Monthly Archives: May 2021

For our 10th Anniversary of the Florence Festival of Books (FFOB), we’ve pulled out all the stops! Keynote Speaker–Melody Carlson For our Friday line-up. Melody Carlson, one of America’s most prolific and beloved Romance writers––of more than 250 books and … Continue reading →

Yes, we plan to have it, so mark your calendars. It will be September 17-18, one week earlier than it normally takes place. Despite my protests, we were bumped by a large event that the FEC has been trying to … Continue reading →

Within a few months of my first major book, Crossings: McCullough’s Coastal Bridges, publication, I started a weekly blog about my adventures with my book. After I added more books, it became adventures with my books. Then when I became … Continue reading →

This was my opening statement to the postal clerk who was used to laughing at my jokes. I said, “My throat was slit when I went to Eugene last week.” It got her  attention and every one else’s in the … Continue reading →