by Mary | Jul 17, 2013 | EPITAPH, What I'm working on now., Writer Tech
If you have access to Ancestry.com or enjoy digging around in census records, etc., I could use more information about John H. Flood, Jr. Mr. Flood served as private secretary to Wyatt and Josie Earp in Los Angeles between 1911 and 1944. During those years, he became...
by Mary | Jul 12, 2013 | EPITAPH, What I'm working on now., Writer Tech
Well, here I am, writing a blog post when I’m one chapter away from completing the first draft of Epitaph. Why? Because I woke up at 5 AM with an urgent desire to read a biography of William S. Hart. Bill Hart was the silent film-era Western star who befriended...
by Mary | Jun 28, 2013 | EPITAPH, Writer Tech
With three days left, I won’t make my self-imposed deadline of finishing the first draft of Epitaph by the end of June, but I’m pretty close. Maybe a chapter and a half to go, depending on the decisions I make today. What I’m mulling over this...
by Mary | Apr 15, 2013 | EPITAPH, The Cure For Anger, Writer Tech, WYATT
From the dawn of the movie and television industries, the image of men in broad-brimmed hats marching toward a showdown has been a set piece. There is an ultimatum, and defiance. Townspeople scatter, leaving the combatants alone in the street. There is a moment of...
by Mary | Feb 23, 2013 | What I'm working on now., Writer Tech
After my last blog, a reader asked, “With the ton of research you must do, how do you tackle it? Do you live in the library archives for months and take notes? Are you a 3 x 5 card kinda gal recording data into several categories, or do you devour books from the...
by Mary | Feb 15, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writer Tech
A reader recently asked how long a “typical” 500-word session is for me. So this morning, I paid attention to what actually happens when I’m working on a book. I never used to be a morning person, but I wake up at 4 AM these days — something...
