Over the past 25 years, I drafted five books but never published. When my kids moved to adulthood and my job moved home, I had time to finish them. This one–The Quest for Home–is the final of those five: A treacherous journey across two continents, a ruthless traitor, and unexpected salvation. Based on a true … Continue reading
This week, my wonderful efriends here in the blogosphere are helping me launch my prehistoric fiction novel, Survival of the Fittest. Five tribes. One leader. A treacherous journey across three continents in search of a new home. I’ll be visiting their blogs to chat about the book, the process, and anything else on their minds. … Continue reading
March 7th, I’ll launch my latest novel, the prehistoric fiction Survival of the Fittest, Book 1 of the Crossroads trilogy. If you read Born in a Treacherous Time, Survival of the Fittest scopes in on the more advanced humans who shared Lucy’s world but takes place 850,000 years ago: Five tribes. One leader. A treacherous journey … Continue reading
5 tribes. 1 leader. A treacherous journey across 3 continents in search of a new home. Written in the spirit of Jean Auel, Survival of the Fittest joins Xhosa and her tribe in a world where ‘survival of the fittest’ is not a slogan. It’s a destiny. My current writing endeavor is the saga of man’s … Continue reading
New Years–a time for rest, rejuvenation and repair. A time to assess life. Do we settle into our routine, enjoy where it’s headed, or is it time to grab our purse, our iPhone, our car keys, and get out of there? As a teacher-author, New Year’s Resolutions are more of a To Do list. I … Continue reading
My current writing endeavor is the saga of survival, endurance, and tenacity in the face of unconquerable odds. It is a group of trilogies called Man vs. Nature that address seminal times in man’s evolution–when we first arrived (Dawn of Humanity), when we became dominant (Crossroads), and when we became really smart (not yet started): Written … Continue reading
My prehistoric fiction is the story of survival, endurance, and tenacity in the face of unconquerable odds. It is a group of trilogies that address seminal times in man’s evolution–when we first arrived (Dawn of Humanity trilogy), when we became dominant (Crossroads trilogy), and when we became really smart (not yet started). It is called Man … Continue reading
My prehistoric fiction writing is a collection of novels organized under the title, Man vs. Nature: Written in the spirit of Jean Auel and Kathleen Gear, Man vs. Nature follows early humans as they struggle to survive a world where Nature is King and man is prey not predator. What didn’t kill these early iterations of Man … Continue reading
I met Luciana Cavallaro at a writer’s conference in San Diego. We sat across from each other at a huge round table during lunch, crowded with ten historical fiction writers, but managed to have a wonderful conversation that ultimately inspired the entire group and became the foundation for a lasting friendship. I found our interest … Continue reading
The next book in my prehistoric fiction collection, Man vs. Nature, is a trilogy called Crossroads, set 850,000 years ago, a time in prehistory when man had already reached most corners of Eurasia. You’ll meet Homo erectus tribes from Indonesia, China, South Africa, East Africa, the Levant, and Spain. These are violent people, fully capable of addressing … Continue reading
