I do not have many African American characters in my books, but I do include
Today is Ash Wednesday, but although I am Catholic, I will not be getting ashes
As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
I’m turning now from haunting books that deal with violence and man’s inhumanity to man
Every so often I look at what WordPress.com tells me about searches that have led
I wrote last week about the recent vacation my husband and I took to the
When I arrived at Middlebury College, I knew no one. The college did a reasonably
A friend of mine recently emailed me an article from the Mayo Clinic on “popcorn
In my critique group, I’m known as the point of view Nazi. I am usually
My granddaughter paid me a visit this past weekend (with her parents), so I haven’t
I am writing this post just a few hours after I dropped my daughter and
A lot goes on in our family in May. Our daughter’s birthday. Mother’s Day. And,
Henry Vizetelly, an English publisher who was in San Francisco at the time of the
One issue every writer must address is how much time to spend marketing as opposed
I have usually devoted at least one October post to “haunting books,” because October is
As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
I’m always curious about the reasons other historical fiction writers are drawn to the genre.
In an earlier post, I mentioned situations where I was confronted by the fact that
Later this year my husband and I will celebrate our 35th anniversary. We started dating,
I’ve written before about the family hike we took in Switzerland in 1998 when my
One of the Easter vacations my family took when my kids were young was a