I look back at the Fifties with fondness. They seemed like innocent times, but a lot was going on behind closed doors. On the surface, everything looked rosy. Moms and…
Behind Closed Doors In The Fifties
Forget Main Street, Disneyland; Go To Barkerville
I’m suggesting you forget Main street, Disneyland; go to Barkerville. I had no idea this gold rush town in the Cariboo, would not only be entertaining, but informative as well. To…
A Prince Among Men
On this Father’s Day, I look back and remember my dad, who was a prince among men. Tall, handsome and smart, he didn’t make his mark on the masses, but…
I Once Had A Farm in Ireland
My mother’s family were farmers, so when I heard about Siggy Buckley’s blog tour about her book on organic farming, I Once Had A Farm In Ireland, I wanted to hop…
Are Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels For Everyone?
I recently read All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, Pulitzer prize winner 2015. Though his book wasn’t a page turner, I didn’t want to stop reading once I’d…
Putting Spice In Your Brand
What kind of writer are you? Do you have a series with a protagonist that shows up in every book you write? Do you write in the same genre? Do…
Finding Graham Greene And The Mob In A Havana Hotel
The Hotel Mercure Sevilla, where we recently stayed, and where Hemingway wrote some of Farewell To Arms, is also known for Graham Greene, author of many prize-winning novels. Typically when I…
What’s A Time-Slip Novel?
The other day, I was asked on Goodreads’ Ask An Author, “Where did you get the designation “time slip? I’ve not seen that before.” I was reminded that I hadn’t…
Hemingway In Cuba
After two weeks in Havana, I have many stories about Ernest Hemingway in Cuba. There are tours to all of the Nobel prize-winning author’s haunts: the bars that he frequented,…
Pushing Boundaries
For writers and artists, pushing boundaries is a natural act. As creative spirits, we want to test how far we can go. Look at how the book Fifty Shades of Grey changed the publishing…