Blog: Fair Winds
Reflections on Advancement
In the last couple months, both of my children graduated, one from college and the other from high school. Excitement, pride, and poignancy blended in these bittersweet moments. Time crept up on me. Only looking back did I see the claim of its ponderous heft. Yet,...
Because You Asked
Like most authors, I always want to hear from my readers. Thank you to those of you who have contacted me and provided feedback. I'm delighted that your response to Adamant in Dust is overwhelmingly positive. But you've had some questions about the book. So, because...
7 Highlights of Book Launch
Adamant in Dust has been out for 10 days, and it has been a wild ride! It feels more like months of an adrenaline high. 7 Top Highlights: Countless emails, texts, and other notes from family, friends, and new acquaintances all around the world, indicating they are...
A Time to Celebrate
My book launch party on Sunday could not have been more perfect. I borrow the words of one of my guest as she thanked the hostess: Everything was so elegant and beautiful like it was from a storybook. I love how your hors d'oeuvres were all labeled so carefully. Such...
Facts and Wonder
Throughout the writing of the Far Stone Cycle, I employed my skills as an academic librarian and dug up a lot of facts. Allow me to share some of the most noteworthy tidbits for Adamant in Dust. All the following information might or might not have made it into the...
World Hitherto Unseen
Yes, I did use that word, Mr. Stark. It’s that kind of world. With the launch of Adamant in Dust less than a month away, allow me tease you with some highlights from its world. Miran: Land of Four Continents The action of Adamant in Dust takes place in Pennith, the...
