It's been a busy month. I went to Chicago, helped my son move, did a bunch of book research at the Newberry Library and The Chicago History Museum. And then had the great joy of taking the train home. Chicago to Seattle on the Empire Builder. I loved every minute of...
Let’s talk. I keep getting anxious emails from all of you—am I writing, am I going to have a new book out soon, and why is this taking so long????? All good questions. I want to be honest with all of you because you are my readers, my dear friends, so here is how it...
Part of me wonders—do I post this sort of trivial list when the world is on the fire?—because I don't want anyone to think I am not scared spitless about the state of things right now. Especially since I've been reading a lot of WW1 history lately and the parallels...
I am in a mad dash currently. I am speaking at two writers conferences in the next two weeks, so I am up to my neck in preparing workshops, figuring out how to present them online, and learning all the bells and whistles of Zoom. As. We. All. Are. So I shall just get...
I recently gave workshops on Research for Writers, (at Women Writing the West and Surrey International Writers Conference) and rather than do printed handouts, I am posting all the information here so it is readily available and clickable. Library Love Librarians to...
In my recent workshop, The Character Arc, for Women Writing the West and the Surrey International Writer's Conference, I referenced several books and a blog post/video that I would encourage everyone to check out. Books: Build Better Characters by Eileen Cook Writing...
