Writers always need time and silence to do their work, and never more so than we are writing a first draft. Life intrudes, as it should, because we are people first and writers second. But still a part of us longs for a clean, quiet place in which to do our work. “Give me, O …
I found an amazing quote in a book I am reading, THE SUMMER GARDEN by Paullina Simons. As usual, I am late to this party…this is the first book I have read by Ms. Simons, but like so many people around the world, it will not be my last. The novel is beautiful, and I …
What a blessing, to come home from a fabulous conference and to find the German copies of THE QUEEN’S PAWN waiting for me. To see my own words written in a foreign tongue is a huge thrill. I can’t quite believe it, though I hold a copy of the novel in my hand. THE STORY …
I found myself sitting alone and quiet on Sunday afternoon. The HNS 2011 Conference is done, and I have a smile on my face. I met so many incredible people, some I knew as part of our online community and some I met for the first time. We all were drawn together by our love …
It is an old adage, and a true one, that winners write the histories. Sometimes the histories that survive are the tales told by an enemy. This is often true for Eleanor…so many enemies wrote her history. I am glad we are taking it back. Apache is a Navaho word for enemy. Enemy is the …
Eleanor of Aquitaine, the lady I most admire in all the world, was always making herself over. She would change her life, in the face of great odds, whenever she felt change was needed. And she did not just change her hair or the color of her gowns, she changed husbands, kingdoms, her entire world. …