Posts Tagged ‘women’s fiction’
My "Early Works"
I was digging through some memorabilia and came across a few books I wrote when I was twelve. I’ve shared Witchville with the blog before, but I’d forgotten about these two. The ‘stories’ are three short novellas, all simply dreadful. I wrote The Tonsil Twins for my younger brother and cousin, who had their tonsils out…
Read MoreJoin Me for the First "Story Weekend"
I’m going to try something new. It will either flop or take off or land somewhere in between. Here’s my idea: Every Friday, I’ll post a topic and you can share something related to that topic from your own life (in the comment form). You don’t need to be a writer to participate. You don’t need…
Read MoreOnline Signing for the United Kingdom/Ireland/Australia and New Zealand!
When I held my online signing for North American readers, I had many requests for personalized bookplates from those of you in other English-speaking countries but wasn’t able to help you out then. Now, I can! The Midwife’s Confession is available (or will be soon) in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, and (this…
Read MoreThank you, Quail Ridge, for a Fabulous Launch!
Some pictures from Quail Ridge Books tonight. Thanks to all who came and to everyone at Quail Ridge Books for making it so much fun! (John and I brought the leftover cake home. Big mistake!) My friend, the prolific Margaret Maron, introduced me.
Read MoreHave you Ever Given an Interview in a Bathtub?
(The online booksigning continues until May 7th. Request your bookplate if you haven’t already!) I’m on the Surf City, NC pier. It’s sunny and the water is a stunning blue. From this picture, you’d never know that the end of the pier is crammed with fishermen (and fisherwomen and fisherkids)–that’s how long this pier is.…
Read MoreJoin Me at the Online Booksigning!
Yes, I’m doing it again! After signing what felt like a trillion bookplates last year, I promised myself I’d never do another online signing, but in retrospect, it was so worth it. So if you can’t make it to one of my in-person events, come over to the online signing and fill out the form.…
Read MoreThe Midwife has Arrived
Nine months almost to the day after I began writing the story, The Midwife’s Confession is finally in bookstores. The labor (which I chronicled in agonizing detail in my blog) was unusually long and hard, but now all the angst is forgotten and I get to celebrate a milestone: the publication of my 20th…
Read MoreCan You Help Me Come up with a Prize Idea?
First, I may be slightly absent this week, as far as a new blog post goes, though I’ll check your comments at least once a day, I promise. My work-in-progress (formerly known as The Waif–still waiting to hear which title the publishers like) is due a week from today and that means I’ll be tied…
Read MoreThe Many Faces of Keeper of the Light
In celebration of Keeper of the Light’s reissue, I thought I’d share some of its many covers, starting with (gulp) the original. This cover never made it to the bookstore because my agent and I both screamed so loudly when we saw it that the art department at HarperCollins cowered in fear. Keeper of the…
Read MoreKeeper of the Light is Back
I know you’re not supposed to love some of your children more than others, but I can’t help it. Keeper of the Light has always been one of my favorites of my books. It was originally published in hardcover in 1992 and mass market paperback in 1993, then reissued about ten years ago in trade…
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