I sure did…probably obsessed on riding the Pony Express, too, when I was a little girl riding out in the hills around La Honda, California. Maybe that’s why my first novel, A Long Trail Rolling, ended up being about the Pony Express…and a girl rider. Many have asked why I wrote about this for my first …
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The Pony Express Rides Again!
Hi All! It was Great!!!! Grit in your teeth, hot, sweaty horses and people… and the mochila, being handed from horse to horse every two miles, for 2000 miles… What else could it be but fantastic? Here’s where our group started, at Simpson’s! It was a three-generation-Hearty Family affair, from Izzy, below shown with dad …
Talks Scheduled for Utah, Eureka, Fortuna and Bayside
Hi All! Here is the more complete list of talks! They will be Meet the Author sessions, and I’ll be talking about History, Writing History, A Long Trail Rolling, and doing some readings from some of the books! If all goes well tomorrow, there will be some footage shot during my ride in the Pony …
The Mochila is Coming Closer
Here at the Pat and Linda Hearty residence, we’re preparing and waiting with expectancy for Group 1 of the Utah Pony Express Association to hand over the mochila to us at Simpson Springs tomorrow morning! Our team, Team 3, led by the Heartys, will have 42 rides of two miles each, which will be split up between the …
Talks around the world, anyone?
Hello Everyone! I’ll be on the road in June and July and wonder if any of you could please give me any leads you might have on bookstores, libraries or the like which might be interested in hosting Lizzi Tremayne for a book talk and signing? I’ll be in Salt Lake City, Utah (To ride …
Hamilton Zinefest this Saturday!
Come on by the Hamilton Zinefest this Saturday! Lizzi Tremayne and Blue Mist Publishing will have a presence there, not sure if we’ll have the big red and blue gazebo or not, but we’ll be there with bells on! It’s at Creative Waikato, Alexandra Street (next door to Mr Milton’s Canteen) Click here …
Blogging Today at The Romance Studio!
Hi All, I’m blogging today over at The Romance Studio! Come on over to The Romance Studio hear a little about the Secession Menace in California in the 1860’s, A Long Trail Rolling and The Hills of Gold Unchanging! See you there! XXX Lizzi
Sneak Preview! A blog post for the 21 August on The Romance Studio's End of Summer Bash…
Just for a bit of fun, here’s one of the blog posts I’m posting on the 21st of this month on The Romance Studio’s End of Summer Bash… Hello All! Welcome back! Here’s another excerpt… with Scotty, horses and sparks flying between Aleksandra and Xavier… ~ ~ ~ ‘Oh no, the Furs! And …
Hi All! Come on over to Cynthia Woolfe's Blog, we're over there today!
Hi everyone! I was invited to an interview with Cynthia Wolf, Historical Romance author extraordinaire! Click Here! Here’s the header on her lovely page! Come on by and learn a little about where I got interested in writing, how the series began, and some things about me you might not have known! Leave a comment …
Blogging NOW (yes, today, for the next 24 hours or so!) at TRS, in the UK
Hello All! I’m blogging right NOW on over at TRS, in the UK, so they should be waking up to it, at this link… The Romance Studio Blog– TRS Come on over and take a look! Please Share? Thanks so much! FOR any of YOU from Polska!!! Plenty of Polish bits, including my …
A Long Trail Rolling is Being Published as We Speak! Cover Reveal, Buy Links and USA Book Launch!
Hello All! A Long Trail Rolling is finally live. BUY LINKS: For those of you who have asked, here are the best buy links! Softcover: CreateSpace Ebooks: Smashwords Ebooks and paper: Amazon BOOK LAUNCH: Come along to our USA BOOK LAUNCH of A Long Trail Rolling! 14 January 2015 in Placerville, CA! please RSVP at Eventbrite: https://eventbrite.co.nz/event/15130485690/ Looking forward …
NaNoWriMo has Begun!
Hello All! Well, first day, I didn’t make my goal of 1700 words on the new novel I began on 1 November, A Sea of Green Unfolding, the sequel to Express Desired, wherein Aleksandra and Xavier are still reeling from the death of their first newborn child when they discover that they have lost Rancho …
The Pony Express Mochila is Headed for Ft. Laramie!
June 20, 3:54pm PDT (today in the States, for those of you in NZ!) “The mail just left Lingle,WY at 4:45 pm, mountain time, headed towards Ft Laramie.” Patrick Hearty & Joseph Hatch The Pony Express Stations in Utah Well done to all of you out there riding! You might get a bit tired, but …
The Pony Express Re-Ride Continues!
Yesterday’s post detailed the Pony Express 20th Anniversary Re-Ride. I have posted some handy links for you to follow the ride’s progress! Thanks to Pony Express History –18253400.nhd.weebly.com The Re-Ride continues! The “mochila,” (the leather pad with the mail pockets, below), which is transferred between riders on the Pony Express) has made it from Elwood, …
20th Anniversary of the Pony Express Re-Ride is ON!
Who’s excited! I wish I could be in the States right now! The Pony Express Re-Ride began today, from St. Joseph to Old Sacramento! Patrick Hearty is my Utah contact for my NEARLY- completed novel Express Desire. Photo above: Patrick and Joseph’s book. Photo to right: Joseph L. Hatch, left, and Patrick Hearty talk …