Flora Beach Burlingame It’s on its way! To be released in June of 2022 by Texas Christian University Press, this version is a different story of John Ogilvie (Stevenson) teaching at his bureau school in Lavaca, Texas. This account is a novel for middle grade readers from the viewpoint of a white, Civil War refugee including all the …
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SOMETHING NEW AND FUN
So, just for fun, I pulled up a romantic/whodunit I wrote a while back, reworked it and published it on Kindle Vella. After spreading the word, I had an amazing response to this story–very different from my historical fiction. I have a middle grade adventure hiding in the wings I may put out there in …
A FUN SECOND HOME
Well, there’s been a little change in my life. Son and daughter-in-law now have a fabulous retirement home on the water. To get there, after a little bit of traffic, it’s mostly a woodsy drive and a relaxing ferry boat ride. I can spend the night if I want. With an app on my phone …
Book #3 in the works!
I’d been encouraged for some time to write about my great grandfather’s Freedmen’s school in Texas for a younger readership. So I went for it and Texas Christian University Press picked it up! Ophelia and the Freedmen’s School (working title) tells the story from the viewpoint of a white Civil War refugee–actually mentioned in John …
Stuck!
Well, COVID-19 has kept us all pretty much at home for 2020–not always a fun thing for those of us who like to wander. At least writers can still write and readers still read. An interesting and positive thing has happened since Path of Progress was released, folks have rediscovered my first book, Charcoal and …
Great News!
I am excited to announce that Path of Progress, One Man’s Fight for Women’s Rights was a finalist in the prestigious Nancy Pearl Book Award sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. A big honor!
Marketing fun
Book clubs seem to find my books and I am often invited to come to their meetings and share the story of how these books came about. This is great fun for me and for club members. I have even done a couple via skype when the groups are a little far for me to …
Sales Doing Well
The new book, Path of Progress, One Man’s Fight for Women’s Rights, can be purchased through Amazon in paperback, hardcover, or Kindle, and is selling well. It is also now available in hardcover or paperback through Ingramspark at independent book stores. If you read it and like it, how about posting a review on either …
Sneak preview for Path of Progress
February 15, 2019–release date for Path of Progress almost here, so how about a sample read with the beginning of the first chapter? The coming of equal suffrage of equal rights and duties irrespective of sex may be promoted or retarded but it cannot be stopped. As well try to thrust the dawning day back …
Cover Reveal for Path of Progress–November 24, 2018
Yay! The beautiful cover for the new book, Path of Progress, has been revealed for all to see. The actual book is on track to be released February 15, 2019. I’m counting the days! This has been an interesting adventure involving lots of research, learning more about my ancestors, multiple changes and edits to the …