Here it is the end of August, and I promised I’d write more often! This summer has been a busy one for me; on top of all my duties as a housewife, what with all that that entails, I have sent off many an email query letter or a snail mail cover letter to various […]

Yesterday, May 7, I made a speech at our local historical society about the research I did for my mid-grade historical fiction book, LOST APACHE. There were about 30 people there, and my speech lasted about half an hour or so. It went better than I thought it would; I guess my former teacher instincts […]

I’m embarrassed that it’s been so long since I last blogged! If you follow this one, would you let me know? I don’t know if I activated the address to receive responses or not! Here, deep in the heart of Texas, the bluebonnets are in full array, plus a few other wildflowers! The grass is […]

Hi, Everybody, Yes, here it is already November! I can’t believe we’re now having cold weather! We had a very dry summer until September and October came along, and then we had so much rain, we broke a record! In the meantime, I was preoccupied with corresponding with the illustrators of my 2019 stories. When […]

Here it is July. Lots has happened! I have gotten contracts on three of my easy readers. One is called SHOWDOWN on RANCHO CHICO; another is NITO and THE WITCH; still another one is WEIRD MARIO. They will all be in the 2019 catalog of Waldorf Publications. Right now, a young illustrator is working on […]

Hang in there, fellow writers! After many years, it has become easier for me to write a cover or a query letter. As a result, I’ve been offered yet another contract for one of my little chapter books. That said, I have about half a dozen more stories I’d like to see published, esp. one […]

So much time has elapsed, that I’m not sure what to include and what to leave off! Christmas went by in such a hurry, while January was full of meetings with friends. February proved to be busy with doctor appointments for various things, ranging from eye exams to a visit to the ER facility. Suffice […]

Well, fellow writers, at long last, I received a contract for my book, Lost Apache! I just got the proof copy and am so thrilled. My book explores the life of a young Lipan Apache (those who live in Texas, not Arizona or New Mexico) who is captured by Spaniards during a failed raid. He […]

Well, here it is September already, and I haven’t written for a month. August went by in a hurry! At long last, I was offered a contract for one of my mid-grade contracts! My time has gone toward correcting my own copy and proofreading their copy. It’s in the neighborhood of 100 pages, or more, […]

Where, oh where did the time go? I did spend a lot of time this summer revising quite a few of my stories and spent more time looking for new publishers and coming up with what I hope were good cover and/or query letters. So I did feel like I accomplished a lot. I sent […]