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Wedded to War Historic Sites of New York City
Monday, April 22, 1861 New York City When Charlotte and Alice told their mother they were taking the omnibus down Broadway, they weren't lying. They just didn't tell her where they would be getting off. There was simply no time for an argument today.
So begins Wedded to War--on one of the most famous and historic avenues in the world. In fact, many scenes in Wedded to War are set in locations you can still visit today. If you love history, this blog post highlighting...
My Book Baby: The Labor and Delivery Room
Last week, I turned in my second novel, Widow of Gettysburg, to the publisher. Whew!!!!!! Before I clean up my desk and get ready for the next book, I thought I would give you a glimpse into my office--which I also refer to as the labor and delivery room for my book baby. If you've ever wondered what a novelist's desk looks like, I offer you exhibit A. Take a good look, and then I'll explain.
On Sept. 11, 2001, I was a 23-year-old single woman working in Washington, D.C., just eight blocks from the Capitol. We were in a staff meeting when the receptionist on duty burst into the conference room and blurted out, “They hit the Pentagon, you can see the smoke from the rooftop!” The woman beside me screamed (I learned later she knew a man who worked there), and I quietly fought the rising tide of panic swelling inside my chest. Public transportation shut down and phone lines were scrambled. We were told another plane was headed for us (likely the one that crash landed in...
We are working on the book cover design for Widow of Gettysburg, and I'm collecting feedback on which dress the heroine should wear on the cover. I want you to help us decide! Please keep in mind that Liberty Holloway is a farm girl, twenty years old, so her fashions won't be as fancy as Charlotte Waverly's were in New York City, but we still want her to look nice. :) Liberty has black hair and sapphire blue eyes. Please tell me which dress you'd like to see her wear on the cover. (I'm sorry two of the captions are not appearing-one for the purple dress and one for the pink and...
It never ceases to amaze me what can happen when one idea takes root and blossoms until it has a life of its own. This is what happened when Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female to earn a medical degree in the United States, organized the volunteer efforts of women in New York City in the first few months of the Civil War. Last week, I shared three Civil War recipes for your Wedded to War book club--or just for your own enjoyment at home. Today I'd like to share three more. 4. Alice Carlisle’s Gingerbread...
When I decided to write fiction, I bought a small library’s worth of books on various aspects of the craft: plot structure, characterization, dialogue, self-editing, etc. They have been extremely helpful. But there are some things that are better caught, than taught. That’s why I highly recommend reading good fiction whether you are an aspiring writer or a seasoned pro. That’s also how I can justify reading a novel when my own book deadline is looming on the not-...
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Faith Deployed...Again Wins Silver Medal
Faith Deployed . . . Again: More Daily Encouragement for Military Wives (Moody 2011) was awarded the Silver Medal in the spiritual/religious category of the Military Writers Society of America Awards. The awards were presented at the...
Joy Comes in the Morning: My 9-11 Story
Please vote on the dress Liberty will wear on the book cover!
Women's Central Association of Relief During the Civil War
Civil War Recipes: Gingerbread, Switchel, Beef Tea
Why Reading Fiction Counts as Research for the Writer
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