Other Writers, Listen Up
You're probably way ahead of me on this, but just in case you aren't, I've discovered a WONDERFUL research source on the internet: http://www.wikipedia.org/It's great! All sorts of focused information on the Civil War, which as many of you know, I'm studying in...
Plotting Day
I'm taking what Jayne Ann Krentz calls a plotting day. I have outlines for the new books, and I've even got half a chapter of one of them done. But the Qwest man is here about my internet connection and the phone service in the apartment over the barn, which does not...
Settling In
The nip of fall is definitely in the air, though we could, of course, have some more hot weather before the season actually turns. All my life, I've loved autumn best--starting school, new clothes and piles of paper and boxes of pencils, the changing leaves, and that...
Jewelry Commercial
If you want to see some first-class old-fashioned Western jewelry, go to:www.montanasilversmiths.comThe Lynn Brown collection is gorgeous, and I'm planning to offer some of her pieces on this website as reader prizes, so watch that monthly contest!
Three Magic Words
I often get lovely insights during my morning journalling sessions, and today was a humdinger.A little groundwork, first. We Laels, you see, are a stubborn bunch. (And that's putting it kindly.) It's our first instinct--and this goes back for generations--to dig in...
On the Move
I'm at the lake again, but soon off to the book store and a few other places. Sadie and Bernice are happy at the other house, by all reports, but I still miss them and will be glad to see their pesky little fur-faces again tomorrow.I'm almost convalescent, recovering...
A Drive-by Blogging
Here I am at the main house--Sadie and Bernice wanted to come back, so I brought them. I'll be going back out to the lake, dogless. Sometimes they just don't settle in out there, and this is one of those times. They miss their big yard, the other dogs, the kitties,...
Phew!
Well, except for some revisions in the read-through stage, "The Rustler" is finished. That last chapter is action-packed, I'm here to tell you, and WHAT a last chapter! Writing it was like being one of those guys in the old western movies, hanging on to a runaway...
Today’s the Day…
I think! I think I'm going to be finished with "The Rustler" today, but there are so many strings to tie up, I can't be sure. Might need another chapter, or an epilogue. We shall see.What a deeply moving experience it was to write yesterday's chapter. It was the...
Plans! I’ve got Plans!
I'm almost finished with "The Rustler", and I LOVE this book. I can hardly wait to share it with you. It was a strong emotional experience, writing it, and I hope you will have an equally gratifying time when you read it.Added to the plans for the Civil War Tours I've...
Seasons
There was a distinct, crisp chill in the air when Sadie and I took the elevator down to the first floor and went outside. Fall is definitely coming.Fall has always been my favorite season, at least here in the Northwest. In Arizona, I could hardly tell the difference...
Stone Creek, 1907
Well, I get to be travel-free for a few months, anyhow. The older I get, the more I'm like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. There's just no place like home--or, in my case, homes. I'll be working straight through the weekend on "The Rustler"---it's practically writing...