Did you know that my literary agent, Wendy Lawton, is also a published writer? She has a wonderful series of historical fiction, Daughters of the Faith, based on the lives of real young women, written for the middle grade market (8-12). Though I'm far more middle-aged...

Introducing a new version of Burning Sky: "The Land of My Father" (Dutch version) November 11, 2014 (the release date listed by online booksellers) I'm excited to announce this first translation of one of my books! Even though I can't read it myself, as a writer I'm...

Linsey-woolsey is a fabric woven from linen and wool. Linen is used as the warp, wool as the weft. It was commonly worn in the 18th century and is, in fact, an ancient form of cloth. Writing historical novels is, for me, something like that linsey-woolsey weaving....

It's not often I can look back over my life and see a series of events unfolded in a way I might have written them in a novel (and perhaps been called on the "coincidence"  or contrivance of it). But I was coming to my desk a moment ago for my day of writing and...

So happy to finally introduce you to the cover art for The Wood's Edge   (The Pathfinders #1) Coming from WaterBrook Press  April 21 2015 This book marks my foray into series writing, and is a little different from my previous two releases. How so? While I...

We had two nights at the Oregon coast. My first (more than a Sabbath) break from writing/editing in 2014. No work. No internet. No computers. I walked in the sand. I watched the sun set. I watched my dog watch the sun set. I took pictures of rocks. And of my husband....

This morning I received an email from a dear friend who shared this quote with me. It's so deep and profound (and long) that I'm not going to comment on it. Soak it in with me....“You may have noticed that the books you really love are bound together by a secret...

...on the creation of the cover for The Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn. I’m a blessed writer to have Kristopher Orr designing the covers for my novels, and can attest that readers agree. Kristopher takes my thousands (and thousands) of words and distills them into one...

It's content edit time! I received the first round of editorial notes for my next 18th century novel, The Wood's Edge, yesterday evening. I've just completed the preliminary step I've always taken in tackling a content edit. That's a whole book there on my kitchen...

I'm still stunned by the news that Burning Sky has won two Christy Awards, and the Book of the Year 2014 Award.  Let's CELEBRATE! Relz Reviews has one more giveaway to offer, a signed copy of each of the 7 winning books, plus a $100 Visa Gift Card. This drawing...