G.G. Vandagriff, Author
31
Mar
I have some mental pictures of what Amalia, my heroine in The Last Waltz, would look like and have played the game of trying to decide which actress would play the part if there were ever a movie. My husband, David, is working on a website for the book and has found some wonderful photographs [...]
30
Mar
This historical fiction book by G.G. Vandagriff is outstandingly written, full of marvelous detail and fascinating characters. I can tell that the author has researched her subject thoroughly and that she loves the characters she writes about. When I wasn’t reading the book, I missed being immersed in her fictional world. It is a love [...]
29
Mar
When I was a freshman at Stanford, I became friends with an effervescent, beautiful girl named Christy Eitner. She was a tremendous tease about all my LDS values, but despite that fact, we were fast friends. Her father, a native Austrian Lorenz Eitner, was my art history professor when I lived in Austria. He led [...]
28
Mar
Review by Tristi Pinkston: Award Winning Writer of Historical Fiction The Last Waltz—GG Vandagriff When I first received my copy of “The Last Waltz” in the mail, I was a little intimidated by its size. This bad boy comes in at 591 pages and one deftly placed blow would stop a midnight marauder in his [...]
27
Mar
If you haven’t realized it by now, I work on the rewards system. When I finished my first draft and picked myself up off the floor, I gave myself the gift of a facial. I have a wonderful salon run by my good Korean friends Jade and Heather (their American names), members of the church [...]
26
Mar
These are questions people are asking as they read The Last Waltz. To my great surprise, David looked it up and said Andrzej was pronounced On-zhay. No r! I’ve been saying it wrong for 33 years. I don’t know if I can change it! As far as a sequel goes, that’s up to my fans. [...]
25
Mar
Thanks to Tristi Pinkston for a great review of The Last Waltz. After spending so many years working on a book and becoming so involved with its characters, it’s gratifying to see others for whom I have great respect respond to those same characters.
24
Mar
Award-winning author Anne Bradshaw has posted a review of The Last Waltz on her website. The URL is Annebradshaw.blogspot.com. She’s won her chocolates! She also agrees with me that it should be made into a movie with Richard Armitage (sigh) as the Baron von Schoenenburg! See Review of Last Waltz
21
Mar
Starting next week I will be writing my semi-final draft (the very final draft is the galleys!) of The Hidden Branch, my fifth Alex and Briggie mystery. It is due April 15, and I expect to be busy right up to the last making A & B jump through my hoops! I have actually (with [...]
19
Mar
For those of you who are fans of my Alex and Briggie Genealogy novels, I have finished my first draft of The Hidden Branch, my sequel to Poisoned Pedigree. As usual Briggie gets herself in multiple pickles, and Alex gets not only clonked on the head, but more seriously injured. The Pacific Ocean surfer’s scene [...]
