What To Do For people like me who aren’t interested in going to a bar on St. Patrick’s Day (despite the fact that we’ll surely miss some great music) cooking something traditionally Irish is what we do to celebrate. I will probably make Irish stew. Since we’re gluten-free and mostly dairy-free here at our house,…
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Happy St. Brigid’s Day! (and a giveaway!)
The drawing is over. Robyn was the winner. Thanks for your entries!Why St. Brigid? I got interested in her long ago. That’s why I wrote my first published novel about her. Wow, it’s been 12 years this March! Today is St. Brigid’s Day! How I’m Celebrating I decided to post on Facebook seven of my…
A Sad But Romantic Story From My Genealogy Research
A True Story This weekend I uncovered such a touching story and I mentioned I’d found something on Facebook. Many of you are wondering what it was. So now, I’ll tell you. It’s a story from the Thomson family about one of my husband’s distant cousins. First, How We Found It It’s true, I got…
3 of My Favorite Research Tools Plus a Giveaway!
How I Research People often ask me how I do my research. I’m currently finishing my third novel set in ancient Ireland, so I’ll talk a little about that. There are many resources and books that people have written over the years. I have several bookshelves full of them. But today, I thought I’d share…
The Forgotten Book?
Everyone Has a Favorite And of my books it tends to be Brigid of Ireland. Here’s one readers who want a wee bit of history should like.
Sneak Peek at My Work-in-Progress
I get it. Many of you are curious about what I’m writing. You want to get a feel for what the next novel will be like. You’ve probably already heard the title, Enya’s Son. You might even know it’s based on legends and mentions in ancient Irish manuscripts about St. Columba (Columcille) and his mother….
Today’s Research: Sunrises
Pausing to Research Quite often as I’m writing, I realize that to describe something I need to better understand it, or even see it. I know some writers do not pause. They just make a note to come back to it later. I’ve learned to accept the fact that I must pause. And so I…
NYC Talking Statues
More About Annie Moore Some of you may remember me talking about the Annie Moore statue at Ellis Island, and that I was asked to write a monologue for her. Now you can look at this map to find the other 34 statues in NYC that are also talking. If you’re planning a trip or…
Festival Recap
How It Began First, let me say the people at the Dayton Celtic Festival were very good to me. They stopped by to talk about Ireland and genealogy, and which books of mine they’ve read. They bought a lot of books, and it was my privilege to be able to sign them for folks. They…