One of the things I did on my recent research trip to Saint Simons and Jekyll Islands was visit local grocery stores. Yes, we needed groceries for our camper, but those trips were also pure research. After all, my characters will need groceries and if I write a scene set in a grocery store, I'll need to know what store that would be on this island in the South, what that store looks like on the … [Read more...]

As you read this, Ken and I are waking up six hours from home in a campground in Alabama. We are on our way to Saint Simons Island on a research trip for the novel I'm working on. I mentioned the upcoming trip in THIS post back in January. Time has flown since then, and we are headed to Saint Simons Island (and Jekyll Island) in Georgia where my new novel, Who Stirs Up the Sea, is set. … [Read more...]

Most novelists will tell you that it's difficult for them to name a favorite among the books they've written. I used to say that question was like asking me if I had a favorite child! But after writing more than forty books over the past thirty-plus years, one series of mine has risen to the top as a favorite. Interestingly enough, I wrote the first two novels in the Camfield Legacy series more … [Read more...]