Heceta Lighthouse Winter whale watching along the Oregon coast can be exciting, but it’s never a sure thing. Between potential bad weather, high surf, and whales migrating far from shore, one might not see a whale. But every year–much like the whales–locals, visitors, and volunteers return. Roughly fourteen to fifteen thousand gray whales who were […]
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WHALE WATCHING ALONG THE OREGON COAST
It’s time for whale watching! Roughly 15,000 gray whales are heading south toward the warm lagoons of Baja, Mexico for breeding and birthing. They have been feeding in and around the cold arctic seas near Alaska during summer and early fall. Typically, December and January are great times to spot whales passing by the Oregon […]
Blue Series UPDATE and a teaser…
I completed the first draft of Blue Crime at the end of 2021. It’s required a lot of rewriting, but I don’t think Blue Song readers will be disappointed! Expected publication … maybe summer 2024. For now, I’ll leave you with a teaser, a brief scene wherein Allie (protagonist from Blue Song) meets Carlos’s attorney-turned-investigator, […]
Forget breakfast
This morning I hit a writing record. THREE hours writing and researching before breakfast. WOO HOO! I actually finally got out of bed and ate something. But loving my morning pages in bed routine. I wish I could share how grateful I am that this process is filling my life. I miss my pup so […]
Sequel in progress…
Yes, I’m working on a second book! The plan is a trilogy or series . . . I am writing every morning and book two is getting intensely exciting. Some of your favorite characters are back — Allie and Carlos of course — and a few new ones to keep things interesting. Location? Oregon and […]
Brick and Mortar stores
Update: August 2, 2021 I’m thrilled that Copperfield’s Books in Sebastopol, Napa, and Petaluma (California) have ordered copies for their stores! My book is also now available at various Oregon Coast book stores in North Bend, Florence, Yachats, Waldport and Nye Beach, Newport. If you want the name of any of the OR stores, use […]
Disappearing books
I am as new to blogging as I am to publishing. That may be evident to many of you. But then, truthfully, I don’t know if anyone is reading my blog? Are you? If so , please let me know. I am on a steep upward trajectory of learning. That learning curve is equally challenging […]
Wooden Churches
Below is one of sixteen wooden churches in the city of Castro, on the island of Chiloe. From Puerto Montt, I took a ferry to Ancud, on the northern part of Chiloe Island. Castro is approximately 80 kilometers south of Ancud. The majority of people who visit Castro are Chileans, understandably because of its location. […]
BLUE SONG – A story of adventure, discovery, drama, and whales.
After spending thirty years held back by a traumatic event, Allison Bennett resigns from her advertising job and purchases a one-way ticket to Chile. Her intent is to find the man responsible for that life-altering event in order to face him, get over it and live the last third of her life with more intention […]