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).

I’m thrilled to share that my short story “Millie and Loretta at the Desert Oasis” is one of twelve short stories accepted for the Historical Novel Society North America‘s first conference anthology!!!! Whoo-hoo! It’s so exciting to have a short story I’ve written and love resonate with readers! Even more Whoo-hoo, I’m a finalist for… Read More

As Jillianne Hamilton shares in this week’s PLW Q&A: “All readers adore characters with appealing traits: bravery, determination, intelligent, wit, generosity or charm. However, to make a character fully real and believable, authors must give their characters flaws. It’s their flaws that can actually make a character the most interesting and relatable. The right combination… Read More

Fellow historical author Kathryn Pritchett was kind enough to ask me a few questions recently. And here are my answers….  

And away we go!