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Celebrating Summer!
I keep thinking it might be okay to start watching the news again. Then I do and . . . oh well. But it IS okay--more than okay--to check in with summer in the mountains of western North Carolina. While I'm more of a fan of spring and fall, I sure don't mind reveling...
Appalachian Thursday – Oswego Tea
In The Finder of Forgotten Things one of my characters gathers and dries flowers to make Oswego tea. It's a drink I'd heard of over the years, but didn't really know much about. So I did a little research. Other names for the plant are bergamot, mountain mint,...
Lazy Hazy Days of READING
I'm assuming, if you read this blog, you like reading fiction. Hopefully, Appalachian historical fiction! And I often post about books I'm reading (when I'm not writing!). But I read more than books and I'm betting you do, too. So, what else do you enjoy reading? I...
Appalachian Thursday – Chimney Corner, WV
I'll confess that the first time I discovered Chimney Corner, it was because I wanted to avoid driving over the New River Gorge Bridge. I tell ya, I was fine with that bridge until I went to the overlook and stood BELOW the bridge and yet ABOVE the river far, far...
What I Found When I Cleaned Out My Closet
I recently used some vacation time to just stay home and write. Of course, that's not ALL I did. I also hiked and cooked and pretend gardened and . . . cleaned out my closet. This was a LONG overdue task. I knew I needed to let some things go, but every time I...
The Finder of Forgotten Things (Preview!)
Can you believe it? Just five months until my next novel releases. That seems both forever and practically tomorrow! As the days tick by, I thought it might be fun to share the opening of the story. Hopefully, it'll whet your whistle for the whole thing! While the...
Heroines on the Run
I LOVE looking at book covers. And yes, I will judge a book (or at least look inside) based on the cover alone. And I've been noticing a trend on covers that I think is fabulous. Namely, heroines in motion! So many covers feature a heroine posed just so on the cover....
Carol Award Final for The Right Kind of Fool
After snagging Book of the Year at the Selah Awards last month, The Right Kind of Fool is making me proud once again by being named as a finalist for an American Christian Fiction Writers Carol Award in the historical category. The winner will be announced in...
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