There is something about these last days of June that take me back to the summers of childhood. I remember so vividly sights, tastes, sounds and smells of those days […]
Monthly Archives: June 2019
Before Writing the First Word
In October 2017, I first started the MASQUE OF HONOR project (in the world of publishing, I’ve learned that the writing of a book is called ‘a project’). In those […]
Musings: Enjoying the Green, Green Grass of Home
What is it about green grass that makes me just want to run through it in my bare feet? Maybe it’s the green of it that is so enticing. The […]
Dear Diary – The Catalyst
From my journal October 23, 2017: “What an incredible weekend! It’s been a whirlwind at the Film Festival…I simply LOVE Anthony (McCarten). He’s an author and the screen writer and […]
Musings: I’m Feeling Inspired by Harper Lee
I’m feeling inspired! As I write in this eclectic 1960s hotel room in TriBeCa this afternoon, I’m reminded of Harper Lee who wrote TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD not far from […]
Staying True to the Spirit of the Story
The key to keeping “history” in “historical fiction” is staying true to the SPIRIT of the story. I’ve stuck like glue to this principle. And when I say SPIRIT, I […]
Embarking on the Journey to Tell Stories
When I embarked on this journey to tell the stories of the people who had called Selma home, I had to first figure out how to write a novel! It […]
Behind the Masque
Menasha, Wisconsin, December 31st, 1899 Written by: Sally McCarty Pleasants Col. John Mason McCarty, son of Col. Daniel McCarty, was born on the 14th day of March, 1795, at Cedar […]
Why I Have Become an Author
I WAS SEDUCED! Plain and simple, that is the best explanation I can give for why I have become an author. I was seduced by a house! A very big […]
