by Mary | Feb 17, 2016 | DOC, Edgar Allan Poe
Readers often suggest books I should write. My standard reply is, “Well, arranged marriages can work nicely for some folks, but I have to fall in love on my own.” When I’m almost finished with a novel, I start dating again. I read promiscuously and...
by Mary | Sep 29, 2015 | DOC, EPITAPH
True West Magazine recently published an article I wrote about what could be a previously unknown photograph of John Henry Holliday. Here’s the story behind the article. A couple of years ago, Don McKenna sent me a jpeg of the image you see here. It was part of...
by Mary | Jan 6, 2015 | DOC, EPITAPH
Have to admit, I flinched at the first sentence, thinking I’d get slammed for too much tedious detail, but then… Library Journal Starred Review January 1, 2015 In this follow-up to Doc, Russell is on a mission: she will leave no stone unturned, no...
by Mary | Nov 9, 2013 | DOC, EPITAPH, Smile Train, Uncategorized
It’s been published in the fall issue of the Catamaran Literary Reader. I have five copies of the magazine and will send them to the next five people who donate to the Doc Holliday Memorial Fund at Smile Train. Just click on the banner that’s on top left...
by Mary | Sep 15, 2013 | DOC, EPITAPH, Writer Tech, WYATT
“Quit teasing us!” That was a message from a reader on my Facebook page this morning. She was kidding (kind of) but many of you seem to enjoy these Natural History of a Novel blogs, so here’s another. I started writing Epitaph in the spring of 2011...
by Mary | Jul 28, 2013 | Children of God, DOC, EPITAPH, THE SPARROW, What I'm working on now., Writer Tech
As I type this, I’m printing out the complete first draft of Epitaph. Getting all the way to the end of the story was an excuse for a low-key celebration on Friday evening: a margarita and dinner at Applebee’s, not the champagne and four-star restaurant...
