A good start
December’s been great so far. Last Saturday, Gary & I went to see Lincoln, the movie. I loved the suspense involved in passage of the 13th Amendment, then the intense … Continue reading
Oregon writers of all kinds will be there December 2
…including me! Here’s the link ( http://ohs.org/shop/holiday-cheer.cfm ) to see author names and descriptions of all the books that will be available. There will be something perfect for every one … Continue reading
Patience & Persistence
Although I’ve decided not to call my memoir Tenacity is my Middle Name, my middle name still is “tenacity.” As members of the Oregon Historical Society, Gary and I received … Continue reading
abundance of resources
The screen-writing class I mentioned in my last post is, as anticipated, stimulating sharper attention to scene-setting. No, I don’t expect to make a movie of First-Born Daughter, but I … Continue reading
Multi-tasking: putting learning to use
I posted nothing in September: I’ve been busy writing. I mentioned womensmemoirs.com recently, after my submission to the food memoir/recipe contest was selected for their forth-coming e-book collection. In addition, … Continue reading
A little encouragement…
First, Gift Shop Manager Debra Comeau–from the Essex Steam Train in Essex, CT–telephoned. It was a year–almost to the day–after I sent a review copy of Reflections of … Continue reading
Illegitimi non carborundum
It was wonderful to spend the weekend with writers on the Oregon Coast. My “writing buddy” Dian & I went to Oregon Writers Colony Founders Day at Colony House at … Continue reading
The Book Tour
We arrived early on July 14, to check out the special exhibit at the Railroad Museum of PA: Railroads in Pennsylvania during the Civil War. As anticipated, there was good … Continue reading
Museum Event: Herman Haupt at Gettysburg
This post is for the people at today’s event at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s special event to highlight their special exhibition on The Role of Railroads in Pennsylvania During … Continue reading
Museum PR
Engines of war: Authors complement RR museum’s Civil War exhibit is the title of Stephen Klopfinger’s article in yesterday’s lancasteronline ( http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/683016_Engines-of-war.html ). His objective, of course, is to promote … Continue reading
illuminate history 