Women Doctors in Dakota Territory

Medicine was an unconventional career path for women. In 1871, American Medical Association President Alfred Stille stated that women were “morally unfit” to be physicians.
Introducing When the Chokecherries Bloom

An idea or a concept inspired each of my books — except my newest novel, When the Chokecherries Bloom. Proving Her Claim began with a statistic. While 42% of women (unmarried or widowed) homesteaders proved their claims, only 37% of men (single or married) proved their claims. Lone Tree Claim was inspired by a museum […]
Civil War Reenactment Brings the Era to Life

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The Civil War came to South Dakota when nearly 150 reenactors spent two days in August on a field near Canton, SD.
Editing is both an art and a science

Before I was a published author, I understood that copyediting is both an art and a science.
Happy National Book Lovers Day

National Book Lovers Day on August 9th harnesses all the excitement bibliophiles feel about books into one celebration. Enjoy your favorite book all day
A new genre. Stretching my writing muscles.

But this story is written for younger audiences, probably for Middle Grade or Tween readers. Writing in a new genre has been challenging.
Medicine Creek Claim Research

Before I started writing Medicine Creek Claim, the third book in the series, I did some research – and a lot of reading.
Questions from readers

Readers ask great questions and have insights about the books I didn’t even consider. Here are a few:
Authors talking to authors

Wild Deadwood Reads is a book fair on steroids. Nearly 100 authors and hundreds of readers got together to shop for books and talk about books.