
My Thoughts on Finishing Another First Draft
This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this

This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this

One of the presents I gave my three-year-old granddaughter for her sister’s birthday earlier this

As I’ve written before, when my daughter was born I thought she was the “icing

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit the Klondike Gold Rush National
The short answer to why usually I ask questions at the end of my posts

On January 1, I read a piece by Lauren Jackson in the New York Times’s

When I was growing up, my mother regularly made pot roast because my father (a
I just spent nearly three weeks caring for my daughter who broke her leg skiing. She
I’ve written before about the idyllic summers I spent as a teenager on Coeur d’Alene

I’m in the final steps of preparing my novel, My Hope Secured, for publication. I

I don’t typically write back-to-back posts about “national days” and similar occasions, although it is
The first President I could name was John F. Kennedy. President Eisenhower was in office

I wrote about one road trip from hell—a 2007 trip to New Orleans for my
My maternal grandmother gave me an amethyst pin many years ago. I don’t remember exactly

My new website, https://www.theresahuppauthor.com, has been live for a few weeks now. Regular readers might
One of the things writers have to do is market their books. This blog is
Fireflies don’t live in the western United States, and I never encountered them growing up
For those of you who want an update on my writing about the Oregon Trail,
I’ve written before about family myths (see here and here). A recent family reunion brought more
As I wrote recently, I’ve had weddings on my mind. Here’s another post on the
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