Even though Amazon sells 80 percent of all books sold in the US today, there’s something cozy about bookstores that Amazon can’t match. When you walk into
The pasque flower plays a prominent role in “Proving Her Claim.” I chose it for its color and because it is one of the first
I am excited to announce that Proving Her Claim received two Spur Awards from the Western Writers of America! My debut novel was awarded the Best Western Romance Novel of
The Homestead Act of 1862 allowed “any person who is the head of a family, or who has arrived at the age of twenty-one years” to file
Women’s History Month started as Women’s History Week in 1982. But in 1987, Congress designated March as Women’s History Month. The month celebrates the contributions and
I love book clubs. Just being around people who like to read is energizing. As a member, book clubs help me explore books that I
In preparation for this post, I asked ChatGPT to write the blog. Unfortunately, the new artificial intelligence platform (is it a platform, a software or just a
Part of publishing a book is going out and talking about the book — having conversations with readers. That’s where I am in my “publishing journey” as
The Printing Revolution started in Germany around 1440, when Johannes Gutenberg invented moveable-type printing presses. As a Journalism major, I spent hundreds of hours at the
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