Read: ‘Georgia’ and ‘Call Me Zelda’
Have you ever read two books at the same time and find they intersect?
“I can hardly read this.”
I left the story of Maureen to others once the final draft was sent off to the publisher. But in reading it aloud, it has become part of me once more.
Remembering Antietam
The soldiers, both Union and Confederate, who fought at Antietam (Sharpsburg, if you like) are remembered for their courage and the sacrifices they made. Some paid the ultimate price. Others paid with pain and suffering for the rest of their lives. But they weren’t the only heroes on the battlefield that day and in the…
Pssst….you can get my book for free
Hey Kindle Unlimited readers!! You can read my book for free. Or if you want a Kindle copy to keep forever (I’d like that), you can buy it for a minuscule $4.99. I don’t know how long this offer lasts but I hope take this opportunity to read it. And love it. And maybe even…
Ready for National Novel Writing Month?
Are you ready for NaNoWriMo? There are as many ways to get ready as there are future novelists. Everyone I’ve talked to does something different. Until this year, I did nothing besides decide on a place, and a main character. From those meager preparations I have written three novels during NaNoWriMo or Camp NaNoWriMo. One…
“Short rations” of history
I sometimes find myself going down the rabbit hole of historical research. The fact I’m looking for leads to another interesting tidbit and that leads to something else that fouls up my assumptions that tangles up my story that then finds me looking at an unfinished sentence, thinking “Now what?” My dear critique partners are…
Meet me Friday at the Baltimore Book Festival
Book lovers flock to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor every September for the Baltimore Book Festival. I’ve been a regular for years. Not only did I scoop up as many books as I could carry, I talked to authors. Do you know how exciting it is to speak to one of your favorites? Last year I spoke…
A nod to the fallen at Antietam
I spent many hours contemplating the ultimate sacrifice given by so many during the Civil War Battle of Antietam while I wrote DIVIDED LOYALTIES. Some 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. Last week, while on my way to a travel writers’ conference, I took a…
Come say hello!
I’ll mark the anniversary of the Battle of Antietam at Greetings and Readings Sunday, Sept. 17, with a book signing. Divided Loyalties—have you heard?—tells the story of a young Irish lass who wants to serve her adopted country as her brother Joe plans to do. It’s a struggle all the way as she strives to…
Book signings set
I had no idea how wonderful it would be to talk to readers about my Maureen, Joe, Patrick and Eliza. It’s as if they have really jumped out of my mind and off the page and entered the world. They are living and breathing and winning the hearts of those who meet them. I’m so…
Mary K. Tilghman, writer 