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From my desk, I stare out two large windows overlooking Burnt Ridge and Winter Star peak. If I look to the right, I can see Gibbs and Horse Rock peaks as well. Spring is late this year, which [...]

One reason I’ve felt a little edgy about all the book tour events as more and more are scheduled, is that I’ve been too busy to enjoy the moment. What have I been busy doing? Earning [...]

For weeks, months it seems, so many elements of the book tour felt up in the air. I have been fortunate enough to hire two kind, connected, literary professionals (both based in Portland, Oregon) [...]

Spring has finally sprung in the Black Mountains and, that fast, we’re all hearts-thumping, boots pounding, ready-to-hit the trails. Not that I haven’t hiked in snow, for instance, [...]

The first draft of The Longest Day of the Year has officially been sitting in the drawer for one month. Well…I should clarify. I pulled one copy out of the drawer and mailed it to a grad [...]

Readers, please note: The Goodreads Giveaway for Flashes of War has officially begun. Enter to win one of two free, advance copies! Now through April 27th. In high school, I had an English [...]

“The Next Big Thing” is a blog hop where writers around the world share what they’re working on by responding to ten questions. Thanks to author Abigail DeWitt, who invited me [...]

Last night, the Loyola University Maryland Spring Book Launch in Baltimore kicked off, in celebration of Apprentice House’s 10 authors being published this year. I decided not to fly up for [...]

An unanticipated side-effect of forcing myself to put the novel in a drawer for a month is that I’m freed up no only to read more, but to promote my business. In other words, I’m [...]

What does a writer do with herself when not writing a novel? I read. I read the New York Times and Thumbnail Magazine. I catch up on my subscription to Oxford American. Then there’s the [...]