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My Thoughts on Finishing Another First Draft
This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this
May 20, 2026
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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
Every so often I thumb through one of my boxes of old photographs. This time
One of my favorite oases in Kansas City is the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. I go
My husband and I closed on the sale of our house in Kansas City recently.
I mentioned last year that I found many “treasures” when I cleaned out some cupboards.
Today is Labor Day, the traditional last day of summer vacation. Though in recent years,
Some events stand out in the mind firmly enough that we remember where we were
Last summer I had the opportunity to chat with Gar LaSalle, who, like me, writes
I’m kicking myself, as writers often do. Actually, in every profession I’ve been in to
When I researched the 1840s for my Oregon Trail novels, I started with the big
As I mentioned recently, my sister did most of the planning for our Baltic Sea
One of the things I found as I went through my parents’ memorabilia recently was
Mac McDougall, one of the major characters in my series, is an attorney who is
The Lake House was another book I read this past year that played with my
I thought about only including historical fiction in my “haunting books” this year, but a
A few weeks ago my husband decided to give away all his unused audio equipment
I have hit the tenth anniversary of this blog. My first post was on January
Birthday celebrations figure in several of my novels, including my current work-in-progress. But I’ve never
When I first began writing, I read lots of books on writing—many on the techniques