Finding a topic that readers will want but doesn’t ick me out I am an historical fiction writer. When I discover some tidbit of history that interests me, I do a deep dive to educate myself. If I find it interesting, I want to weave it into a fictional novel. My fascination with Iowa bootlegging brought me my third book, Moonshine by Moonlight, set in Carroll County, Iowa’s most proliferate bootlegging county in the 1920s. So far, the book has been a hit. Not the New York Times best-seller...

I recently discovered why one should always back up their work. I was at the Churdan Library, setting up to present my program. If you...

I remember getting my first computer. It was sometime in the late 80s, and I received one computer from East Union Schools. I was the...