I write for young adults, so take that.

A bit of a contrarian view on writing and especially children's and YA writing. I'm kind of obsessed on the YA writing thing, though, as if you couldn't tell.

09 February 2019

Where have I been lately??

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I should probably mention (and this is important) that my main blog is now on my website . I have a bunch of gardening posts going out into ...
01 October 2017

Those Black Wings -- on sale for 99 cents!

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Those Black Wings is getting some good reviews, which I appreciate very much. " I freaking LOVED this book! I picked it up thin...
21 September 2017

soooooo tired

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I've been doing overtime at work, and it's just solid proofreading all day, so I've been mainlining caffeine to stay awake. I...
04 September 2017

Outlander's Scar is 99 cents for a limited time!

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075BQNHXZ Finally the first raccoon book is out! I shouldn't call it the raccoon book in public, I suppose,...
03 September 2017

I have an MFAC and have been writing for over 20 years. So why am I self-publishing?

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The covers I've made for the raccoon trilogy I'm going to publish . I'm a one-woman show -- writer, editor, proofreader, art d...
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18 January 2017

What on earth have I been up to?

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To recap: My book, Courageous Women of the Civil War: Soldiers, Spies, Medics, and More came out in August of last year. Shortly after...
09 December 2016

"ROSE TO THE OCCASION" NOW AVAILABLE & IS FOR SALE

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Dang, I am happy to see this one finished. Charles Anctil, Master Rosarian with the American Rose Society, and personal buddy, has looked ...
13 August 2016

New website!

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I have a new website, guys! Still a few bugs that I need to work out (i.e. the page for ordering books is not going to be live until I iron ...
07 July 2016

Good review on the Cannonba!! Civil War blog

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Frances Clayton in her cavalry uniform. She was a badass. GUYS! Take a look at this review for my book. Scott L. Mingus Sr ., Civil War...
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05 July 2016

Up next on "Pimp Your Headquarters"

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Are you encamped a million miles from nowhere and need a photo frame? Use hardtack for that natural look! Will keep your picture protected i...
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03 July 2016

New review from Publisher's Weekly!

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Loreta Janeta Velazquez, "whose life (under numerous aliases) as a mustachioed soldier, spy, and thief reads like a picaresque narr...
30 June 2016

GENTLEMEN. ACCEPT THIS FACIAL HAIR CHALLENGE

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Let it all hang out, why not.
27 June 2016

Harriet Jacobs -- Author, Aid Worker, Abolitionist

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Harriet Jacobs in 1894. This is the only known portrait of her. Used with permission. A lot of folks haven't heard of Harriet Jacob...
21 June 2016

Civil War photo goofiness....

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"Oh, darling, don't you know that saxhorn is breaking up our happy home?"
10 June 2016

MAYBE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MY NEW BOOK.

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BECAUSE I HAVE A NEW BOOK AND I MADE IT MYSELF AND IT IS PRETTY AWESOME. I am not biased at all! Not in the slightest!! OMG I MADE THI...

A good review in Kirkus for Courageous Women of the Civil War

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How about that? The first review -- like the first bluebird of spring. At least it was a bluebird and not a Pteranodon come to tear my head ...
24 March 2016

Trigger fingers in mittens!

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I have a little throwaway line in my book, Courageous Women of the Civil War, about when the women of both sides rushed to prepare their sol...
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24 February 2016

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So I finally broke up with this guy for good back in 1990. Thank God. I managed to escape to a place where he couldn't find me, and live...
15 June 2015

Writing effectively is like using artillery effectively.

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"It is the same with strategy as with the siege of a fortress: Concentrate your fire against a single point, and once the wall is breac...
11 June 2015

Tricked by jelly beans.

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What I hate is when I pick three black jelly beans out of the Jelly Belly jar in the mailroom, and the last one turns out to be coffee flavo...
18 May 2015

Getting close to deadline.

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Less than one month until deadline! On that day the book must be delivered to the publisher -- photos, stories, source notes, bibliography...
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