Updates

If you live anywhere near Buffalo, there’s a Holiday Shop at Fox Run Retirement Community in Orchard Park on Thursday, November 19 from 10-2. I’ll be one of the vendors, and I’...

A copy of the manuscript of the Marco Polo Porcelain is now in the hands of a narrator/producer. It should be available soon. I’m not sure how much Audible is going to charge,...

Dear friends, I do sometimes make an oops. Somehow, when I uploaded the manuscript for The Marco Polo Porcelain there were two identical Chapter 25s. The issue has been fixed....

The Franklin Key has been out for two years now. I’m pleased to announce that I am editing and reformatting the entire volume. I expect the fresh version to be out before...

Wow! Just wow! Kindle informed me that The Marco Polo Porcelain is live ALREADY! Do let me know if you have questions or feedback. Marja

I’m so excited to share that The Marco Polo Porcelain is ready to roll out. The e-edition should be available to purchase from the Kindle Store in about three days. The...

I saw my illustrator on the 4th of July and she showed me the concept drawings she has made. These are not finished drawings, just little sketches of what might be. I’m really...

Hello dear friends and readers. A whole month has gone by and I feel like I owe you an update. I’m so excited that I have fewer than 10,000 words left to complete The Marco Polo...

Good morning! If you are someone who has bought an ebook copy of Dear Donald, I wanted to let you know that there are now twenty-six letters. If that doesn’t match your copy, I...

Do you listen to the radio? On Wednesday, I'm going to record an interview with Bob McDonald of the CBC radio show Quirks and Quarks. I'll let you know when it's going to air....

“When do you write?” is a question I get asked a lot when I go out to speak. The answer is “whenever I can.” Because I’m retired professionally, you might think I have all the...

I know that many of you are subscribed to Kindle Unlimited. May I ask a favor? If you have enjoyed any of my books, the novels, the Fairy Godfather, or Dear Donald, would you...

I’m back to writing most days. And The Marco Polo Porcelain is over 49,000 words now. So we’re getting there. There are a lot of odds and ends that I’m trying to tie up as I go....

Hi Friends, I wanted to let you know that, if you bought the Kindle Edition of Dear Donald, and are continuing to update it, there is a new letter as of today. It’s a rather...

Kindle has just made Dear Donald: Letters to the White House available on Kindle Unlimited. So if you are subscribed to KU, you can now download a copy at no additional charge....

Friends, if you already bought a copy of the ebook or paperback of Dear Donald: Letters to the White House, I have an apology to make. Oh, not about the letters—I stand by...

I am so sorry. The minimum price Kindle Direct would let me charge is $5.99. I expect that’s because I started with only 11 letters and now there are sixteen (43 pages). I hope...

I want to share that I actually have another book for sale on Amazon. But trigger warning: if you’re not at least a little bit left of center politically, you’ll want to close...

I am having a surprise sale in February on The Fairy Godfather, so please put it on your calendar if you have a little person in your life.

It's a three day sale. On Feb. 11, the...

I’m sorry I haven't written a word since 2025 turned into 2026. I could give you all the “I’ve been busy” excuses and they wouldn’t be true. The truth is that even The Marco...