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 […]
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 […]
Isle Of Dogs – The Home Stretch
Of late I’ve had a few readers asking me for an update on the Oliver & Jack series, which I truly appreciate. In the midst of working on the book, I took a little road trip and hoped to come home refreshed but instead was only tired. Still, the pictures of that trip practically took […]
Cover Reveal – Oliver & Jack: At Lodgings In Lyme
The folks on my newsletter already saw the cover for my newest book, and so now it’s the internet’s turn! The cover was done by Bookfly Designs, where James has once more done a lovely job incorporating the elements from my story to create an evocative cover. Again, he used a painting by John Atkinson Grimshaw, […]
I’d Do Anything For You, Dear, Anything
Yesterday, June 11, 2015, Ron Moody passed away. This makes me quite sad in ways that I really am unable to discuss out loud. So I thought I’d write down some of those thoughts instead. For those of you who don’t know, Ron Moody was most famous for his role of Fagin, in both the London […]
Mean Tom Sawyer
So, my writing friend and fellow camper Wendy has told me that before she begins a story, she carries around in her head the first line or so. As I understand it, this line repeats itself until she actually starts writing the story down. I could relate to this because something similar happens to me. […]