Home Stretch on the WIP
I’m about a week away from finishing the first draft of The Lighthouse, my thirteenth novel. (Some holiday weekend writing will be happening.) Then a bit of rewriting and off for a few rounds of editing. Yay!
My Books
Month: March 2018
Misc
I’m fading away from Facebook
This Facebook debacle has pretty much soured me where social media is concerned. I was never a huge fan, since I’m kind of a recluse. I made an effort because I liked being accessible to readers, but this has all been so creepy. I’m still on Facebook for a couple of writers’ groups I really value, but I doubt I’ll be posting much there anymore.
Misc Uncategorized
Re: Facebook and Internet Privacy Issues in General
In 1994, I wrote a law school seminar paper called, “The Information Superhighway: Is Privacy the Toll?” This should tell you two things: (1) I’m a visionary; and (2) I’m old.
Research Scotland
17th-Century Houseguests Slaughtered Hosts, and Archaeologists Are Investigating
Source: 17th-Century Houseguests Slaughtered Hosts, and Archaeologists Are Investigating
Holidays
Secrets of the soda bread masters
Here’s a little Irish baking pro tip for St Patrick’s Day. The most surprising one: the importance of letting the fairies out of the bread before baking to ensure good luck. Source: BBC – Travel – Secrets of the soda bread masters
My Books Writing Update
We’ve hit the halfway mark!
This has been some winter, but we’re halfway there to The Lighthouse, I’m happy to share. Watch for it later this spring. A mist-shrouded lighthouse guides two souls home, where a chance at love waits—if they’ll take it. When her last living relative dies, Emily Cooke takes a sabbatical leave to take stock of her life. As she moves into her quaint beachfront rental, her new neighbor rumbles into the driveway next door on his…
England Scotland
Scottish sleeper trains: Magical journey on rails | CNN Travel
As many times as I’ve visited the UK, I have yet to take the Caledonian Sleeper from London to the Scottish Highlands. But it’s on my list. Source: Scottish sleeper trains: Magical journey on rails | CNN Travel