It’s a question that is often asked. Where do writers get ideas? For me, they are everywhere. The challenge becomes to write them down if only on a scrap of paper towel before I forget them. (Where do lost ideas … Continue reading →
Today, I thought I would share a guest blog I did on Petticoats and Pistols this week. When I was a child, my father took us to what is now known as Dinosaur Provincial Park which consists of badlands along … Continue reading →
I saw these tulips poking up through the snow. Already six inches tall, they must have started growing while still covered with the cold, white stuff. It’s as if they knew the snow would go and the warm sunshine would … Continue reading →
The never-ending story of Winter. There are things I enjoy about winter. The snow covers the dust of the previous summer and fall. It sculpts interesting shapes of the landscape. Noise is muffled. It’s a good reason to cocoon in … Continue reading →
Today I am going to do something I rarely (never to date) do. I am going to share the material in my newsletter so I you are signed up for that, you will get it twice. Sorry. I love the … Continue reading →
I will spare you a picture of what it looks like outside my window. Suffice it to say, there is snow, snow, snow. But it’s spring somewhere. I found it in Paris. Sigh. Whether there are flowers or snow, Easter … Continue reading →
What? you might ask. Welcome, in Norwegian. Why? Because my latest series–Dakota Brides–features a family from Norway. It was fun doing research for this series. Which included a trip to a nearby museum where I found a number of objects … Continue reading →
This week I learned something about story telling from some moose. You see, all winter I’ve seen their tracks and knew they were about. Tracks that circled the trees, meandered across the lawn and crossed the road to wander over the … Continue reading →
Words can hurt. Words can heal. Words can amuse. (Please don’t message me and say the sign is inappropriate. It’s an illustration.) Words can stir emotions, cause one to rise up in anger, and make one thoughtful. From a … Continue reading →
Temporary Bride is the first in my new series: Dakota Brides. They’ve come to Dakota Territory seeking a new life, freedom from their past and a change from the lives they’ve known. But is their future going to be more … Continue reading →