When Anna Katharine Green had the dream that would inspire the writing of The Leavenworth Case, her debut novel, the first person she wrote to was Mary Hatch: “The other night I had a wonderful dream, which has impressed a story on my mind.… It is so passionate, so strong, so subtle, so dread, dark, …
A Deed of Dreadful Note is a piece of historical fiction, created by blending The Leavenworth Case with Anna’s personal history, recorded thoughts, and relationships since, as she said herself, “Truth is stranger than fiction.” Where possible, I have used Anna’s own words to capture the grace and wit with which she approached the world …
Toot the horns and sound the trumpets! It’s RELEASE DAY for A Deed of Dreadful Note I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am to finally have this passion project out in the world! I’ll be posting lots of new videos over the next few months, including readings from A Deed of Dreadful …
NEW VIDEO! The countdown to the release of my newest novel begins today! We’re only 10 days away from the release of A Deed of Dreadful Note, first in the Anna Katharine Green Mysteries. This book is the first and only historical fiction ever written featuring the Mother of Detective Fiction! In this video, I …
When writing historical fiction, one of the most important things to keep straight is the timeline of events. While writing A Deed of Dreadful Note, I wanted to track not only the events in Anna Katharine Green’s life, but events around her that would have affected her writing. For example: When was the publication of …
Coming May 30… A Deed of Dreadful Note, first in the Anna Katharine Green Mysteries, is the first and only historical fiction ever written featuring the Mother of Detective Fiction! And here’s the cover!!!! What do you think??? Fifteen years before Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published A Study in Scarlet, Anna Katharine Green began writing …
Do you love old books? Vintage books? Book restoration? Then this is the chat for you! Join me and Leah Humenuck as we discuss antiquarian books LIVE tomorrow at 1:00pm MST! Leah spends her days restoring vintage books! I’m so excited to take a look at her personal collection and to learn more about classic …
As we near the end of Women’s History Month, it’s time to announce my NEW novel COMING SOON! In 2019, I wrote my first draft of this novel. For the past four years I’ve been researching, reading, and soaking up anything and everything I could learn about a certain female author who has been forgotten. …
Hello, readers! If you’ve read my books in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries, you’re familiar with my characters’ discussion of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde… Tune in TODAY at 4:00pm MST to hear a live discussion of the book with my fellow BookTubers! It’s a Classics Cage Match! Join me, historical …
Hello my dear readers! Tonight I’ll be interviewed by the incredible Tori on her channel! I hope you’ll tune in and join the live conversation as we chat. Feel free to ask any questions you might have about me and my writing. I’d love to have the opportunity to answer them! Join us Tonight, Feb …
