It's no secret I write longish historical novels. What you may not know is that the novel that's published is a much edited and trimmed down version of my original draft. For good reason. I've been known to produce a first draft that's more than twice the length of...

If your book club plans to read Shiloh (and I hope you do!), Tyndale House and I have put together a special Book Club Kit for you. Inside this kit you'll find: An exclusive letter from me, including recipes that recreate a meal the characters might have eaten, cooked...

The beginning of me as a writer, that is. It started way back, and I have documented proof, thanks to my grandmother, Margaret Johnson, who kept it for me. Her note reads: "Lori -- I'm enclosing a story you wrote and sent me in 1978. A foretaste of what you would be...

Shiloh releases one month from today and I'm thrilled we're so close to the release date. I've been waiting many years to share this second half of Ian and Seona's story with you, as well as granting my long-time readers the thing they've asked me for by far more than...

It's a blessing and boon when fellow authors lend their gracious words of endorsement to a writer's creative work. I'm honored and thankful for these endorsements for my upcoming release, Shiloh, sequel to Mountain Laurel, from historical fiction writers whose...

How is this year already half over? Summer is heating up here in my neck of the woods (southern Oregon). Tomorrow, Sunday, we are forecast to hit 114 degrees F. If we do, it will be the hottest temperature I've ever experienced. It's gotten close to that here before...

And I've done it at last. Yesterday I spent a little time on Canva and created a flow chart that shows exactly how all my novels are connected to each other by character crossovers. With (soon-to-be) eight novels published, the joys of historical world-building have...

Hello reader friends! Did you miss my Spring 2021 Newsletter, which went out to subscribers earlier this month? If you aren't subscribed, the form is either on the right of your screen, or scroll down to it below this post. I send out two main newsletters a year,...

Recently I discovered Sweet Snowdonia Baking Company, a cookie (or "biscuit" as they say across the pond) shop in Conwy, Wales. It's run by a friend of a friend, which is how I came to have any notion about a cookie shop in Wales to begin with. Needless to say if you...

Hello Readers! It's finally here! One of my favorite steps in a book's long journey to publication: cover reveal time! Introducing Shiloh, the second installment in the Kindred duology... Morning glories I love that my cover designer at Tyndale, Libby Dykstra,...