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 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 | Dec 12, 2025 | Books, Downton Abbey, Edwardians, Powder House Publishing, Writing Life
What a week! I was so amazed by the marketing call I had with Olivia from Story Flow Solutions that I joined her Collective. From the call, I gained clarity, solid information and best of all, a long checklist that makes launching a book and planning this aspect of my...
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 24, 2025 | joy, Mental Health, organizing, Writing Life
When I first blogged about capacity, I thought I had my shiz together. Mostly. The universe had other plans and I let something I care about slip through my fingers. Boy, does that send this recovering perfectionist into a spiral. Fortunately, I’ve learned a lot about...
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