![]() Ever since, I find so much of my inspiration reading historic diaries, letters, newspaper articles, and even minutes books, where I’m drawn to the silences and unanswered questions that feed my novels. ![]() I chose to minor in history, a decision that led me to the letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman and the inspiration for I Shall Be Near To You. ![]() ![]() But I loved my studies and it was there I first realized how history informed and enriched my understanding of the stories I was reading. In the back of my mind, I always wanted to write a novel, but until the inspiration finally hit, I devoured books, filled in the pages of diary after and diary, and wrote letters to over a hundred pen pals (a craving I satisfy now with my newsletter).īecause English was always my favorite subject and I knew I wanted to be a teacher, I studied literature at University of California, Santa Cruz, where I always felt like I was the wrong kind of different (I’m more of an old-fashioned sort than a hippy, it turns out). ![]() I loved writing from the moment I learned how– cutting my teeth on sock puppet plays, poems, and short stories written from the point of view of my horse Dr. I write historical novels, and there’s nothing I enjoy more than working to unravel the story of a strong woman with a juicy secret. ![]()
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