The Olson Journey

Dear Former English Students, I'm sorry I made you redo your papers multiple times. I'm sorry I told you they weren't interesting enough....

For my first three novels, I used local sources—interviews, books done by community members, newspaper articles given to me—so the only...

I wrapped up my third book and finished my own edits on the second book, so it's time to get going on the fourth novel. This one moves...

Who knew getting one little book ready for release is such a complicated process? I just signed off on my new book jacket (snazzy, huh?)...

I'm terrible at a lot of things-- anything sports related, letting my husband teach me to golf, making pie crusts-- but apparently I'm...

According to my publisher, I need to put the letter into the 2nd edition of The Longest Journey. So, I have decided that to be fair to my...

I've been on a writing rampage, spend 4+ hours each day for the past week. How I wish I were literally writing my fanny off :-) I hired...

I have been stuck for weeks. I have two characters, Gunda (Goon•da) and Alex, left to write. I have known that Gunda would be a teacher,...

I've gotten myself into an area of life of which I know nothing-- poker. ♦️ This book, as well as the last in the trilogy, rely on one...

John and I spent two days in Decorah, a very Norwegian town. I wanted to visit Vesterheim, the Norwegian museum to educate myself a...

Spent time on the web, learning how to play poker. Seven-card Stud! It's not as difficult as I thought it was going to be. I'd have to...

So far, I've written 27 chapters (the last book was 25+epilogue). The chapters are short again in this book. I am particularly fond of...

I've been doing some research on drug addiction in the 1900s, and every time I look up information, a counselor pops up asking me if I...

My new book has more Iowa history in it. I've been doing a lot of research of events that happened in western Iowa area as well as events...