As a college student, I wrote a novel in long-hand, in three-ring binders. There was a genius inventor who fought an aerial battle with aliens using his high-tech car to rescue the girl. This was even before I could type, and it wasn’t all that good. But that germ of a novel was re-written many… Continue reading My Favorite Book: Star Time
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My Favorite Book: Beneath The Amarillo Plains
When it comes to blending my personal history into my fiction, I brought out a few extras this time. I grew up in Amarillo Texas, from first grade through two years at Amarillo College. When I finally gave in the requests from friends and family to write a story set in Amarillo, I decided to… Continue reading My Favorite Book: Beneath The Amarillo Plains
My Favorite Book: Breaking Anchor
It would make my life easier if I just wrote one kind of novel — some easily classifiable category. Many of mine fit my Small Towns, Big Ideas label, but some do not. This is one. Chicago isn’t a small town. Traveling brought me many times through the Chicago area, and I was fascinated by… Continue reading My Favorite Book: Breaking Anchor