For me as well as every other author I know, the release of a new novel prompts great excitement and anxiety. Excitement because your ‘little baby’ is finally out in
Authors make a lot of choices when creating a novel. One of those choices is the career of your protagonist. For Andie Larson, the main character of That Was Then,
Today’s title isn’t intended to be suggestive … in this case, the notion of ‘adding spice’ comes from the cooking scenes I’ve woven into That Was Then. The main character,
Whenever I reread one of my novels – typically for editing purposes – I alternate between delight and dismay. Delight – well done, Mary! Dismay – come on, Mary, you
Identical twins Andrea and Emma Larson are the main characters of my upcoming novel That Was Then. To do justice to the twin experience I had to dig into the
That Was Then features a fictional campaign for Governor of Massachusetts. What goes on in a campaign? Who are the people behind the scenes? What behind-the-scenes scandals can occur? In
When writing historical fiction, creating settings was all about diving into the historical record to understand how people lived in a long ago time, what they wore, how they travelled,
As an indie author, I work with other professionals to create a finished product. Yes, I used the word product! In my case, this includes an editor, a marketing professional,
As mentioned in the last post, my new novel is a contemporary thriller featuring identical twins where one disappears and the other takes over her life. What is it about
Back in November, I wrote a post on writing contemporary vs historical fiction and briefly introduced my latest novel That Was Then. The plan is to release this new novel
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
