’s Book Day
In honor of International Children’s Book Day, here are a few titles I enjoyed as a child (they skew heavily toward animal stories and fantasy):
Why We Love Fiction (And You Should Too)!
Fiction is a story that is all or partially made-up, something that didn’t or won’t (or might not) actually happen. Why do we love fiction so much? And should you […]
You Could Win!
We’ve hit 100,000 followers on Facebook! To celebrate, I’m giving away a copy of Down the Owlhoot Trail – signed, of course – and a couple of pieces of swag […]
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder?
First, I must apologize for abandoning my post … sorry for the pun … I’ve been working on finishing up Book 3 and editing Book 2 and working on a […]