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Excerpt and an update: Battle Scars II, For King and Country

Battle Scars revising teasers works in progress

Real life tends to get in the way of writing, of editing. I feel lucky to have talented author and editor Catherine Hedge combing through For King and Country. Cathy is on the last 50,000 words now. She did a lot of reading the last two weeks, which means I am now about 20 chapters […]
A mini prologue for Book II of Battle Scars

announcements Battle Scars teasers

Coming soon… For King and Country (Battle Scars II)
#luckyseven – excerpt from Battle Scars II: For King and Country

Battle Scars revising teasers works in progress writing

I am editing away on For King and Country. Did I mention this book is coming in at more than 600 pages? (Almost twice the length of Men of the Cross!) I am at the 75% mark on my edit, with a goal of finishing one chapter a day. That would bring me up to November 3. […]
For King and Country update

Battle Scars teasers

“The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp.The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.”– Ursula K. Le Guin Mark and I met last week while the other two members of our writing group had real life intrude on our usual Thursday night session. Mark […]
Battle Scars, book II – 7×7 book snippet

Battle Scars teasers works in progress

I was tagged by author Matthew Harffy in this 7×7 game and originally posted my response on Facebook, but let’s extend the joy to the rest of the universe. The authors’ instructions are to post 7 lines from the 7th page of their WIP. Then tag 7 more authors to do the same. Several authors I tagged responded with snippets from […]
An excerpt from For King and Country

revising teasers Uncategorized works in progress

Title: For King and Country (Battle Scars II) Beta readers have given me 2 thumbs up. I’ve revised the manuscript and addressed their comments – nothing earth-shattering, thank goodness – fixed typos they spotted. I have a few “last checks” and then I’ll turn the whole 141,000+ words to my editors. In the meantime, I hope you […]
Writing update and a snippet from For King and Country

Battle Scars historical fiction revising teasers works in progress

Title: For King and Country (Battle Scars II) Current word count: 141,122 words Revisions: I am at the 116,444 word mark in my 2nd round of editing the manuscript. A few weeks ago, I teased 3 readers with chapters 1-2 and received some positive feedback. Two beta readers have the first 71,000 words in their hands, […]
Teaser: Men of the Cross

Battle Scars historical fiction teasers

I hope you enjoy this snippet from Men of the Cross. I don’t think it needs any set-up. ============== THE WINDSWEPT CLIFF STOOD like a lone sentinel guarding a gate. The horses pawed the ground nervously. Henry stared across the darkened valley. Lights glimmered on the horizon to the east like a thousand torches guiding […]
Writing update… For King and Country, book 2 of Battle Scars

Battle Scars historical fiction social media teasers works in progress

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 […]