I love to read.  But above all, I love a good story. This love of story helped me understand my sons love of the audio book. His first for...

The research continues while the writing nags.  It is a balancing act of joy for me.  What to do? Read or write?  For now, you will find m...

Divergent by Veronica Roth (to see my thoughts on the book click here) Just a quick note to say I loved this movie.  Last week was our...

The best part of researching this book is meeting the people and joining them in going to unusual places.  One of the best places I f...

One of the main purposes of my research trip to England was to find this stately home in the Buckinghamshire district.  It is named Dan...

It is possible that this entire adventure began when I read Erik Larson's In the Garden of Beasts .  My son and I were on a kick of re...

After reading fiction all of my life and making a living by leaning on my technical writing abilities, I have decided to try my hand at fi...