Story Behind the Story: April Gardner

by | Feb 9, 2011 | Story Behind the Story

It’s believed my great, great+ grandfather might have been Chief Red Eagle/William Weatherford of the Creek Indians. The legend I’d always heard was that he jumped off a cliff to save his people. Lying in bed early one morning, I wished I could read the story in a...

Story Behind the Story: Henry McLaughlin

by | Feb 7, 2011 | Story Behind the Story

  The idea for the novel came first as an image of a man, Michael Archer, standing on ridge looking down on a small town. As I asked myself why he was there, the story unfolded: He was there to attempt reconciliation, a prodigal by proxy, of a son, Ben Carstairs,...

Story Behind the Story: Laurie Alice Eaks

by | Feb 2, 2011 | Story Behind the Story

  Lady in the Mist released from Baker Publishing February 1, 2011 and has already been picked up by Crossings Book Club and by Thorndike Press for large print. The whole thing started thirteen years ago. I was in graduate school studying history with the duel...

Story behind the Story: James L. Rubart

by | Jan 31, 2011 | Story Behind the Story

In late 2000 my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I began to live the great sadness of seeing my father slip into the chains of Alzheimer’s, and watched his memories fade away. I wondered where they were going. Was God catching them as they escaped his mind?...

Story behind the Story: Robert Elmer

by | Jan 28, 2011 | Story Behind the Story

Guest Blog by Robert Elmer – See my review of his book, Wildflowers at Terezin! My Danish heritage has flavored my interest in writing historical fiction, and I’ve always been interested in history. Perhaps it’s that way with children of immigrants. There’s a...