Blog
I’m Building a Street Team! Details here:
Thank you so much to everyone who read Grace’s Pictures and took time to post a review. I’m so happy so many of you liked the book! That is why I’m asking readers like you if you’d be interested in joining my launch team (or street team) for the next book, Annie’s Stories, due out…
If You Read Past Your Bedtime…
…only two days left to get this! Click here!
When Alone is Good
We need each other, and it’s a good thing to be with your friends and family and to meet new people. But I believe it’s good sometimes to be alone. That’s a really, really hard thing to accomplish today. Even if no one is about, if you have the internet, you are not alone. That’s…
Do You Read Past Your Bedtime?
Then you need this shirt! Available in all sizes, women, men, and youth, but only for a limited time. Your purchase will help me cover my travel costs. Come join my team! (Click on the picture for details.)
Peeking Into the Time Period of the Ellis Island Series
Sometimes, while working on my books, I crave some visual inspiration. I can’t go back in time, but things like this help put me into the world my characters live in. By the way, I do not agree with the romantic notion that this time period was when America was truly great. There were many…
Irish Photo Giveaway!
Congrats to Susan Poll, the winner of these photographs! Check back for future giveaways. I’m sharing a bit of my trip to Ireland. Enter to win these prints. They are 4×6 prints. This gives you a better idea of one of the images. They are clearer than they appear here. From left clockwise: Slane Abbey, the…
An Irish Storyteller
I’m researching Irish storytelling. In Book Two of the Ellis Island series, Annie Gallagher remembers her Irish storyteller father. Pop over to my Celtic Voices blog to listen to this Irish storyteller. I love it. I bet you will as well!
Ireland, Yeats, and My Writing Inspiration
Drumcliffe Church built in 1809. Photo ©Cindy Thomson, 2013 When people learn about my visits to Ireland, most ask if I was researching a new book or if going there influenced my writing somehow. I usually don’t have a definitive answer. All my experiences influence my stories in some way. But, yes, Ireland is inspirational,…
Immigration Experience Video
The creator says the images are in the public domain, but I’ve never seen the film clips at the beginning. Amazing. What do you think? [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd9FEeZ5jAs?rel=0]