I’ve told you before that I don’t love plotting ahead before I write a book, but when planning a series, sometimes even I have to take a stab at it. I will scribble notes on paper or the whiteboard in my office, and all too often they
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One of my favorite spots on the iconic Route 66 is the very charming Midpoint Cafe in Adrian, Texas, located at—wait for it!—the midpoint of Route 66! It’s a fun place with yummy food and a gift shop with all manner of Route 66 paraphernalia. If you
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One of my favorite research gigs was working at Arnosky Flower Farm between Dripping Springs and Blanco, Texas. The lovely Pamela Arnosky (pictured below) was the epitome of graciousness and let this total neophyte work in the greenhouses and fields of gorgeous flowers as part of my
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The story of Sweetgrass Springs had some of its roots in a discovery I made on a trip through Blanco, Texas. Blanco is in the Hill Country, just like the imaginary town of Sweetgrass Springs, but what grabbed my imagination was the notion of a decommissioned courthouse,
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