by Mary | Jan 31, 2016 | EPITAPH, Writer Tech
When developing a historical novel, I try to get a sense of what’s going on in the wider world that surrounds my story’s setting. War is always there in the background: impending wars, current wars, wars still haunting the dreams of veterans. But what else...
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 | Oct 23, 2011 | DOC, The Cure For Anger, What I'm working on now.
… when a gentleman dressed as Doc Holliday or Wyatt Earp stops by to chat at my book table, it is a thrill. Yesterday, I spent seven hours in the bookstore and gift shop at the O.K. Corral, while hundreds of people shuffled through, buying souvenirs and tickets...
by Mary | Oct 16, 2011 | DOC, The Cure For Anger, What I'm working on now.
This morning, I drove into Tombstone early, hoping to beat the heat and the crowds. Spotted mining archeologist Carey Granger and had a chance to ask him some additional questions, including, “Wait — they had two ice factories in Tombstone? How did they...
by Mary | Jan 7, 2011 | DOC
Since writing THE SPARROW, I’ve attended a number of science fiction conventions and enjoyed them hugely, but I’ve never been one to wear Spock ears or dress up as an Imperial Stormtrooper. This reluctance to live out fantasies in public could be a sign of...
