New look, new focus

I’m a chronic “messer-wither” (in my husband’s eloquent wording.) Yes, I mess with things beyond all reason. However, I’ll argue that I had very valid reasons to spruce up my website. First – It needed a better overall theme with...

The secret to success at a writer’s conference

There are hundreds of writer’s blogs. Within each of those blogs, there are a handful of posts that give advice for writers attending a writer’s conference. Honestly, I’ve probably read them all, and if you’re a pre-published author and taking...

Story Behind the Story: Lynn Squire

  How did you come up with the plot and characters for your novel? I was studying the book of Job and developed the plot from it. Since I wanted it to be set in Alberta, I pictured a North West Mounted Police Officer, Sergeant Dixon, and a farmer, Joab Black....

Book Review: Wings of Promise

Description: Kate Evans may be a woman in a man’s profession, but as Alaskan bush pilots go she’s one of the best. She often works closely with doctor Paul Anderson, bringing much needed medical services to far-flung people in the forbidding wilderness....

Happy 95th Birthday, National Park Service

I couldn’t resist wishing a Happy Birthday to the National Park Service, which was started on this day in 1916. Preserving more than 400 parks, historical sites and more, the NPS sees more than 275 million visitors a year. (http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/index.htm)...