Traveling with Books

We talk about readers getting to travel the world through books, but the same is true for authors. Writing lets me time-travel, be immersed in different cultures, and watch new landscapes unfold before me. I've always believed that serious authors can write about anything that inspires them. That's why, alongside my many historical novels. I've also written contemporary and even three Christian non-fiction books.

Most of my novels have been set in the United States, but that still gives me a wide canvas, and I've been in at least thirty-five states through my writing so far, and still counting. I also have five set in England, and I'll be starting another one in the next few days. I just finished a story set in the Great Smoky Mountains, and since I grew up with an Appalachian heritage, it felt like coming home. I had such fun with the book and that unique Appalachian dialect I know well. Now I get to step into a small Victorian-era town near Harrogate, England, and into a whole different world. But most of my books have been set in the Old West, and it continues to call to me, with more Western novels already in the works.

Every new setting inspires me as a writer and reminds me of why I love this work so deeply. Whether I'm wandering the rugged West, climbing the ridges of Appalachia, or strolling the cobbled streets of Victorian England, each story becomes its own journey -- one that I'm appreciative to travel and even more grateful to share. Wherever my next books lead, I hope you'll enjoy traveling there with me.

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