Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Tom Sawyer Returns. It’s part of my New Adventures series featuring Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Tom’s new adventure brings him home after many years to solve a deadly mystery involving his childhood sweetheart. I’ve always loved Mark Twain’s stories and wondered what had happened to the boys when they grew up. Twain never told us. Figuring out their stories became something of an obsession, which took me eight years to bring to fruition in two full length novels.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
The fact that I have become a publish author is unusual enough, I suppose. Many people talk about writing books and never get around to it. I’ve spent ten years working hard to establish myself and continue to improve, and every day presents its own unusual challenge. This past year has been especially difficult with the lock-downs amidst a pandemic. Our writing group has managed to keep in touch via Zoom, which has been a real life-saver for me! I miss interacting with readers, so I hope some of the ones who read this will reach out to me via email or social media.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Mark Twain. His work inspired my love for the written word and story well told.
Jill Marie Landis and LaVyrle Spencer taught me how to put emotion into my writing.
Mary Oliver touched my soul with her poetry.
Paulette Jiles showed me how to tell compelling historical stories.
Anne LaMott inspired me to keep going.
Many other authors have influenced me in so many ways it’s difficult to list them all here.
What are you working on now?
I’m working on a historical novel about a single woman who immigrates from the east to Kansas to claim land under the Homestead Act, and has to battle nature, threats, societal constraints, and her own heart, to follow her dream.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My email newsletter is the best way of staying in touch with fans, as well as my Facebook page and a couple Facebook groups: Pioneers Hearts and American Historical Romance Lovers.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write everyday.
Learn the craft.
Seek wise counsel.
Find your own path.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be true to yourself.
What are you reading now?
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’d like to stretch my writing muscles and expand my repertoire from primarily historical romance into mainstream historical fiction and mystery.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
A Survival Guide
Shakespeare’s complete works
A Bible
Author Websites and Profiles
E.E. Burke Website
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