Camp Follower has been nominated for a second award, the 2009 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction, given by the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association. The award is presented during dinner at the NCLHA’s annual meeting, in early November. … Continue reading
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July has been a blur of activity for me, starting the Fourth of July at Colonial Williamsburg, where I again sold books at the visitors center bookstore all day, and my family conducted musket firing demos just outside, to the … Continue reading
During the Friday morning rush hour, the Metro was packed. Sardine cans. On my first attempt to climb into a car, the work-bound barbarians repelled boarders. The next train was just as stuffed, but I was darned if I was … Continue reading
The theme of the 23 June meeting for the Business and Professional Women of Raleigh was “Writing for Success.” The meeting featured a panel of women published in diverse fields. (L to R in picture) Lea Strickland, Laura Poole, Slee … Continue reading
I’m headed out the door to make a presentation on the Hero’s Journey for the Lowcountry RWA in South Carolina. But here’s my thrilling news. My third book, Camp Follower, has been selected as a finalist in the Romance Writers … Continue reading
My sons and I enjoy reading the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series by author Rick Riordan, so weeks ago, we marked his visit to Quail Ridge Books on our calendars for 16 May. I figured we’d better arrive a … Continue reading
The Anson County Writers’ Club, South Piedmont Community College, and the Carolina Romance Writers teamed up to present the Carolina Writers’ Conference on Saturday 4 April at the Lockhart-Taylor Center in Wadesboro, NC. For their first conference, they did a … Continue reading
March is National Women’s History Month. Since 2007, I have participated in the organization’s mission to “…recognize and celebrate the diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and programs.” From left to right in the … Continue reading
Were women in history always the fragile damsels of fables? Today I’m a guest blogger at Romance Novel TV, where I discuss what our “non-traditional” foremothers were up to during the American War of Independence. Visit me and share your … Continue reading
Last Thursday night, I attended a booksigning at Quail Ridge Books for author Krista Davis. Her first book, The Diva Runs Out of Thyme, has recently been released. She talked about writing her “food” cozies. Then she read a couple … Continue reading