FREE AUDIO VERSION OF MY FIRST NOVEL
Dove Creek began its public life as a radio broadcast on KRFP 98.5 fm in Moscow, Idaho. The producer, a woman with whom I had attended graduate school, approached me in July of 2007 after a reading of...
View ArticleBLANK AS THIS PAGE
Right now, tonight, I have nothing really to talk about. I’m at the end of a long, fun, busy string of months. My writing life is like one of those little zippy bugs we had in Kentucky and southern...
View Article“MY WRITING PROCESS” INTERNATIONAL TOUR
Being a writer means you get to do all kinds of interesting things, and the world of the Internet has opened up so many possibilities for us that we previously did not have. One of those is a...
View ArticleCLEARWATER WOMEN
Seven of us. All women. All writers. Spanning the decades. Mothers, daughters, sisters, spouses, grandmothers. All but two strangers to each other. Throw in a wild and scenic river, ancient stands of...
View ArticleCLEARWATER WRITERS PROSE WORKSHOP MAY 14-17
Upcoming next is our first Clearwater Writers Prose Workshop which features a 3-night stay and a manuscript consult (up to 25 pages double-spaced based on Times New Roman 12 cpi). I will once again be...
View ArticleCOMING UP: CLEARWATER WRITERS WOMEN’S RETREAT NOV. 20-25
CLEARWATER WRITERS THIRD SEMI-ANNUAL WOMEN’S RETREAT Nov. 20-25, 2015 Reflections Inn Kooskia, Idaho Picture this: a designated wild and scenic river; stands of evergreens; maybe a wolf howl or a...
View ArticleBASIC NOSTALGIA
Just when you think you’ve got yourself pretty well put together, life comes along and smacks you upside the head with a baseball bat. That’s me, or was me, and that baseball bat was the very...
View ArticleYES, THAT’S A DRUM ROLL YOU HEAR
People having sex with the wrong people. That’s what my new book is about. I’m almost thankful my father isn’t here to read it, because I’d been worried about what he might think about his daughter...
View ArticleJAGGED EDGE OF THE SKY–cover reveal
People who don’t write books may not completely understand the significance of cover reveal day. To put it into perspective, think about seeing your wedding photo proofs or your house repainted after...
View ArticleJAGGED EDGE OF THE SKY BOOK TRAILER
Writing about Australia has not been easy. I live in the Western U.S., not Western Australia. Twice I’ve tried to plan trips only to have life with a capital L come clutching for my dollars. In fact, I...
View ArticleTHE TROUBLE WITH WATCHES
I stopped wearing a watch when I was a nurse. You heard me. A nurse who counts pulses and respirations without a watch. Here’s the thing: I figured out I have a knack for timing. I realized, when...
View ArticleTIME ACCORDING TO HEGEL
Launch day arrives. Since Friday, I’ve been making myself available to chat virtually with my group of early readers. So far the question I’ve been asked the most about Jagged Edge of the Sky has to...
View ArticleNASA HELPS LAUNCH BOOK
Absolutely, if almost unbelievably true, NASA posted an incredible image of Western Australia on the day Jagged Edge of the Sky was released. Karma, dharma, or coincidence doesn’t matter. I LOVE it!...
View ArticleDAVE BOODA AND DARKEN THE PAGE
If you’ve read Blue Moon Vegetarian, you know why this photo depicts a milestone. If you’ve ever renovated a kitchen, you also know why it’s a milestone. For nearly three years, we’ve been working back...
View ArticleWHICH WAY IS THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD?
The Wizard of Oz was a favorite film of mine when I was a kid. It scared me to death—the tornado, those dead curling feet, flying monkeys, the Wicked Witch of the West—but I was used to being scared. I...
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