As promised in last week's blog, Kathy Wiechman agreed to answer a few questions about her inspiration for EMPTY PLACES. CAROL: I believe you used some family history to create this story. Can you tell us a little bit about that? KATHY: EMPTY PLACES is not a family history, but events in family history served as… Continue reading Kathy Wiechman: Behind the Scenes of EMPTY PLACES
Congratulations to Deb Allmand who won SCAR on last week's blog. Introduction I first introduced my husband's uncle, Robert Toupal, to middle grade historical fiction by giving him Joyce Hostetter's book, BLUE. Since then he's often my first reader when I receive an ARC. A man of definite opinions, I wondered what he would think… Continue reading EMPTY PLACES: A Review and ARC Giveaway