Who wouldn’t sell a petticoat and go to sea?
A sailor takes her easeartwork by Eye Be Oderlesseye.mimifoxmorton.blogspot.com Women in breeches -- I got caught up in the masquerade back in 1999, while serving as a voyage crewmember [...]
Barbados Bound is star-crossed no longer
Barbados Bound has been a dozen years in the making, reborn and rising out of star-crossed ashes to take flight. Or should I say, set sail. Here's a [...]
Elizabeth Felt, Linda Collison and Mr. Eaton
An interview feels a lot like looking in the mirror first thing in the morning. Ack! Let me brush my hair and put on some makeup! Frankly, it's a little [...]
Joan Druett blogs about Surgeon’s Mate
One of my favorite author/historians is Joan Druett, whose maritime history books are all on my shelves and were important to the background research for the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure [...]
Historical Novels Review: Surgeon’s Mate
surgeons mate From Historical Novels Review , issue 58; November 2011 My thanks to Eva Ulett for reading and reviewing Surgeon's Mate; book two of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure [...]
My Life as an 18th-Century British Seaman
My Life as an 18th-Century British Seaman: How my ocean crossing aboard His Majesty's Bark Endeavour Replica became a historical fiction series Society of Southwest Author's Forum November 20, [...]
Anniversary of my crossing on His Majesty’s Bark Endeavour
HM Bark Endeavour is a working replica of the ship British explorer and navigator Capt. James Cook commanded on his first voyage around the world (1768-1771) . Twelve [...]
How Star-Crossed came about
Star-Crossed was conceived at the helm of the Endeavour Replica in the middle of the Pacific Ocean on the middle watch. Bob and I had signed on as voyage crewmembers [...]
Collison signs with new agent
Facebook is my new literary agent. Facebook replaces Laura Rennert who represented Star-Crossed, my first novel (book I of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure Series). I was inspired to write [...]