I had the pleasure of being interviewed by award-winning author Anna Belfrage about a week ago. I probably went on too long about my research and inspiration for the Battle Scars series, my writing roots in the Star Wars universe, and the knightly romance, i.e., the forbidden love that is a central theme of this…
Today I am participating in a blog hop to celebrate the release of volume 2 of Castles, Customs and Kings: True Tales by English Historical Fiction Authors, edited by Debra Brown and Sue Millard. See the information at the end of this post to order this treasure. Participating blogs in this hop have chosen a custom…
Alison Morton, author of the Roma Nova series and fellow B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree, named me a versatile blogger. How cool is that? What a great way to be introduced to readers of Alison’s blog and to recognize other writers. Check out the other individuals she nominated. (I would’ve added at least 2 of them here if…
Last week, three friends said they hadn’t seen my news about the post I did on English Historical Fiction Authors, or that I was interviewing a best-selling novelist. “I don’t have a Facebook account.” “I don’t see your posts in my Facebook Newsfeed.” Social media can be hit or miss, and I often think that there’s a…
Congratulations to Denise who won the drawing for a copy of Battle Scars I: Men of the Cross. And thank you to everyone who participated. That was a lot of fun! Now down to the serious stuff. I hope to have final editorial comments on MoTC within the next 10 days. Barring technical issues with…
Oh look! It’s me over at Black Lilac Kitty! Thanks, Cindy, for inviting me over to meet your readers. We’re taking a very short walk through the blogosphere this week. Does my photo from Conisbrough Castle make it look like I’m locked away? Well, close. *wipes brow* I’m slaving over the final edits to my…
Looks around. This place is comfortable. I was attempting to explain why I like it over other places in town to a friend last week. It’s dark & soothing despite the huge picture windows, despite the conversations buzzing around me. About school, a test. About politics. God. K-State football. And let’s not forget the goodies!…
I signed up for a Loglines class at WANATribe. WANA – “we are not alone” – is a social community for creative types, a place to encourage & support each other through the writing & publishing process. It was started by Kristen Lamb, who I’ve pointed to numerous times here. You can read all about…
