My Favorite Supporting Character
It’s easy for writers to fall in love with our characters, and like loving our children, writers love each character for different reasons. I obviously love my main characters, because I spend so much time with them and know them…
Wealth Woman: Kate Carmack and the Last Great Race for Gold
There’s one Alaska history book I am really looking forward to reading this year. You may be aware of Kate Carmack (Shaaw Tláa). Her husband George Carmack allegedly found the gold that started the Klondike Gold Rush. I’ve written about…
Who is Ellie Webster?
Ellie Webster is the main character in my upcoming young adult historical romance Fools Gold. She is an intelligent eighteen-year-old, the responsible older sister to Billy, who she accompanies to the Klondike Gold Rush to save the family farm. Ellie…
Skagway, Alaska Territory in 1898
Skagway, Alaska was the “Gate to the Yukon” in 1898. Thousands of people started their journey to the Klondike Gold Rush through Skagway, most taking a steamship from Seattle to Skagway. Then the stampeders would take either the Chilkoot or…
