One of the fun parts about working on a story set in a different time and place is learning how people lived then. For example, a few years ago I wrote a short story about a stagecoach robbery, and I learned that in some coaches strips of leather (called ‘thorough braces’) supported the body of…
I’ve finished my last writing class until the anthology workshop in Oregon in February, and am working hard on the current novel. And: I’m on vacation!!! I realize it must seem odd that I’m working on the novel on vacation, but writing is fun for me, so this has been really great. One of the…
I’m getting excited for fall, and not just because my sprinkler system is broken and needs to be completely replaced. I’ve always liked fall – I was one of those kids who liked going back to school every year. Don’t get me wrong – I loved the end of the school year too. But there…