Why?

Why?

Why is the world the way it is? Why are people incapable of just letting each other live in peace? Why do good people sometimes do bad things? Those are some of the whys I’ve been pondering lately. But the biggest one, perhaps because it’s personal, is why...
Research!

Research!

OK, that’s kind of a nerdy thing to get excited about, but my historical novelist friends probably know the feeling. I’m digging around, reading, making a timeline, trying to connect the dots, looking for the story, and every time I stumble on another fact...
Work Spaces

Work Spaces

I’ve just come home from a week in one of my favorite places in the world: Damariscotta, Maine. The serenity, the fresh air, the occasional swim in the river—it’s all good for my soul and washes me clean of the daily pressures of work and life, at least...
Thought for the day

Thought for the day

  Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand. George Orwell