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The Reluctant Pioneer: Inspired by a True Story

The Reluctant Pioneer: Inspired by a True Story

By Julie McDonald Zander More than a dozen years ago, wandering through the Lewis County Historical Museum in Washington State, I read a small placard about a pioneer mother of four who crossed the Oregon Trail in 1847 and suffered a sudden tragedy.  What did this mother of young children do, thousands of miles from […]

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Kimberly Brock: Authors Interviewing Characters

Kimberly Brock: Authors Interviewing Characters

THE FABLED EARTH Sometimes the truth is found in a folktale. 1932 Cumberland Island off the coast of Southern Georgia is a strange place to encounter the opulence of the Gilded Age, but the last vestiges of the famed philanthropic Carnegie family still take up brief seasonal residence in their grand mansions there. This year’s […]

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How I Fell Into Writing

How I Fell Into Writing

People often ask me ‘when did you know you wanted to be a writer?’ And to be honest, I didn’t. Writing novels seemed like a job for people who lived “Overseas”, not for people who lived in Zimbabwe. I was, however, a great reader. I often got told off for reading when I was supposed […]

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