A MAGICAL MOMENT I’ve been fortunate to experience many wonderful, once-in-a-lifetime magical moments in my life. Many of those have been musical. But most of them happened in a natural setting. Probably the number one place I’ve experienced magical moments is the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). I’ve been going up there almost yearly …
THIS SATURDAY Please join me at the Deep Valley Book Festival in Mankato on Saturday, October 1, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. The new venue this year is the WOW Zone in Mankato. The keynote speaker is the best-selling, award-winning author Curtis Sittenfeld. She’ll speak at 3:30. The author tables will be open from …
Rustic Mamas’ Market Recap I’m thrilled to announce I set a new record for book sales in one day at an in-person event on Saturday at the Rustic Mamas’ Market. The number isn’t important (and it would be embarrassing for bestselling authors), but local readers’ interest in my books and their enjoyment of them is …
One of my new favorite venues Please join me and more than 100 other vendors and thousands of customers at the Rustic Mamas’ Market this Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 am-3 pm. All vendors are local. All goods are handmade or hand-produced. Quality is high. The event is run incredibly well. A GOOD TIME WILL …
I’ll be on the road again next weekend for two of my favorite events. First, I’ll be selling and signing books at the wonderfully charming Beagle & Wolf Books & Bindery in Park Rapids, MN on Friday, Aug. 12, from 1 pm to 3 pm. To make it even more festive, I’ll be joined by …
Thanks to all my customers over the past 5+ years While doing end-of-year accounting for the business side of my writing career, I noticed I’ve reached a modest milestone of 1,500 books sold! Thanks to all who took a chance on an unknown author. I’m grateful. And if you enjoyed any or all of my …
I’m excited to be included in this Deep Valley Book Festival Authors Panel discussion this Saturday. All of us are members of the Twin Cities chapter of Sisters in Crime and have written short stories for one or more crime anthologies. I’m looking forward to a lively discussion, and, knowing the panelists, I expect we’ll …
Fall is in full swing in Minnesota That means it’s the season for two of my favorite fall book festivals. First up is the Deep Valley Book Festival in Mankato. Here’s the info: SAT, Oct. 2, 9:30 am- 3:00 pm. Deep Valley Book Festival. Loose Moose Conference Center, Mankato MN Next month, the two-day party known as …
Vacation Report I just returned from what I call vacation but others would call masochistic torture. A five-night solo canoe trip in the BWCAW. That’s why I’m rested, refreshed, and exhausted. 😉 It’s a difficult way to relax. But for some crazy reason I still haven’t figured out, I LOVE the challenge, both mentally and …
Not much going on so far in 2021 (personally, that is). Feels like the Dog Days of Winter, sort of like the Dog Days of Summer, except really cold. Finally broke through that two-weekPolar Vortex and returned to normal temperatures–25 to 30 here in MN. But activity brews on the horizon, including my first big …
