I sent out a newsletter a couple of weeks ago. When I do, I always include a giveaway, and since the heroine in my upcoming release, The Song of Sourwood Mountain, loves bluebirds, I looked for a bird related prize to go along with the winner’s choice of one of my already published books. So, when I saw a book …
Every week on my Facebook author’s page, I do what I call “Shaker Wednesday.” On those days I hunt up some bit of Shaker history or maybe a picture of something the Shakers made or a building in one of their villages. Some days I just post one of the Shaker sayings. They had a lot – many of them …
Are those the magic fairy wands glistening on the trees or only winter icicles that I see? (Anonymous) Every day I take a break from writing and go walking with my two dogs, Frankie and Marley. Dogs are very good motivators for keeping a person moving. They love walking. Well, Frankie loves it more than Marley, but that’s because Marley …
Update: My publisher made a mistake on the date they sent me about the eBook sale. It won’t be effective until later in the month although right now on Amazon the price is as I show. That isn’t going to last. So if you do go out and look for the books, make sure the price is $2.99. If …
Last week I wrote a little about my character, Jessamine, in my Shaker book, The Gifted. I promised to share an interview I did “with” her when the book released. I enjoy doing character interviews. I need to do two of them for characters from my upcoming release, The Song of Sourwood Mountain. Maybe that’s why I thought of sharing this one. …
The Gifted was my fifth Shaker story. At the time I wanted to write about a different sort of female character. I wanted her to be sweet and loving and yet have a difficult time fitting in with the Shakers. Then I wanted to contrast the Shaker life with the nearby Harrodsburg Springs where the upper crust of society went to …
We got some more snow Thursday and Friday and then the Big Chill came barreling down on us. Windchills in the minus zero range. This morning’s temperature was below zero, but it didn’t feel all that bad when I went out with the dogs. I didn’t stay all that long and by our afternoon walk, it was a balmy 25 …
History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight in the greatest confidence. Sometimes there are no winners at all. And sometimes nobody needs to lose. ~John le Carre A few years ago, when I had a newsletter giveaway, I had a special drawing for those who said …
How Cold is it? The temperature outside took a nose dive this weekend with windchills at around zero and that is warm compared to what many others are feeling. I’ve been hearing wild numbers like the thermometer reading 17 below zero and windchills at 30 to 40 below. Zero is plenty cold enough for me, but not too cold for …
January is speeding along. I’m struggling along, not nearly as quickly, trying to get going on my work in progress. The words are being extra stubborn until I’m wondering if I have a story or at least if I’ve come up with the right ideas. Sigh. I know the solution. After all, I’ve written dozens of books. Dozens of them. …