Years ago, I submitted my first novel to a list of agents who specialized in my genre, sure they’d love my quirky clever book. I’d edited, re-edited, and run it by people I trusted–it was dressed for success. At that time, I didn’t realize that finding an agent was like putting a hood on a … 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
This post is for Alex Cavanaugh’s Insecure Writers Support Group (click the link for details on what that means and how to join. You will also find a list of bloggers signed up to the challenge that are worth checking out. The first Wednesday of every month, we all post our thoughts, fears or words … 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
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
