“No plot survives first contact with the writing of any of my novels.” –Dana Stabenow (with apologies to Prussian Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke the Elder) At the moment I’m working on the second Harvey Girl novel, The Iron Trail. At the behest of my editor I wrote a six-page outline consisting of chapter numbers with…
Bunches of THG links I have been interviewed about The Harvey Girl. I am being interviewed about The Harvey Girl. I will be interviewed about The Harvey Girl. I shall have been about to be interviewed about The Harvey Girl. "I have no nervous left." "Tough, focused, protean." "For many of [the Harvey Girls] this was their first…
I love a good acknowledgements page at the back of a novel, where the author tells us where they got all their ideas. I try to write them for mine, too. Here’s the one I wrote for The Harvey Girl. It’s six pages long in the book, and it ain’t short here, either. I hope…
As usual, the Danamaniacs were the real stars of the show. Meaning at the launch of The Harvey Girl at the Poisoned Pen Bookstore on February 28th. But click through the link below and watch for yourself. We laughed a lot. And click through here to join the Danamaniacs. It’s the best…
Still on the road, researching the second Harvey Girl novel, this was spotted in the parking lot of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A purple Subaru Forester, ladies and gentlemen. Plus…it’s irridescent. Inside the IPCC there is a cafe where they serve the most delicious Indian taco you will ever eat…
Photos from another research trip into New Mexico. This time I cleverly managed to get to Gallup when the George Galanis Cultural Center was actually open. It used to be the train station that stood next to the Fred Harvey El Navajo Hotel and is well worth a visit whether you’re writing a series about…
For those of you who missed last Tuesday’s Zoom with Tina* of the Avon Free Public Library, she, lovely person that she is, sent me an advance peek of her questions. I reproduce them here, with answers. *Tina is an enthusiastic and informed interviewer who actually does read the book. I encourage any author to…
Those lovely folks at the Fresh Fiction blog asked for the answers to twenty questions to accompany their feature on The Harvey Girl. As follows: FRESH FICTION 20 QUESTIONS What is the title of your latest release? The Harvey Girl. What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A Pinkerton detective goes undercover as a…
If you’re a Phoenician and you missed the event at the Pen last Saturday and for reasons best known to yourself just can’t wait to meet me in person, you’ve got one more chance–tonight at 6pm at the Mesa Public Library! I’ll be talking about the first book in a new series about a Pinkerton…
In case you missed the event last Saturday, it’s up on YouTube. Me and the ‘maniacs and The Harvey Girl. We had a blast. And if you think you’d like to be a member of the Danamaniacs, which is essentially the best online book club there is, click here.
