“Where did you get the idea for that novel?” I’ve heard authors answer that question in dozens of ways, including, “I haven’t the faintest idea.” More often than not, my answer would come close to that. How, in the first novel I wrote, did the image of a peacock rising from the prairie only to […]
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Who’re You From?
One of the fascinations of writing fiction is creating characters “out of whole cloth”, then recognizing in them attitudes and dominant traits of myself, the people who shaped me, my children, or others who have left some mark. I remember creating Carla in The Inheritors and puzzling over her familiarity. Then I woke up […]
HOME FIRES Out in Print!
For those of you who still love to hold a “real” book in your hands, HOME FIRES is now out in paperback. If you like Stories that “shine a light on real things that matter” Kristen Nathan, Chicago Literati. 12/17/13 Stories that “even when I wasn’t reading it, the story was on my […]
About The Inheritors
About The Inheritors I promised a blog about the journey from writer to author, but need to interrupt with some news. The Inheritors is now in paperback! You’ll find it at Barnes & Noble and Amazon, but you can also order it at your local bookstore. The book page (link below) will give you a […]