by Mary | Jan 26, 2019 | Corpus Christi, What I'm working on now., women of the copper country, Writer Tech
Amid this week’s tumultuous current events, I’ve been working through the galleys of The Women of the Copper Country, which will be published on August 6th this year. Galley proofs are the preliminary versions of publications meant for review by authors,...
by Mary | Jan 13, 2018 | Natural History of a Novel, Uncategorized, Unremembered Lives, Writer Tech
“Publishing a book is one accomplishment you get to celebrate over and over.” That’s what my friend Karen’s mom used to say. You finish the first complete draft. YAY! You finish editing it. You sent it to your agent. YAY! The agent likes it but...
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 | Jun 6, 2015 | EPITAPH
Had to share this review of Epitaph for the Dallas Morning News by Allen Barra, the respected author of Inventing Wyatt Earp: his life and many legends. I may have the last sentence tattooed on my arm. Just kidding. I hate tattoos. But… Wow.
by | Feb 26, 2015 | EPITAPH
Take a look at this schedule! It’s going to be a marathon, but it’s a privilege and an honor when a publisher sends an author out on tour. HarperCollins/Ecco is putting some muscle behind Epitaph and I am eager to visit as many stores and book festivals...