Of the dozens of books on NPR’s Best Books of 2011 list, I’ve read none. Seems I’m always a few years—or decades—behind. Among the many titles that caught my eye, several stand out, some for no other reason than the length of their titles.
Take Catherynne M. Valente’s The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship [...]

If you support women’s rights and haven’t made a trip to Seneca Falls, NY—go!
I’ve visited several times and never fail to be moved by the names of the 68 courageous women engraved on the wall in the Women’s Rights National Historical Park who signed the Declaration of Sentiments 163 years ago.
The Wesleyan Chapel where [...]

It’s been a week since I returned from a combined research/pleasure trip to Maysville and Louisville, KY. I learned so much and had to get right down to fixing parts of my story that didn’t jibe with history. I may be writing fiction, but I want the historical parts to be as accurate as possible. [...]

Ideas for my historical novels grew out of my employment as a journalist–or, more exactly, from the places my job as magazine writer and editor took me.
One of those places was Seneca Falls, NY, where I traveled to write a town profile for a regional magazine. I toured Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s house, visited the [...]

A Shocking & Unnatural Incident and Wixumlee Is My Salvation are now available electronically for both Kindle and Nook (and maybe even the iPad). Since this year e-books outsold hardbound books on Amazon for the first time, I’m glad to make my two historical fiction novels available electronically.
Follow the links under Buy the Books [...]