HELEN T. DOAN

Cancer is so ubiquitous, likely most everyone either has had it or knows someone who has been diagnosed with it. I was thirteen when my...

Many moons ago, a kind Harlequin editor bounced my manuscript back with a few writing tips. When she wrote about the need to show, not...

Recently Sandra Kopp asked if I would write an article for her #author #spotlight #blog. She wanted readers to learn more about me and...

I'm pleased to announce to the #WritingCommunity and #writerslife that my @Readersmagnet article about how I came to write Passage of...

During the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403, 16-year-old Prince Henry was struck in the face by an arrow. London surgeon John Bradmore was...

The Dog Soldiers were the most powerful and militant of the Cheyenne tribe's six military societies, gaining notoriety during the Indian...

The following passage is from Chapter 3 of the yet unnamed sequel to my historical romance/time travel book, Passage of Time. Is the...

In July 1858, William Green Russell was travelling south along the South Platte river when he came to the mouth of a nearly waterless...

#timetravel #historicalromance #passageoftime #pikespeakgoldrush

In my novice days on Twitter, I was surprised to log in one day to find “the official” Keanu Reeves among my followers. For a nanosecond...

A few weeks ago, Tony Riches @tonyriches, an author from Wales, invited me to participate in his guest blog. I felt honoured that he...

What is happening world-wide because of the #Covid19 pandemic reminded me of a university paper I wrote in 2007, in which I briefly...

It was 1822, and beaver hats were still fashionable. Jim Bridger, barely eighteen years old, didn’t hesitate about signing on when he saw...

I felt honoured to be asked to speak about my book, Passage of Time, at the December meeting of the Niagara Branch of the National...

I’ve just finished reading Colorado Legends & Lore by Stephanie Waters, and found some interesting facts about Colorado’s arid climate...

Despite there being lots of available higher ground, and against the warnings from the Arapahoe Indians, plainsmen and mountaineers about...

I gave my first book reading last night, thanks to an invitation from The Good News Unit of Stamford Lane United Church. I began by...

In my book, Passage of Time, Kate Hunter owns a German Shorthaired Pointer named Ali, who goes missing in this initial book of a time...