Author Archives: pamelagibson

I write in two historical time periods: California, just before and after 1850, and Regency England, 1811-1820. The first requires the use of a few Spanish language terms to give the Californios authenticity. The second can be quite problematic. “Are … Continue reading →

“May you live in interesting times” is supposedly a Chinese curse. Yet no one has ever been able to trace it to anything even comparable in the Chinese language. Instead, the closest anyone has come to finding its source is … Continue reading →

Technology hates me.  I was born without the gene called, “ability-to-understand-technology.” You might say I am “technophobic.” And I learned this early in my writing career. Years ago, when my first book came out, my publisher arranged for a Facebook … Continue reading →

Did anyone see Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones in that old Zorro movie? It had action, sizzle, humor, and a happy ending. The setting was California before hordes of fortune-seekers descended on the land and changed it forever, before it … Continue reading →

Everybody needs a writing buddy. Some have two legs, others have four. But writing is a lonely business and it’s nice to have someone nearby, either virtually or in person, to help or provide encouragement. When I first started writing … Continue reading →

This blog post is for the writers in the group, but readers, too, can relate because it is about one element that appears in most books: the antagonist. I recently attended a seminar called Writing on the Dark Side. The … Continue reading →

I confessed on a SoulMate blog post last year that I’m a sports nut. Since my favorite baseball team does not have a post season, I’ve now turned to my next favorite sport. Football. I love football. The college teams … Continue reading →

You’ve heard of artists losing their muse. It happens to writers, too. Inspiration can come in many forms. It can come to you while watching a sporting event, a pretty girl nervously striding along a dark path, or a woman … Continue reading →

Two years ago this week, my husband suffered a severe, unexpected stroke. We should have been on our boat in the San Juan Islands. Instead we were home, waiting for a delayed repair to be completed. This post focuses on … Continue reading →

Years ago, I wrote history books and I tried to make them lively. My philosophy was this: if history books are boring, nobody will read them. If they’re lively, maybe more historical buildings would be preserved instead of torn down. … Continue reading →