Rebekah DeVall asked me about my writing and inspiration for Divided Loyalties. Her questions and my answers appear to day on This Wednesday’s World: “Divided Loyalties” with M.K. Tilghman Thanks, Rebekah. That was fun.
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.
When DIVIDED LOYALTIES was released this summer, my father sent copies to friends and relatives all over the country. Seeing the pride in Dad’s face was a thrill I hadn’t expected. The trouble is, Dad can’t read my book. He’s literate, of course, well-educated and well-read. But macular degeneration has robbed him of enough eyesight…
First I screamed! The email was simple. It merely asked if I wanted to participate in a signing with Nora Roberts at Turn the Page Bookstore and Cafe. It was months away. So after I screamed, I wrote back. YES!!!!! I didn’t even look at my calendar. Who in their right mind would turn down…
Will you be in Boonsboro Saturday for the next book-signing at Turn the Page Bookstore? When I joined the long line that stretched down the sidewalk along the town’s main street at the June book-signing, I never dreamed I’d be invited to sit with all those illustrious authors, including Nora Roberts, one day in the…
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…
Today only! My 1st #NaNoWriMo book DIVIDED LOYALTIES is free on Kindle. Thanks freebooksy!
Welcome to National Novel Writing Month. For me, it has made all the difference. Without NaNoWriMo, there would be DIVIDED LOYALTIES, no Maureen, no Joe, no Eliza, no man with the gun. I wouldn’t have spent a month deeply engaged in the places the Battle of Antietam touched.I would never have even known about a…
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…
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…
Mary K. Tilghman, writer 