I would like to announce the winners of the Dodge City giveaway. The three people who will be joining me in Dodge City are Jeff & Melissa Galpin and Margie Bell. Looking forward to seeing one of my favorite actors, Peter Brown there as well. The two day launch for the book Thunder Over the read more…

Just when I was about to give up on the Elizabeth Custer book getting approved once and for all I got work that it’s a go. This time there will be a contract from Globe Pequot Press to inspire me to go further. Looks like the other proposals I submitted will go through as well. read more…

There are those people in life who show up to everything fashionably late and make a grand entrance doing so. I am not one of those people. I have always been 15 to 30 minutes early to everything and it’s irritating. I’m waiting a lot. A 1 o’clock meeting doesn’t really start at 1 o’clock. read more…

There are times in life when a song, a piece of art, or a film comes along and articulates things so well it leaves you breathless. The film Doubt did that for me. A nun at the Saint Nicholas Church School suspects the priest there of an unspeakable act with one of the students. She read more…

I can’t believe how many people have responded to the Dodge City stay giveaway. Dodge City is a great place and I think the winner will enjoy the rich history the town has to offer. A winner will be selected on April 30 so if you haven’t already entered you still have some time. I’m read more…

The newsletters were emailed today announcing the contest giveaway associated with the launch of Thunder Over the Prairie. I can’t believe the response so far. It’s been very positive and I’m encouraged. I placed the information about the contest on my site a few weeks ago, but thought I’d add it to the rotation again read more…

Knowing that I have Bible study tonight has helped me keep going today. I’ve been working on the research and writing of the book Front Page: Women Journalist of the Old West and sending out multiple submissions for other books as well, but it hasn’t been work that’s given me inspiration it’s been the fact read more…

As a Christian I know that worrying doesn’t add a second on to your life, but I can’t seem to help being worried all the time. Nothing in my life seems settled and as I approach my 48th birthday I had hoped things would be settled to some degree. The publishing house that I work read more…

The book tour through the Mid-West for Thunder Over the Prairie begins May 28th. I know it’s too early to make follow up calls about the promotion, but I have to sit on my hands to keep from picking up the phone. As I’ve said before, I’ve invested a lot in this campaign and hope read more…

I’ve teamed up with Dakota & Sunny Livesay from Chronicle of the Old West to write a book about women journalists on the frontier. The book will focus on the women who made the front page news they wrote. One of the women I’m researching is Elizabeth Cochrane. She was better known as Nellie Bly. read more…