Sometimes it takes an enormous, unexpected wake-up call to learn to be thankful for the many things we take for granted. I received a series of those calls beginning two years ago this July when I discovered I had trouble picking up my feet when I walked. I was on vacation at my sister and brother-in-law’s farm… Read More
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Sneak Peek: Seasons Ahead with Missouri Amish
Last week I took a nostalgic look back at my Bee County series, which comes to an end with The Saddle Maker’s Son. Today, I want to look ahead with a peek at my new series, which will debut with Upon a Spring Breeze in 2017. This four-book series, entitled Every Amish Season, takes me… Read More
Bee County: Beauty & the eye of the beholder
The release of The Saddle Maker’s Son, the final installment of the Amish of Bee County series, has me feeling a little blue. I think this happens to many authors. We spend so much time with our characters in their homes that we get attached. Yes, I’m writing a couple of novellas set in Bee… Read More
Behind the scenes peek: Research & good eats
As a writer, you really never know what will serve as research fodder for your fiction. In 1978, as a college student I attended the University of Costa Rica, in San Jose, Costa Rica, for three semesters as an exchange student. There I met and dated a Salvadoran political refugee named Pedro. He told me… Read More
Peeking Behind the Scenes: Saddles & Research
The thing about setting out to write a novel about anything when you’re a fiction writer, is you usually—almost always—run into a topic you know nothing about. As a former newspaper reporter, I’m accustomed to this. I was expected to become an instant expert on a new topic every day. Sewer systems, zoning ordinances, AIDS,… Read More
So Easy, Chris Baxter Can Do It
The youth minister of my church gave the message on Sunday. His name is Chris Baxter and the title of his talk (they don’t like to call it a sermon) was “So Easy Chris Baxter Can Do It.” Right off the top, one of the things he shared is that he is a “hot mess.”… Read More