Release Day: Gold Nuggets
Gold Nuggets, my last Gold Rush novel, is released today! In case you haven’t seen it yet, here’s the blurb: In the shadow of Denali, she has a home, and he finds adventure. Charlotte Cooper wants to stay…
History of Denali and Kantishna
My last Gold Rush novel, Gold Nuggets, will be released on July 3rd, four weeks from today! To whet your whistle, here’s an encore of a blog post that I wrote shortly after my research trip for that book. Denali…
One Year Ago Today
One year ago today, I was newly retired, facing the beginning of a school year without my participation, and just starting to write full-time. While it felt kind of funny to watch everyone else to go off to work/school, I…
History of Denali and Kantishna 8/24/2012
Denali was the name of the tallest mountain in North America long before it was part of the United States. It is an Athabascan Indian name, usually translated as “The High One.” Most Alaskans I know call it Denali, McKinley,…
Feeling Like a Real Writer 6/13/2012
I took a break from writing for much of last week because of my cowboy action shooting. (See my last entry for more on shooting–we had fun!) But this week I got back to writing in earnest. I’ve been researching…