Lucia St. Clair Robson, historic novelist

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Lucia St. Clair Robson in the jungle photo

The bio that's NOT on the book jackets!
A partial list of upcoming appearances
Palm Beach Post article on Lucia

Tucan says, "It's a jungle inside the writer's head." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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A friend asked Lucia how she does re-writes. Here's what she told him:

Re-writes: I print out the rough draft as I finish each chapter and I stack them up. Then as I find more info or get a better idea I clip the notecard or scrap of paper onto that chapter. Sometimes I just throw them on top if I don't know where to put them. By the end of the first run-through I might have a couple hundred cards in no order piled on top of the ms.

When it's time to make the second pass I lay out all the chapters on the floor and try to put each card or scrap of paper where it belongs. For this book, (Last Train to Cuernavaca) I took the cards that were left over, divided them by subject and characters, labeled each packet and laid them on the floor too. ...

More on rewriting.

Tokaido Road started here:

Lucia St. Clair Robson in Japan in 1970 photo

At the Nakatsu family's tea house in Iwakuni, Japan where Lucia lived in 1970. (The two daughters are Shizue on left and Atsuko.)

About Lucia in Japan

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Lucia is still practicing library science as a novelist, because of the amount of research required to produce a plausible reality in the past. An interview with BookWorld provides some insight on the process.
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Lucia has the most wonderful readers!

True West Magazine*names Lucia as Best Living Western Historical Novelist - "Beginning with her first book, Ride the Wind (about Comanche captive Cynthia Ann Parker), through her latest, Ghost Warrior: Lozen of the Apaches, Lucia combines a historian's knowledge of facts with a novelist's understanding of the human condition. As a result, she's able to transport her readers to a world that is so real, they can smell the sweat." *50th Anniversary Special Issue - Best of the West 2003 Also, read the profile published by True West Magazine for another take on the West and more.

5-yr old Lucia in her cow girl outfit. 5-year old Lucia in her cow girl outfit. She grew up in the West --West Palm Beach Florida, that is.

Texas Connection: Lucia's western books and their characters have waltzed across Texas with great frequency. For her take on Texas, read "The Wraith Riding Shotgun," excerpted from the anthology, Forever Texas.

Tucan says, "Lucia's talks are not to be missed." Lucia's Sightings or Appearances

Lucia is busy on her next book, as well as publicizing Shadow Patriots, so her brain is bridging almost a century and a half from the Revolutionary war era of the 1770s to the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1917.

Lucia met Sarah White and Lauren Kyser at Colonial Williamsburg. Lucia thought that Kate, the "Spy 355" character in Shadow Patriots, might have looked more like Lauren, (wearing the tricorn hat in this photo) than the figure shown on the cover of the book.

Check the International Spy Museum at 800 F St. NW in Washington, D.C., for copies of Shadow Patriots. They are featuring women spies, including 355. The museum's hours are 10am-6pm seven days a week.

June 10-14, 2008 Group Book Signing 7 - 9pm Friday, the 13th (Good Luck!)	The Western Writers of America will hold this year's conference at the Chaparral Suites, 5001 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ. Lucia plans to schmooze with old friends (in the bar), and join in the annual Western Writers' book signing. As many as 90 writers participate in the WWA signings. To find out more visit www.westernwriters.org
October 11, 2008 (Saturday) Noon (time TBA)	Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Chapter of the D.A.R. has asked Lucia to speak at their luncheon. The details of time and place will be posted when available. The contact person is the chapter's regent, Pamela Zull at: pamelajanez@gmail.com
February 17, 2009 (Tuesday) 12 noon	The Palm Beach County chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution have asked Lucia to speak at their monthly luncheon at the Sailfish Club in Palm Beach. Details to follow. The contact person is Brett Brown: bdbrown@comcast.net
February 23, 2009 (Monday) (12 noon)	Lucia will speak at the monthly meeting of the Charlotte Bay Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, to be held at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 401 W. Henry St., Punta Gorda, FL. For more details e-mail Vice Regent Selena Etheridge: selron@embarqmail.com

Toucan says, "People love Lucia's talks. She keeps them laughing." Lucia is available to speak to book clubs and other groups either in person or by speaker phone depending upon the location and timing.

Mary Anne Williams, a member of the American Association of University Women: "You were fantastic! The comments from those who attended have been universally positive, almost gushing. At least one chapter has already approached me to receive contact information to have you come and do a book talk/signing in the fall."

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Toucan says it's a jungle inside the writer's head
Toucan says, "It's a jungle inside the writer's head."