There is something so thrilling about seeing things my characters would have seen had they been actual people instead of just figments of my imagination. I love being able to research historical settings in person when possible. I don't get to do this with every book, but since my stories are set in Texas, research trips are often within reach. Many times I rely on historic maps and local … [Read more...]
This and That
Can you believe it? One-twelfth of 2025 is already behind us. It was a busy start of the year for me, writing- and book-wise, so I thought I’d share the craziness with you in my post today. First, starting in December, I refreshed my website. I installed a new framework and theme. I tweaked colors. I tweaked them again and again. Finally, just last week, I created a new logo. I love the new … [Read more...]
Another Beginning
On Monday of this week, I began writing the fourth book in The British Are Coming series. After a great brainstorming session with a writer friend which helped me work through some fuzzy details, I’m excited to write this book. With the new story in mind, I prepared to write this week’s blog post. And all of a sudden I wondered about my writing over the last year. Since I track my writing in a … [Read more...]
A Different First Draft
I’ve written many, many first drafts of novels, most of them “by the seat of my pants.” This means I have a story idea but don’t know exactly how it plays out until I write it. However, I have written a few (very few) first drafts from a synopsis. These drafts tend to have a little more structure when the story first goes down on paper (or screen). I’m now beginning different kind of first … [Read more...]
Looking Back, Looking Forward
As an old year comes to an end, I always like to reflect on it on my personal blog, and I decided that post was worth sharing with my Inspired by Life and Fiction family on this first post of mine in the new year. So here is my slightly modified version of that post: I don’t know about you, but I find it shocking that we just hit the one-quarter mark in the 21st century. And think of this: my … [Read more...]
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