My desk and the floor around my desk is covered with research papers and books about Elizabeth Custer. She was a fascinating woman. From almost the moment she met George to the time she passed away at 91 she sang his praises. They were wed in 1864 and he was killed 12 years later. She read more…

It’s a good thing my life as a writer isn’t a reality show. Nothing could be more boring. I spend a great deal of my day just looking for my reading glasses. When I find them I’m going to go back to researching the life of Elizabeth Custer for the new book I?m writing. I’ll read more…

According to the folks at Hallmark Films “we may be able to get this one (Thunder Over the Prairie) set up this fall!!!” I certainly hope that’s the case. People don’t always mean what they say. What a blessing it would be though. Howard and I were guests this morning on a radio program out read more…

Nellie Bly was an American journalist, author, industrialist, and charity worker. She is most famous for an undercover expose in which she faked insanity to study a mental institution from within. Lucy Stone was a prominent American abolitionist, suffragist, and reporter for the newspaper The Liberator. Both women are subjects in the new book I’m read more…

Some days it feels like I’ve got just one hopeful thing going on. Today it’s Thunder Over the Prairie. I’ve included a few reviews from the book on Amazon.com as a reminder to myself of how grateful I am to have had a chance to write about some of my heroes. I’m pleased people like read more…

Many books get bad reviews. I’ve had more than my share of bad reviews and although I do not think there is any up side to reading them I wouldn’t deny a critics right to express his opinion. Over the last few years however it seems that reviewers have gone beyond critiquing the work and read more…

It’s good to be home again, but what a time I had on the book tour. I met some wonderful people in every town I visited. Larry Bowen at Readers Corner Book Store in Rolla, Missouri, Steve Meyer in Richmond, Sue Lightfoot in Carrollton, and Mary Kay Speaks at Barnes and Noble in Independence were read more…