LAS VEGAS, BABY! In July 2025, I had the honor of speaking at my first national conference, the Historical Novel Society of North America. Held at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, the conference was attended by idols of historical writing such as Kate Quinn and Margaret George. The podiums were huge and swallowed up my 5 ft. 5 in. frame, but my presentation on “Writing War: The Hero’s Journey Through Hell” went well!
Once again, I had the honor and pleasure of speaking with the Spring Valley Book Club in April 2025 about my novel, MY HEART LIES HERE. The conversation is always engaging, and some of the participants had lived in coal towns or had relatives who were in the industry. What a treat for me!
I was once again honored to emcee the Colorado Authors League Awards for Excellence in Writing on July 21, 2024 at beautiful Washington Park Boathouse. Thank you, CAL, for giving me this opportunity!
In April 2024, I had the honor of speaking at the 150th Anniversary of the First United Methodist Church in Castle Rock about the history of Castle Rock and my family’s involvement with the church (including my own wedding there in 1980!).
I taught two classes in April 2024 at the Writers’ Workshop in Parker to an enthusiastic group of writers! The classes were “Character IS Story” and “Tough Talk: Writing Effective Dialogue.”
Discussing To Do Justice and the White Winter Trilogy at the Sloan’s Lake Book Group, April, 2023.
Speaking about my books at Colorado Women Writers at the Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging, December, 2022.
Reading from My Heart Lies Here at Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Conference, September 2022.
Emcee at the Colorado Authors League Awards, June 19, 2022.
At home, writing!
Books in the Wild!
Spotted here and there . . .
Hear my interview with the fabulous Anne Marie Cannon on Armchair Historians August 11, 2020. Thank you, Anne Marie for hosting me! Click on the following link!
Armchair Historians
Awards Ceremonies, 2020
Christmas Market in Georgetown!
Douglas County Libraries Local Author Showcases
Reading at Lincoln Station and My Word Publishing, 2019
Enjoying First Friday on Santa Fe Art District in August, 2018 at the studio of Laura Pawlik at the Atelier at 910Arts.
GEOcon 2018 and 2019
At the Wyoming Writers Conference in Dubois, Wyoming in June, 2018, where I presented the workshop, “Don’t Go Down the Rabbit Hole: The Art of Painless Research.”
At the 2018 Colorado Book Festival, sponsored by the Colorado Author’s League, at the Denver Public Library.
Presentations and Workshops
I love visiting Book Clubs!
Wow! Denver Public Library, 2019
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