Happy March everyone! Wow. Where did March come from? Seriously? Where? I hope everyone has had a great 2019 so far! Mine has been full of work, work, work. Just like February, I have lots of updates for you. Through the Eyes of a Captive is off to the editor! She begins working on it [...]
Happy February everyone! I can't believe we are already into the second month of the year. 2019 seems to be on the same mission as the last several years . . . which is to fly by! I hope everyone had a great start to the new year and an amazing January. Mine was full [...]
Happy 2019! I have to admit that it feels rather odd to say that. It seems like the years are flying by, and it's a toss-up if I want them to continue at this pace or to slow down. I'm eager for some big happenings in 2020 (like, say, getting my rights back to my [...]
Welcome to my stop on the "Spooktacular Giveaway Blog Hop" hosted by Bookhounds! So what do I have for you on my stop on the hop? A $10 Amazon Gift Card plus an eBook copy of my novel, A Road Paved in Copper! To enter, click on "Enter Giveaway" Men. Either they want to kill her [...]
When I first became obsessed with Outlander, I went online to read some of the reviews on the books. Why, I don't know, but curiosity always drives me. Perhaps, it's because I like to see that no matter how much of a blockbuster a book is, it will still have a broad range of reviews [...]
Ask any reader or Google the question: "How important is historical accuracy in a novel?" and for the most part you will get the answer of "very". It's true that there are some who believe that authors aren't teachers. That it's not our job to educate readers on events or time periods. However, you have [...]
Aside from finding your perfect time period and creating your perfect plot and characters, research is perhaps the most important rule to writing historical novels. Why? Because you will never be able to draw your readers into a different time period if you don't know what you're talking about! So how do you know what [...]
