Sure, the couple in this photo might look like they’re having a blast—partying like it’s 1911 and all—but there’s tension underneath. HE is King of Fashion Paul Poiret and SHE is his muse, model and wife Denise, and in 1915, their marital tension finally explodes. Read all about it in my latest Paper Lantern Writers… Read More

By the end of this three-hour class, you’ll have tools to build out your novel, explore era-specific details, and draw readers into a whole new world! Buy tickets here.

  I’m so excited to share that the FOURTH Paper Lantern Writers short story anthology—ECHOES OF SMALL THINGS—releases on Saturday November 1st. Here’s a little intro to my story “Snip Snip Snip”, and YES, we have a Presales Page. Stay tuned for a Debut Party announcement next week!        

‘Fess up! Are you one of the thousands of people who have been wanting to write a novel? Specifically, have you been wanting to write historical fiction? If so, you’re in luck! On Sundays October 12, October 26, and November 9, members of the Paper Lantern Writers are putting on a three-part workshop at Bookish Bookstore… Read More

If you’ve been yearning to connect with the great, the bad, and the ugly of historical Las Vegas, yearn no more! DESERT OF DREAMS, featuring my short story Millie and Loretta at the Desert Oasis in now available! Here’s the short story lineup, directly from the anthology sponsors, the Historical Novel Society North America: “In… Read More

Here’s a little promo I put together for PLW’s recently-release Crafting Stories from the Past: A How-to Guide to Writing Historical Fiction. This piece recently appeared in the Sisters in Crime NorCal newsletter, an incredible quarterly edited by Margie Bunting.   I love a good reference book and have lots of them on my bookshelves…. Read More

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

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!  

Coming May 1st, a historical fiction craft book from the Paper Lantern Writers! If you’ve ever wondered how to tackle something in your fiction, we have the answers. My own chapters include information on how to research a location when you can’t visit it (ie, when COVID locks you in place for months), and how… Read More

Have you dreamed of writing a novel? If you want to try your hand at historical fiction, or if you want to hone your skill, Crafting Stories from the Past is for you. Coming May 1st from Paper Lantern Writers, and yes, I’ve got two chapters in it! Preorder now (a PLW affiliate link).