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• MY PODCAST INTERVIEW

  I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Colin Mustful, owner of History Through Fiction, historian and historical fiction author. https://www.historythroughfiction.com/podcast Much of his work involves Native American history in the Great Lakes region, so I knew I was in good hands. He did such an insightful and professional job as host. Here’s the…

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  October 19, 2024

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• An Author’s Plea

  My debut novel, Hatfield 1677, will officially be released next week, Tuesday, May 21. It will be available for purchase online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. I am diligently working to place it in indie bookstores and at Barnes & Noble bookstores here in North Carolina, in Hatfield, Massachusetts, and in my childhood home…

  LCRWriter

  May 13, 2024

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  #debutnovel, #Hatfield1677, #historical fiction, barnes-noble, books, bookstore, novels, writing

• Overwhelmed: Bedazzled and Cluttered

  I don’t use the word often: overwhelmed.  Apparently, neither do many of us. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (which is the only one I will use since reading the marvelous The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams) it occurs only once in every one million words. Also, according to the OED, the adjective…

  LCRWriter

  April 13, 2024

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• Judging a Book by Its Cover

  Yesterday was the full cover reveal of my soon-to-be-published historical fiction novel, Hatfield 1677. My publisher, Acorn Publishing, used the services of Damonza to create a beautiful cover. I was part of the process, and sent them assorted images I found online that shared my vision but never completely, and vague descriptions such as “I…

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  February 29, 2024

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