At conferences, I enjoy meeting people with whom I’ve corresponded via email, such as Diana Gabaldon and Ann Parker. Almost never do I have time to talk with everyone I want to meet. There’s so much to do, and often … Continue reading
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Carl and I hit the road around eight Sunday morning. That meant I missed all of Sunday’s sessions, including the ones about arrrrr pirates and writing sex scenes. (The latter session was affiliated with the late-night reading of sex scenes.) … Continue reading
On Thursday 24 May, the Florida Historical Society (FHS) presented me with the 2007 Patrick D. Smith Literature Award for Paper Woman at the annual awards luncheon. I received a medallion (pictured) and a certificate. Fortunately, the FHS didn’t expect … Continue reading
Information about the second book in my suspense series, The Blacksmith’s Daughter, has been posted to my publisher’s web site. (Scroll down a few times on the web page to find it.) Whittler’s Bench Press, the fiction imprint of Dram … Continue reading
Book reviewer Liz Clifford has created the 2007 Summer Mystery Reading Challenge. Her goal? To encourage adults to read six mysteries by authors whose works they haven’t read before between 1 June and 31 August. Each day during that time, … Continue reading
Christy Tillery French’s review of Paper Woman for the Midwest Book Review starts its run 1 May. Scroll down a little on the site to find the review, or read it here in full: Widow Sophie Barton helps her father … Continue reading
Between 13 April and 21 April, I’ve driven about a thousand miles and sold a heap of books. Time for an oil change in the car, and time to cool my heels awhile. I can sorta imagine how author J.A. … Continue reading
On Friday 13 April, I received the opportunity to speak before the Caswell-Nash chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in Raleigh at the chapter’s monthly luncheon. My topic was how so-called “non-traditional” women of the eighteenth century … Continue reading
I’ve been busy proofing The Blacksmith’s Daughter for publication this fall. Lo and behold, in my email in-box today, I found a congratulatory message from the executive director of the Florida Historical Society. Paper Woman has won the 2007 Patrick … Continue reading
The Friends of the Library (FoL) serve different library systems in a variety of capacities. One of the more dynamic groups I’ve encountered is the Robeson County FoL (Lumberton, NC), where I was privileged to make an author presentation, followed … Continue reading