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The Peculiar Worlds of Historical Fiction

It may not look like it, but writers of science fiction and historical fiction have a lot in common. We both have to create familiar worlds for readers who may be totally unfamiliar with the era and setting of our … Continue reading

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The Montana Festival of the Book (October 4 – 6, 2012)

This annual celebration of literature typically has something for nearly everyone, and this year I met writers from as far away as Los Angeles and Chinook, MT, a distance greater in culture than in miles. The event had self-publishers like … Continue reading

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The Ghost at Beaverhead Rock

Those of you who follow me on Facebook or Twitter, or this blog, may remember that awhile back I was trying to decide if Beaverhead Rock would be a good title for the fourth book about the Vigilantes of Montana. … Continue reading

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Rediscovering My Inner Geek

About the time the earth cooled, I learned to build websites by taking an online class called Hypertext Fiction and Poetry. I never became much of a web designer, and then I fell in love with fiction writing. But I … Continue reading

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Aftermath

Those of you who follow me on Facebook or Twitter may have noticed that my sister Marilyn died two weeks ago. We were never as close as some sisters are, given that she went away to college when I was … Continue reading

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