on May 31, 2025
I’m happy to share that I’ve got a short story in DESERT OF DREAMS, the HNS NA’s FIRST Conference Anthology “Millie and Loretta at the Desert Oasis” debuts in late June at the conference. If you are intrigued by stories of historical Las Vegas, you’ll enjoy all of the anthology stories! There’s no… Read More
on May 30, 2025
HAPPY FRIDAY! Today’s PLW FREEBEE short story is my own tale, Miss Evelyn Nesbit Presents. Here’s the story… “In 1914, Evelyn Nesbit is a celebrated beauty who, as a teenager, was raped and ruined by a famous architect. Her mentally unstable and physically abusive millionaire husband has recently discarded both Evelyn and her young… Read More
on May 28, 2025
Looking forward to being at the Paper Lantern Writers table & at the 2:20pm panel on historical fiction. THIS SATURDAY MAY 31ST! See you there!
on May 16, 2025
Come along with my favorite War of the Roses author C.V. Lee as she quizzes me and my fellow Paper Lantern Writers about Myths About Writing Historical Fiction You Should Stop Believing. And then leave those myths in the past!
on May 9, 2025
Come away today to the land of The Gilded Age…where women sport bustles, men sock away their money, and children…well, if you’re a reader of Caleb Carr or Jacob Riis, you’ll know that Gilded Age children of any class didn’t fare too well. But, nevertheless! Today at Paper Lantern Writers, I present a… Read More
on May 7, 2025
San Francisco Bay Area historical fiction readers! Join me, fellow histfic author Linda Ulleseit, fellow crime novelist Lisa Towles, and SO MANY OTHER Independent Authors in a fun-filled Local Book Fair @ THE SPORTS BASEMENT at the SF Presidio. WHEN? Saturday June 7th from 1-4PM Thanks so much the The Sports Basement and to our… Read More
on May 1, 2025
Congrats to my fellow Paper Lantern Writers on the launch of our Crafting Stories from the Past ~ A How-To Guide for Writing Historical Fiction! Crafting Stories is an incredible collection of historical fiction writing how-tos, including how-to write about horses, use non-western story structures, tame the messy middle, and fictionalize your family history. My… Read More
on April 11, 2025
Welcome to National Library Week, April 6-12 in the U.S. I hope you’ve taken a few moments this week to appreciate the wonderful, wonderful world that is a library and, of course, thank a librarian! While the collection and the library staff always top my “what makes a library great” list, the appearance of the… Read More
on February 22, 2025
Today’s the Day! Join fellow award-winning historical fiction author Linda Ulleseit and me TODAY, Saturday, 2/22/25, for a One-of-a-Kind Book Fair at Pier 23 Café in San Francisco! 📚✨ (FUN FACT…Pier 23 is about a mile from Alcatraz Island, one of the locales in my latest historical mystery THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE.) Love books, good… Read More
on February 22, 2025
I had fun refreshing my THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE bookmark for today’s Pier 23 Cafe book sale. The front is similar to my first RED-HOT bookmark, but the back has a much-needed kindle QR code and a quickie description of the book. AND I put Viola in the background. Hope you like it as much… Read More