More accurately, it was a year of books. With STEP INTO THE SUNLIGHT releasing in paperback this spring, I spent an awful lot of time at book events. All good. All fun. I talked about the books I love. I met readers who love books. I met people who (can you believe this?) couldn’t wait…
It gave me the chance to thank the University of Maryland Baltimore County, my alma mater, a chance to thank my professors, fellow students, and the whole university for helping me figure out my path in life.
All of the songs played by Paul, the love interest in my new Ocean City-based novel are beautiful melodies that I’ve learned to play—or, in one case, want to learn. I’ve been studying the hammered dulcimer longer than I’ve been writing novels. About 12 years, believe it or not. My teacher is the great Ken…
For the Historical Novel Society conference a few weeks ago, I created a video trailer about Divided Loyalties. My first novel, this Civil War novel follows a young Irish immigrant named Maureen as she figures out how she can come to the aid of her adopted country. I thought my readers who weren’t in attendance…
So many authors, so many books! From left, I posed with author Jamie Ford and conference chair Jenny Quinlan, all the books I picked up at the conference, and author Weina Dai Randel and me. At the Historical Novel Society North America 2023 conference last week, I heard a lot of stories of success: writers…
Besides my website, this blog and social media, I have attempted to get news about my books out into the world through paid ads. I took advertising copywriting classes back in the day (so long ago you can write about the era and call it historical fiction.) But do I know what grabs readers’ attention…
Now that the paperback edition of FEARLESS SUMMER has been released, it’s time to celebrate. Plans are still in the works for a launch in Chincoteague, the setting for FEARLESS SUMMER. In the meantime, here are the dates for book signings beginning in May. Thursday, May 4, 6:30 p.m., at Backwater Books, Ellicott City: I am so excited to…
One month isn’t a long time to save a literary landmark.
I don’t think there’s anything more fun as a writer than meeting with people curious about my books or my writing habit. During Valentine’s Week, I took part in a panel of Maryland Romance Writers at the Linthicum Library in Anne Arundel County and we talked about all kinds of literary things: tropes, heroes and…
I checked up on an author-friend of mine the other day to see how she was doing. Turns out she’s got a new book in the works and she’s donating proceeds from the sale of that new book, Steps to the Beach, through the end of 2022 to the Florida Disaster Fund to help people…
Mary K. Tilghman, writer 