by Teri Brown | Feb 24, 2026 | Books, Lizzie Borden, Writing, Writing Life
As you can imagine, I did a deep dive into the Borden murders, even though much of the story takes place when Lizzie was eighteen. Clara, orphaned at fifteen, was sent to live with the Bordens for the summer before she is to be shuffled off to a fancy boarding school...
by Teri Brown | Feb 13, 2026 | Books, Writing
For your reading pleasure and my absolute terror, I offer you the first chapter of Fall River! And don’t forget to sign up for my newsletter and pre-order the book. Links at the bottom! Ignoring the nagging ache of her lower back, Clara Lodge hunched over her...
by Teri Brown | Feb 8, 2026 | Books, Promotions, Writing, Writing Life
Fall River comes out in less than a month. The gothic, literary, historical story that has taken up space in my head for the better part of eight years is finally, at long last, being birthed in a completely unexpected way. (And no, it usually doesn’t take me...
by Teri Brown | Nov 28, 2025 | Books, joy, Writing, Writing Life
As I make the transition from a traditionally published author to hybrid author, I find myself reflecting back on the good, the bad and the ugly about my traditional publishing experience. The Good: Getting multiple offers from agents on my first query go around and...
by Teri Brown | Oct 31, 2025 | Books, Writing, Writing Life
One of the things I was looking for when I moved to my small Eastern Oregon town was community. I have really good childhood memories of grange events—dime a dip dinners, Christmas parties, Halloween haunted houses and dances. Like many granges, the old Alfalfa Grange...
by Teri Brown | Oct 17, 2025 | Books, Promotions, Writing
As some of you may have noticed, I have been doing a little work here on the website in preparation of all the good things to come. I added a page called Forthcoming which is where I’ll put upcoming releases. While the covers are not completed yet, I am putting...
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