$100 Amazon Gift Card Thank You Giveaway

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JA Internment Camp Manzanar

Many of you who have just started following me because of my recent book, More Than A Thief, might not know I wrote another historical fiction book several years back. Best Friends Forever: A WWII Scrapbook sprouted from a childhood connection my mother had with...

Teaching History through Fiction

When I was in school, history meant maps, dates, wars, and old dead people, none of which interested me. Then my teacher had us read To Kill A Mockingbird. I became so engrossed in the story, I had no idea I was learning about the Great Depression and the...

The Dreaded P Word

I’m going to go out on a limb and claim that 85% of writers are introverts. We’re in our own heads, our own worlds, and we spend an inordinate time alone – and we like it that way!  Then our books get sold and publishers start mentioning the...

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