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 […]
Fagin’s Boy Review at A Kiss At Midnight
I don’t know what I did to deserve it, but just today I was kindly informed that a review of Fagin’s Boy was posted at A Kiss at Midnight’s blog. The review is very positive and glowing, and Kelsey McNight gave it 5 out of 6 glass slippers, a reference to the Cinderella story that I […]
Other Locations in Fagin’s Boy
The setting for the story in Fagin’s Boy is pretty tight, moving from Chelsea in the east to the Three Cripples in the West, with Soho and the haberdashery in between, so I thought I’d include the rest of the locations I picked out. Mr. Brownlow’s townhouse, I determined, was located in close proximity to […]
Between the Haberdashery and The Three Cripples
I’m all about location, location, location, and like to get as many details as close to realism as I possibly can. These locations in Fagin’s Boy can’t, of course, be real, since even Dickens’ London was an imaginary place, but I can get close. And besides, it’s fun to do the research! This post is about […]
Fagin’s Boy Chronology
When I write my books, I’m a stickler for chronology, the timeline of the events in the book. Part of this is due to my sense of OCD, the other part has to do with Victorian life. I mean, if it’s Sunday, are the shops open? Maybe yes, maybe no. At any rate, for any […]