Lots of fun. I spent Saturday afternoon in the company of history lovers, members of the Daughters of the American Revolution at Rising Sun Inn in Crownsville, Md. What a fascinating group of people. I had such a wonderful time talking about Divided Loyalties, introducing the cover for its second edition and, even better, introducing…
Connecting with readers is one of the most important things authors do. If no one reads the works we publish, then what’s the point? On Saturday, April 13, I’m speaking as part of an author’s series about my first book DIVIDED LOYALTIES. But I’m also going to speak about my NEXT book, LOVE LETTERS &…
I’m looking forward to speaking at the Rising Sun Inn Saturday, April 13 at 1 p.m. I’ll be talking about the real life inspiration behind the characters of DIVIDED LOYALTIES, Maureen and Eliza, Joe and Patrick. I also intend to reveal a few details about two other characters in that novel, Angela and Patricia. The…
After I published Divided Loyalties, several readers asked if I was going to write a sequel. Since the book ends with an epilogue that continues Maureen’s story on a train to Colorado, it seemed like a good idea. I considered it for a while. Maureen’s story already had a happy ending so I decided to leave…
It occurred to me I don’t often read the stories of people not like myself. Although I recently gobbled up L. Penelope’s Song of Blood and Stone, I blush as I tell you that my bookshelves are filled with the likes of Jane Austen, remains my go-to, and lots of other women, including Ann Patchett, Laura…
How did you become a writer? Or a reader, for that matter? How did I get here? All those unseen hands. Sure, I’ve got the hands that have worn out the letter A on my laptop from hours of tapping out new stories, ideas, synopses, query letters. But I can never forget the unseen hands.…
So here I am. Some 65,000 to 85,000 words later (not including the 65,000 words cut, changed or revised during rewrites) my book is finished. Actually, I have three of them ready for readers. A historical fiction set in 1783 Annapolis and two contemporary romances I wrote while taking a breather from all that time…
When The Spring Author Series returns to the Rising Sun Inn for 2019, I’ll be one of the three local women invited to speak about their writing. All three of us have written about Maryland heroines against the backdrop of history. I’m honored both for the invitation and the opportunity to rub shoulders with these fine…
The Revisionaries’ First Annual Writers Weekend has left me breathless. My fingers are exhausted. My head is throbbing. And my soul sings from the long hours of inspiration. I’d never been on a writing weekend: hours and hours of virtually uninterrupted writing, plotting, planning and thinking. Besides some solid writing, here’s what I got out…
Go away, damn snow! Melt, you stupid ice! Nothing is going to keep my writer friends and me from gathering this weekend to write and talk about our works in progress. I’m playing host for the Revisionaries’ first annual writer’s retreat, starting in a few hours. We’ve all watched the weather forecasts like little kids…
Mary K. Tilghman, writer 