As the final crush approaches for our move, I find I have fewer spare brain cells for writing anything fit for eyes to read, but a few deadlines would not be ignored ...My most recent article at Colonial Quills: an introduction to the historic Strawberry Chapel and the now-vanished town of … [Read more...] about Recent posts
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Merry Christmas! A free cookbook and a two-book raffle!
A Merry Christmas raffle and a free gift!What could make the season brighter than a chance to win two terrific Christmas novella collections and get some new recipes? We, the authors of A Pioneer Christmas Collection, want to celebrate the Advent seasonby giving our readers a FREE Christmas Cookbook … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas! A free cookbook and a two-book raffle!
From Carolina to Dakota
So, you might have noticed the lack of blogging. I missed the anniversary of Kings Mountain (October 7), which I was feeling particularly angsty about since that was smack in the middle of the government shutdown, and with the site maintained under the national park system, they couldn’t even hold … [Read more...] about From Carolina to Dakota
Interview with author Elaine Marie Cooper
It's been a while since I've had an author interview, so today I'm thrilled to host fellow Colonial Quills member Elaine Marie Cooper. She describes herself as a wife, mom, GiGi to triplets, and lover of history. Her latest, a Revolutionary War tale titled Fields of the Fatherless, released … [Read more...] about Interview with author Elaine Marie Cooper
New winner
So, I never heard from Dana, and courtesy of Rafflecopter, we have a new winner: Teresa Mathews! Teresa, please respond with a comment to let me know you've seen this. … [Read more...] about New winner
1780, not 1781
Sit right back and you'll hear a tale of how a newbie author got a serious humility check on her first published work ever ... :-)Oh, wait. It isn't that long of a story. Very simple, really.Let's get this straight, right off: the Battle of Kings Mountain, a surprise win for the patriot side, … [Read more...] about 1780, not 1781
