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 | Oct 15, 2011 | DOC, The Cure For Anger, What I'm working on now.
I’m blind-tired, fighting a cold, and struggling with internet access, but this trip has already been useful. The main industry in Tombstone was mining — something almost overlooked in most portrayals of the events in 1881. So naturally, that’s what...
by Mary | Oct 9, 2011 | A THREAD OF GRACE, DOC, The Cure For Anger
Book publicists tend to think geographically, not climatically. When A Thread of Grace was published in January of 2005, the first week of the tour was on the West Coast. The events started in San Diego (sunny and 80), with stops in San Francisco (rain and 55),...
by Mary | Jul 20, 2011 | DOC
In a recent interview, the question of Doc Holliday’s reputation as a gunman came up. There is so much mythology surrounding Holliday’s marksmanship and the shootout at the O.K. Corral. How much of it is accurate? The mythology isn’t accurate, and...
by Mary | Dec 28, 2010 | What I'm working on now.
I always seem to do two books in each genre. After resisting the pattern for months, I have bowed to the inevitable. DOC, which will be out in May, focuses on one half of the West’s most famous friendship, telling the story of Doc Holliday’s short and...