Are You Reading The Duchess of Idaho? Here is a huge thank you to those of you who purchased The Duchess of Idaho, a time-travel love story set on the Oregon Trail. The Duchess of Idaho was #6 on the Time Travel Romance chart on Amazon and #4 on the Amazon Hot New Release chart … Continue reading Must Read Books About the Oregon Trail
The Duchess of Idaho
The Duchess of Idaho is Now Available
How about this gorgeous cover from Jenny Quinlan? The Duchess of Idaho is Finally Here The Duchess of Idaho, a time travel love story set on the Oregon Trail, is now available. I came up with the title for The Duchess of Idaho about 20 years ago when I was living in Idaho. There's a … Continue reading The Duchess of Idaho is Now Available
Room For Freedom When Writing Fiction
Photo by Patrick Tomasso from Unsplash I Was a Guest Speaker for the Lit Mag Love Course! For my first bit of news, on Tuesday, 3/1, I had the chance to participate in a Q&A for Rachel Thompson's course Lit Mag Love, which helps writers who want to submit their work to literary journals. I … Continue reading Room For Freedom When Writing Fiction
Frequently Asked Questions: The Duchess of Idaho Edition
I've Received Many Questions About The Duchess of Idaho I’ve been promising this FAQ to my newsletter friends for a couple of months now, so let’s do this! 1. Are James and Sarah in the new book? Of course! What would a Loving Husband story be without James and Sarah? The main focus this time, … Continue reading Frequently Asked Questions: The Duchess of Idaho Edition
The Challenges of Writing a Time-Travel Story
Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash Where Did the Time Travel Inspiration Come From? I have a tendency to come up with story ideas a lot faster than I write them. I mean a lot faster. Fans of When It Rained at Hembry Castle know that I came up with the idea for that book … Continue reading The Challenges of Writing a Time-Travel Story
What Was Life Like on the Oregon Trail?
Photo by James Lee on Unsplash Daily Life on the Oregon Trail One of the benefits of researching the Oregon Trail is that there are numerous primary sources written by the travelers themselves. Many of the pioneers undertaking the dangerous trail west, primarily women, kept diaries or wrote long letters to family back east. A … Continue reading What Was Life Like on the Oregon Trail?
Time Travel on the Oregon Trail: An Excerpt From The Duchess of Idaho
Summer is a Busy Time For Me I hope everyone had a wonderful summer. I spent some time relaxing, but I also kept pretty busy. In addition to working on The Duchess of Idaho, Book Five of the Loving Husband Series, I've put together a print and digital copy of Copperfield Review Quarterly, a literary … Continue reading Time Travel on the Oregon Trail: An Excerpt From The Duchess of Idaho
Researching The Oregon Trail: The Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort
The Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort in Downtown Las Vegas Visiting the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort I finally made it to the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort in Downtown Las Vegas. I’ve been living in the Las Vegas area for nearly 20 years now and this is the first time I’ve visited the Mormon … Continue reading Researching The Oregon Trail: The Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort
Creative Inspiration On The Oregon Trail
Researching the Oregon Trail Now that I’ve spent some time building up my general knowledge about the Oregon Trail, I’m starting to learn more about the culture of the era, which is always one of the most fun parts of writing historical fiction for me. I enjoy discovering how people lived during whatever era I'm … Continue reading Creative Inspiration On The Oregon Trail
Baking Time: Giving Your Story the Time it Needs
Update on The Duchess of Idaho The first draft for The Duchess of Idaho is finally done. It took me ten weeks to finish, which, for me, is crazy fast. I mean, lightning speed. I wrote in this post about how sometimes it takes me months to write my outline, months to write my first … Continue reading Baking Time: Giving Your Story the Time it Needs