A video chat about the history behind the novels, The Big Inch and Harmon General–with Texas Author’s Alan Bourgeois
If you like knowing “the rest of the story” as Paul Harvey used to say, here’s a link to a video interview/chat talking the back story of the WWII Texas based projects that were so pivotal in changing the outcomes for Allied soldiers in the fight. I really need to sit on my hands. My […]
Places These Books Take Me
Because talking about books is almost a fun conversation, I am invited to speak to a variety of different groups about the books I’ve written and those that have influenced my writing. Playing in the world of words has been my happy place for a very long time, and I will stay there for as […]
Binge Watching on Rainy Weekends
Let me begin by saying, we needed the rain around here. I know those folks in the Carolinas would gladly share the overdose of rain they’ve received, but until the clouds burst over East Texas, we were looking peaked (that’s Southern-speak for sick, but in this case just means dry, withered, and lost all summer […]
Jack Ryan and Lane Mercer
I’ve begun the Amazon Prime series, Jack Ryan. I’m hooked, but admittedly, in small doses. There’s a lot of blood and gun-fire. John Krasinski has done a wonderful job on inhabiting a well-known character and making him feel fresh (the show writers get a lot of credit for that as well.) But seeing this modern […]
Love Connecting with Other East Texas Authors!
Making Pins for You!
Friends, I’m hoping you enjoy Pinterest as much as I do. I use it as a search engine for the things I want to see visually as well as things I’m researching at any given moment–house ideas? travel spots? what to wear to work on Friday? Pinterest answers most of my questions. I’ve created Pinterest […]
Taking Storytelling to A Club or Convention Near You
I’ve had multiple opportunities in the last several years to share with audiences messages about overcoming adversity, finding the value in a local story (and making it a goldmine for marketing,) and the value of plugging in to a community and contributing to its future. With positive affirmation from listeners, I’m going to expand my […]
TV Interviews and Newspaper Stories
It’s crazy that these books are picking up so much steam and resonating with not only readers–but reporters! Thanks to the fantastic Longview News Journal story about Harmon General (and its author) television stations have invited me in to talk about Texas history, the World War II years, and why it’s important to keep these […]
Me and Joe Lansdale
Well, Joe Lansdale doesn’t know it yet, but he’s going to be sitting next to me at a book signing at the Bookstore in Kilgore next month. I’m sure he’d be thrilled, if only he knew. I actually am thrilled because he’s the Faulkner of East Texas. He writes with grit and poison, exposing both […]
Newspaper Features Harmon General (and me!)
So thrilled to open my local paper on Sunday and discover this feature about the new novel, Harmon General, and, well, me. https://www.news-journal.com/features/lifestyle/author-uses-fiction-to-tell-longview-area-s-story/article_a078bbca-7bdc-11e8-a1c5-a3d3f1999c40.html
