Escape from the Past: At Witches’ End I’m getting ready to send the final edits of book three in the Escape from the Past trilogy to my publisher. I’m excited as this book concludes the series and I can’t wait to see it hit the shelves. Right now it looks like publication will be scheduled […]
This is a blog post that appeared on the Queen of all She Reads Blog as part of my blog tour for “The Kid.” I think it was an excellent question which I’d thought about somewhat, but had never written down. Though the post refers to Book Two in the “Escape from the Past” time-travel series,
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The other day a blogger requested a photo of me and my mutt, Mocha. So, to oblige her, I asked my husband to help with an impromptu photo shoot. We positioned ourselves in the living room in front of the fireplace, our typical ‘family photo’ spot. Unfortunately, Mocha had other ideas. No matter how I
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I’m currently participating in a blog tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. As part of the tour I’ve answered more than a hundred questions and written a number of guest posts. Some questions were quite unusual such as what I like on my pizza. I also had to confess to being a chocoholic and that
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Between now and December 31st I’ll send anyone who purchased “Escape from the Past: The Duke’s Wrath” this hand-illustrated medieval map by Bloomington art director James Yount. Simply send a copy of your receipt dated between12.15.2015 and 31.12.2015 and your address to escapefromthepast1 (at) gmail (dot) com. This map will be a great reference for
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An author once told me he preferred writing fantasy so he’d not have to waste time researching history. He just imagined details as he went, building fantastic worlds in made-up places. Well, let me tell you why I love historical fiction. I have to admit I didn’t realize just how much time I’d spend researching
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Okay, I don’t mean time travel like in the Escape from the Past trilogy. I wish I could travel around as I pleased, but we all know only Max Nerds can do that. But I am returning to my old high school, Gymnasium August Dicke Schule in Solingen, Germany for an author visit. It’s a
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Last Sunday, a group of heat-hardened, brave Bloomingtonians attended my first reading. I was nervous all morning, pacing, drinking coffee and rechecking my list of what to take. I needed books, of course, the new medieval map giveaways, reading glasses, bookmarks, business cards and my official signing pen. Yes, authors are supposed to use a
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To celebrate the release of my newest historical teen novel, Escape from the Past – The Duke’s Wrath, I’m giving away free stuff this week. Everyone who’s purchasing a copy by 7.31.2015 will receive A PDF of the coolest medieval map to accompany the story. The map will also be helpful for book 3 because
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I thought I’d share a few updates: Currently Researching/Writing I’m in the midst of finishing the first draft of “Broken Journey,†a story set during the American Civil War. This novel is written from the points of view of a teen slave and his best friend, a white farm boy. To make this work, I’m