by Mary | Oct 14, 2012 | DOC, DOC on HBO, The Cure For Anger, What I'm working on now.
When I was writing Doc, I believed it would be a stand-alone historical novel like A Thread of Grace or Dreamers of the Day. I thought the story of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral was so well known, so much a part of American folklore, that there was no point in going...
by Mary | Nov 22, 2011 | DOC, DOC on HBO, The Cure For Anger
People, I have never kept a secret this long in my life. This has been brewing since June, 2011. Here’s what I heard originally: Ron Howard’s father Rance Howard has a longtime fascination with Doc Holliday. He read Doc when it first came out and took it...
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 | Feb 18, 2011 | DOC
And it’s grand, but first let me tell you about my initial encounter with Kirkus Reviews. In the spring of 1996, when The Sparrow was getting close to publication, I got an email from Brian McLendon, who was the publicist for the book. “Mary,” it...
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...
