GUESS WHAT I’M DONG!
It’s August. The garden is at its peak which means… beans, peas and raspberries to pick. (that’s 5 gal. of beans.) A new book has arrived. It never gets old to get these boxes of my book. This is the … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Montana
FAMILY
This weekend, my husband and I attended a family reunion for my side of the family. I come from a mixed up family. My father married a woman with four children. His wife was injured in a car accident and … Continue reading →
NEW SERIES—FIRST BOOK
The first book in a new series will be out in Oct. but I can’t wait to share the cover with you. The six-book series is called BIG SKY COUNTRY. As you might guess, it is set in Montana. The … Continue reading →
A STRUGGLING WRITER
That’s me. A struggling writer. I have been working on a story for weeks. Okay, months. It just won’t come together. I am lost in the fog of plot. What I need is light to shine so the story becomes … Continue reading →
WHAT’S NEXT?
Here I am signing a new 6-book contract. This series is set in the fictional town of Bella Creek, Montana in the late 1880s where a gold rush takes place. In reality there was a gold rush in NW Montana … Continue reading →
STATUES TELL A STORY
One of the things I enjoy coming across in my travels is statues. I seldom see one without ‘seeing’ a story. I’m sure you can all think of possible stories when you see this wooden man and the totem pole. … Continue reading →
SURPRISED BY THE CEDARS
One thing I really enjoy about travel is unexpected surprises. On my recent research trip to Montana I made one such discovery. I found the Ross Creek Cedars. I had no idea Montana had such stunning beauties. Some of these … Continue reading →
A NEW SERIES COMING
This week I sent in the proposal for the last book in the Cowboys of Eden Valley series. I hate to say goodbye to those I’ve spent so much time with but it’s time to move on. And I’m excited … Continue reading →
ON BEING A WRITER
I don’t know how long a person must write and publish books before that person feels like a real writer. (That person being me!) But there are a few things that help me believe it. One is research. Traveling through … Continue reading →
FIRST HAND
I like it when I can see first hand the places I plan to write about. So this past week, I headed south to research the mountains of north-western Montana with a special regard to the gold rushes that took … Continue reading →