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My characters will always be with me, even after Vacancy is published, progressing through joy, pain, and growth, just like I do. So I wrote a letter to my characters.

There’s a saying in real estate, that it’s all about location. Location. Location. Location. It’s just as true in writing historical novels.

Every May, We Honor Texas Writers. Here Are Nine Compulsively Readable Books from Texas Authors, Including Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Memoir, Women's Fiction, and Historical Romance.

Is the Texas thistle the prettiest of the weeds masquerading as flower?

That depends. Are you superstitious? No matter, using the power of three in photography always makes a picture better. Call it impact, order, or balance, here's how images rely on what's pleasing to the eye.

Read why we Remember Pearl Harbor, which continues to as infamous as predicted, nearly 85 years later.

If our selfies are our way of putting our best selves out there, these staged pictures show us little of who we really are. Can't we tell worlds more about people by looking at the books on their shelves?

The Historical Novel Society Highlights Unspoken as an Editors' Choice selection: A book that “will stick around in your mind, because legacy isn’t just what’s passed down. It’s what you refuse to let slip away.”

A reviewer calls Unspoken "Both heart-wrenching and hopeful, shining with the grit of those who dare to redefine what 'home' truly means."