What I Learned from the Great
Updated: Nov 3, 2021 When asked to find musicians for the intermission of a writers salon at Portland's Heathman Hotel, I said, "Yes." And the next thing I knew, I also…
The Vocabulary to Understand Your Work
Updated: Feb 1, 2023 How to Write A Damn Good Novel Introducing James N. Frey – a Guide to Dramatic Storytelling I first met James N. Frey in a workshop he…
Frozen Trust
Updated: Jul 30, 2019 My newest novel, Frozen Trust, is now available at all paperback and e-book outlets! Whooray! Here’s the scoop on Frozen Trust: During World War Two, Nazi Spies…
Hunting Up Truth for Fiction
Updated: Nov 28, 2020 Frozen Trust is based on my research revealing Nazi spies and Nazi supporters in the U.S. For the writing of Frozen Trust, the original thesis grew out…
The Missing Manuscripts
Updated: Nov 28, 2020 The choices an author must make: Background hunting for In Concert, a novel of love and suspense Statue of Bach with manuscript outside Thomaskirche, Leipzig Photo by…
New Romance in time for Christmas
Updated: Nov 28, 2020 Coming this fall, in time for Christmas, Sentinels of Solitude a tale of suspense, murder and love in the hills and ranches of the southern Willamette Valley.…
Teaser for my new novel, A Fool’s Gold
Hello friendly readers! I invite you to preview my latest novel, A Fool's Gold, a romantic suspense set in the mining era of the late 1870's. Read the first few…
When Cows or Bicycles Take Over Main Street
Updated: Nov 25, 2018 August, 2018 Friends, Woody and I are on our way by train to Switzerland. We flew into Frankfurt and immediately took a train from the airport to…
Things to See in Switzerland
Updated: Jan 8, 2019 by Rae Richen Getting there: The German and Swiss trains are sleek and comfortable. Catching the correct part of the train was a trick we learned with…
Lightning Follows Me
Updated: Nov 10, 2018 Recently, I nearly wiped out, or was wiped out in a storm. There are dangers in a Virginia battlefield that have nothing to do with sharpshooters and…