A couple class questions

We are a class of 5th graders starting to read Shiloh. We are very excited, and one of our assignments was to look up more information about the author! As a class we have many questions, but just a couple are: Where did you get the idea to write Shiloh and the rest of the series? What is your favorite book or short story you’ve ever written? What has been your favorite country to visit? Did you ever have a dog like Shiloh?

I’m sure you can find the answers to many of your questions if you just explore my blog.  But to answer the ones you sent, I got the idea to write Shiloh after finding such a dog in Shiloh, West Virginia, and this book is probably my most favorite.  I’m not sure I have a favorite country, but I enjoyed Italy very much–also Spain, and I got a lot of information from visiting England when I wrote The York Trilogy.  I grew up with a Springer Spaniel.