In my February 7th post, I mentioned that I’m taking a college course this spring semester called “Writing in the Age of AI.” Unless you’ve been living under a rock—not to mention never using a computer or smart phone—you are aware that AI is next to impossible to avoid in 2025. There are the Large Language Models such a ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and CoPilot. There are grammar and spell checkers … [Read more...]
On-Site Research
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...]
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