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Echoes, interviews, and new books to watch for
It has been a crazy ride, but Echoes has been released to the world. What a journey! When I was in school, decades ago, I wanted to write historical fiction. I was sure that B.A. in U.S. History was going to be put to use in a story centered around the American Revolution. Nope. Didn’t happen. I…
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Research, Writing, Star Wars, and Medieval Knights
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by award-winning author Anna Belfrage about a week ago. I probably went on too long about my research and inspiration for the Battle Scars series, my writing roots in the Star Wars universe, and the knightly romance, i.e., the forbidden love that is a central theme of this…
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Michaelmas in Medieval Britain
Today I am participating in a blog hop to celebrate the release of volume 2 of Castles, Customs and Kings: True Tales by English Historical Fiction Authors, edited by Debra Brown and Sue Millard. See the information at the end of this post to order this treasure. Participating blogs in this hop have chosen a custom…
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Versatile bloggers
Alison Morton, author of the Roma Nova series and fellow B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree, named me a versatile blogger. How cool is that? What a great way to be introduced to readers of Alison’s blog and to recognize other writers. Check out the other individuals she nominated. (I would’ve added at least 2 of them here if…
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Walks on the Blog Side…
Oh look! It’s me over at Black Lilac Kitty! Thanks, Cindy, for inviting me over to meet your readers. We’re taking a very short walk through the blogosphere this week. Does my photo from Conisbrough Castle make it look like I’m locked away? Well, close. *wipes brow* I’m slaving over the final edits to my…
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Just another day at the coffee shop…
Looks around. This place is comfortable. I was attempting to explain why I like it over other places in town to a friend last week. It’s dark & soothing despite the huge picture windows, despite the conversations buzzing around me. About school, a test. About politics. God. K-State football. And let’s not forget the goodies!…
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Family Peace teaser #2
I signed up for a Loglines class at WANATribe. WANA – “we are not alone” – is a social community for creative types, a place to encourage & support each other through the writing & publishing process. It was started by Kristen Lamb, who I’ve pointed to numerous times here. You can read all about…