Writing is not all moonbeams and unicorn farts, it really isn’t. But it is a damn sight better than digging ditches or working in a cardboard box factory. Though, as I recently discussed with a co-worker, there is something very zen about making cardboard boxes; you can disconnect your mind and get to that part […]
At Lodgings In Lyme Going On Sale
Readers have been telling me how much they loved and enjoyed Fagin’s Boy and that they plan to buy At Lodgings In Lyme, which is book two in my Oliver & Jack series. But Wait – There’s More! I’ve discovered a nifty online tool for formatting ebooks called Vellum, and am currently reformatting all of […]
Axminster Library
In December 2016, I struck up a conversation on Twitter with a gentleman who admired the cover of one of my books. Flattered, I told him the designer was Bookfly Designs, and we talked a little about the plot of the story, and so on. Then the gentleman asked whether, if he were to buy a […]
Switching Voices: From Oliver to Jack
93,766. That’s how many words I have written for book #6 in the Oliver & Jack series, which is entitled In London Towne. The words are written from Oliver’s point of view, which is usually how I write a book, from one POV all the way through, and then all the way through again, from […]
A Serpent of Satan!
I did not write A Serpent of Satan, but it is one of the books that came to mind when I started thinking about historical fiction. I cut my teeth on Harlequin Romances, and remember vividly reading them very fast, and was obsessed with the covers. Here is one of my favorites, Henrietta’s Own Castle. […]
Big Gay Fiction Giveaway
My new online friend Charlene Newcomb, who also writes evocative and passionate historical fiction, has given me a hand in my efforts to get the word out about my books. Because of her, I was able to participate in the which is run by Michael Jensen and Jeff Adams, both of whom are terrific and successful […]