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: research
HOW TO RESEARCH
Writing historicals can require a lot of research. For fun, I thought I’d list a few ways I research. 1. Get books from the library. Thank goodness for search tools and interlibrary loans. I especially like getting books written for … Continue reading →
TEN REASONS
I didn’t blog last week. And I have good reason. I will present ten of them. 1. I spent 7 hours on a plane to Maui and then 6 hours stuck in traffic as the only road over the mountains … Continue reading →
INSTALLMENT THREE OF 5OTH BOOK CELEBRATION
I fully intended to stick to my goal of posting 10 lists of 5 things to honor the number 50. But when I started this list, I couldn’t confine it to just 5 so for this week, here is a … Continue reading →
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
Last night I attended a musical play put on by the local high school. This is the picture presented on the website of the Performing Arts Center. Set in 1850 Oregon Territory, I knew I must attend this performance. … Continue reading →
INTRODUCING A NEW SERIES
Coming out March 2016, the first in a three-book series. A few years ago, I read and enjoyed a book about Sitting Bull. At the time I wondered what would happen to a survivor of that battle. And so I … 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 →
LAST STOP
Two weeks ago, my blog took me to the beautiful Broadmoor hotel. It’s a place I could gladly spend a week or two for a writing retreat. My last stop on my trip to Colorado is Bent’s Old Fort on … Continue reading →
NEXT STOP
Last week I was on the train through the Royal Gorge. Did any of you guess it? Here’s a picture from the top. Can any of you guess my next stop? It would be a perfect place for a writing … Continue reading →
WHERE IN THE WORLD WAS LINDA FORD?
Yes, I’ve been away and visited a number of places. Can you guess where I was? Here are the first set of clues. I want to know specifics. Not just a general area. … Continue reading →