Inspired by other authors

     Today I had the privilege of meeting the mother and son writing team of Caroline and Charles Todd.  They are best known for writing the Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery series set in England just after World War I.
     It was truly inspiring to talk with them and learn about their writing process.  I know my love of writing comes from my love of reading.  I never tire of finding a great book and these two are certainly tops in their field.

Today's News

I was honored with a news article in today's newspaper regarding my book series.  Check out the link below to read the article.

http://www.aikenstandard.com/article/20140919/AIK0401/140919358/1037/AIK0401

Waiting for the vote and wishing we were there!

     If I could be somewhere else today, I would be in Scotland!  This is the eve of the historical vote.  The polls indicate that it is too close to call.  Will Scotland leave the British Union?  What will happen if they do?  So many questions and I am on the edge of my seat waiting for the results!

As the third adventure continues....

     There are so many beautiful areas of the Highlands that it is difficult to drive through all of them in only a month....but we did our best to see as much as we could.  In my next book you will discover one of the most remote places.  A place where the Scots pines directly descended the first pines in Scotland in 7,000 BC.  Forests in this area live on land that is too rocky, steep or remote to make them agriculturally useful.....but what a great place for a mystery writer to discover!

Isle of Skye - pictures from the Cuillin Hills

If you read Message in the Skye you might remember reading about the Cuillin Hills.  They are quite spectacular!  Yes, those are seals on the rocks!  Birds are also in abundance!  They are a wonderful place to hike!