And away we go!

I had the pleasure of interviewing my friend and fellow writer Kathryn Pritchett recently, and we talked about reading, writing, the American West, and so. much. more. Read all about it on the Paper Lantern Writers blog!

Perhaps the very best thing about hidden history is that it’s being revealed all the time! In today’s PLW blog, I’m sharing both an old hidden history favorite and some of the latest reveals. Ancient Pompeian frescos, anyone?

On today’s PLW Q&A, Jonathan Posner, Alina Rubin, Vanitha Sankaran, and Anne Beggs and I all share our fav international (aka non-American) fascinating woman in history. These women are really something!

I’m celebrating International Women’s History Month with this PLW Blast from the Past Link List: …help Mrs. Thomas Catt with her ‘Rats’ If you’re at all interested in the struggle for women’s suffrage in America, this is your list!  

It’s TRUE! Today through Monday February 26th, THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE is free on Amazon Kindle! Five days only, friends! Share the love with a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or your social, wouldya?

Literary Success! Is it one big elusive goal, or a single, simple appreciation? Find out what historical novelists C. V. Lee, Jonathan Posner, Jillianne Hamilton, Anne M. Beggs, and I consider Literary Success on today’s Paper Lantern Writers blog.

Many thanks to Jinny Webber, reviewer with The Historical Novel Society, who declares… “The Red-Hot Blues Chanteuse is a delightful, fast-moving story with constant surprises that gives an inside view of vaudeville, partway between a circus and a cabaret.” Jinny says lots of other nice things about Viola, Jimmy, and Erwin (for some reason, ladies… Read More

Thanks to everyone who attended the BOOK LAUNCH panel at yesterday’s THE HISTORY QUILL Convention! I had a few glitches with my ZOOM connection (grrrrrrrrr….) but Linda, Jonathan, and Alina stepped up to make sure you got all the content we prepared. I hope you got some ideas to ease you through your next book… Read More

It looks like over 200 historical fiction lovers downloaded Fanny Newcomb & The Irish Channel Ripper for free last month via Bookfunnel. I hope you enjoy Fanny, Sylvia, & Olive’s story and consider leaving a review on my Amazon, Bookbub, or Goodreads page (and please include “I received a complimentary copy”). Your review will help… Read More