by Author Gale Owen Holt | May 12, 2023 | Adolescent issues, Adoption, Health, Literature, Pandemic, Tranplant, writing, Young Adult Fiction
Writer interrupted Universal Interruption I was a writer interrupted and I was not alone. The Pandemic was one colossal interruption for us all. To paraphrase Tolstoy, “All people alike were interrupted; many unhappy people were interrupted in uniquely tragic ways.”... 
by Author Gale Owen Holt | Jun 29, 2019 | Crafts, Creativity, Literature
It is my pleasure to interview someone who was formative in my beginnings as a writer. Lee Tobin McClain has been an integral part of Seton Hill University’s MFA program in writing popular fiction. It is the only such program in North America. I found... 
by Author Gale Owen Holt | May 18, 2019 | History, Literature
On Creating Authentic Historical Fiction I have had the enormous privilege of interviewing Shelley Adina who has chosen to write a variety of fictional works, many grounded in history. Who better to tell us about the importance of research in historical fiction?... 
by Author Gale Owen Holt | Apr 8, 2019 | History, Literature
Images Showing Pride and Resilience My mother told family lore, illustrated by family photographs stored in an old cardboard suitcase. Covered in worn brown fabric with stripes of gold and dark brown, it contained family photos ranging from the late 1800s through the... 
by Author Gale Owen Holt | Mar 25, 2019 | History, Literature
Wisdom from the Great Depression Stories and wisdom arose from the Great Depression in East Texas. However, daily, the people who survived it are leaving us. Now, we hardly grasp the enormity of their challenges or what they did to meet them. Let’s face it. We... 
by Author Gale Owen Holt | Oct 5, 2018 | Gardening, History, Literature, Women
There is no one reason why I chose this name Sweet Annie Tales. There are multiple reasons, and they all make me smile. I grow Sweet Annie My niece and her four children have long called me a “granola” with some justice, because I do grow, eat, and otherwise use...