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During the Great Depression, folks showed off how resourceful they could be. I learned this simple fact while researching for A Cup of Dust. Need a salad to go with your goulash? Why not find some dandelions? I’m not kidding. Apparently, dandelion greens (the leaves… Continue Reading “Selfies With Food — Dandelion Salad?”
Welcome to Selfies With Food, my new (hopefully) fun blog segment where I prepare, eat, and take selfies with Depression Era recipes. Why would I do such a thing? Because my novel A Cup of Dust is set in Depression Era Oklahoma. Also because I… Continue Reading “Selfies With Food — Goulash”
I don’t always pose for a selfie with food. But when I do, I make sure they’re ingredients for a Depression Era recipe. No, really. In case you didn’t get the memo, I have a novel releasing in October. The story is set in… Continue Reading “Selfies with the Stewed Tomatoes — Wait…What?”
There is nothing like seeing the cover art for your novel for the first time. I remember going with my sister when she tried on dresses for her wedding. A few of her friends talked her into trying on one that she would have… Continue Reading “The Cover of A Cup of Dust”
If you’ve known me for awhile, you’ve most likely heard me declare my love for John Steinbeck. If not…well…I love John Steinbeck. Not in a I-want-to-marry-him way. I mean, have you seen my husband**? Ahem. Sorry. Anyway, when I say I love John Steinbeck, I mean… Continue Reading “Reading Steinbeck”
My friends, it’s bitterly cold today in Michigan. I’m sure it’s this cold in other places like, say, Saskatchewan. But, right now, I’m focused on how freezing cold my toes are. December wasn’t this cold. It wasn’t snowy or icy or dreary. December was… Continue Reading “Give it Sweetness”
A few years ago I heard Luis Alberto Urrea speak at the Festival of Faith and Writing. Urrea is a Mexican American poet, journalist, and novelist. Now, before you run out and read his books, just know that, if you want to learn how… Continue Reading “The Muck and the Mud”
I’m in the wondering phases of novel writing. What does that mean? Oh, it means that I’m not ready to write yet. Not. A. Word. I’m daydreaming a lot. Asking, “What if…?” I’m typing about a kazillion Google searches a day, trying to follow… Continue Reading “Daydreaming and Change”
It’s November. You know that already, don’t you? What you might not know is that November is National Novel Writing Month (a.k.a. NaNoWriMo). A bunch of crazy people take this 30 days to write a 50,000 word novel to completion. Madness, I tell you!… Continue Reading “NaNoWriMo No No…For Now, At Least”
I was up late editing A Cup of Dust (it’s my new novel, scheduled for release in Fall, 2015 with Kregel Publications). The manuscript is due to the editor on Saturday. I’ve got plenty of time. Why was I up late? Because at 9:15… Continue Reading “If You Weren’t Afraid”
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