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MacCorp News July 2023
What's New? In my life... I'm spending the summer on Long Island, New York, with grandchildren and Maddie, my Goldendoodle. Every morning we go to the beach so she can play with her dog buddies and I can do a "walk and talk" with their owners. Noon is pool time and she chases her tennis balls in and out of…
MacCorp News June 2023
The Celtic Brooch Series Timeline: Time Fix When I started writing the Celtic Brooch Series, I only planned to write three books (Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald). I did my best to keep up with all the names and ages, but I didn't always get it right. That's how Patrick O'Grady became Rick O'Grady after Patrick Mallory showed up and how…
MacCorp News May 2023
What's Next: The Moonstone Brooch I’m a third of the way through book 13. Getting into this story has been a slog, but I think I’m finally on a roll. The Moonstone is similar to earlier stories packed full of history. Like The Amber, the historical events in this story are probably unfamiliar to you unless you grew up around…
MacCorp News April 2023
What's Next: The Moonstone Brooch Why do I enjoy writing historical fiction? Because the world is already created. I don't have much of an imagination when it comes to creating anything from the future. I must not have a forward-thinking mind. It hit home this week when I had to create a computer used decades from now. What would…
MacCorp News March 2023
The Moonstone Brooch update: Well, as usual, what I plan to write doesn't always appear on the page. My muse believes she's in charge and maybe she is. I start with a general idea and write it in the form of a story synopsis, complete with characters who I think will be in the story. But the story rarely ends…