I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure whether I’d like squatting in the dirt all day long under the hot Montana sun, chipping away at dirt or at a rock wall with my dino-hammer. PaleoWorld warned me when I signed up: “This is not a tour.” They weren’t kidding. If one doesn’t like heat, bugs, dirt, [...]
June 30th, 2010
Bone Digging at Hell Creek
While researching a book, I often am drawn to investigate a subject in more detail. Something has intrigued me. I must know more. . . .
This happened most recently while researching my book, The Case of the Terrible T. rex, book six in my Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives mysteries series. I was neck-deep researching [...]
July 16th, 2009
An Interview with Author Susan Marlow
I first met Susan Marlow at a writers’ critique group, where we took turns critiquing one another’s book excerpt or short story. I immediately “took a shine” to Susan. She was down-to-earth, insightful, and funny, her writing strong and resonant. Although at the time she’d not been published in the book publishing world, I felt [...]
May 29th, 2009
Doyle & Fossey Are Back!
I’m often asked about my DOYLE & FOSSEY: SCIENCE DETECTIVES series. Kids love them. Parents love them. Teachers love them. But, until now, only book one was available in paperback (which, sadly, very sadly, went out of print).
I’m tickled to announce that — woo-hoo! — the entire series of DOYLE & FOSSEY: SCIENCE DETECTIVES [...]
January 30th, 2009
A Fine Tale
Before I write any of my historical novels, I research. Often the research can get boring, especially if I’m reading a very thick, dull research book and am short on sleep. But often the research can be exciting and can lead to some unexpected benefits!
For my book VOYAGE OF ICE, it was necessary to travel [...]
