I’m sure some of you have noticed that in the course of my life, I’ve spent some time in Scotland. In the course of that, I’ve eaten a fair amount of Scottish food–and no haggis is not made out of Read more…
Chapter One Stirling, Scotland: July 1304 Bishop William de Lamberton grasped his squire by a shoulder, pushing him towards the open doors at the end of the long, high-arched hall. James twisted out of Lamberton’s grasp and whirled to face Read more…
Dark Quarry is the first of a series of hard-boiled mysteries featuring investigator Mike Angel by author David H. Fears. I happen to like the hard-boiled genre, so I was happy to take a look at this novel. I must Read more…
When he came back, it was quiet. He didn’t know where he was, except that he was lying face down in stinking mud. His hair lay in dripping, black strings across his face. He dug his fingers into the muck. Read more…
I’ve decided to start posting blog reviews on Fridays. I am going to review indie authors, and decided to start with a novel I own already. I was not gifted this although I may later accept novels to review. This Read more…
Editing, how to do it and do it effectively? That is a good question. I’ll give you my opinion. I won’t keep saying in every sentence that it is. Some people will disagree. That’s fine. This is how I feel Read more…
Suzanne Tyrpak joins me today to share a sample of her upcoming historical novel, Agathon’s Daughter. First, Suzanne, could you tell us a little about it? Agathon’s Daughter is suspense set in the Golden Age of Athens at the time Read more…
Now I come to the contradictory part and my final rule for writing historical fiction. You have to know the details; you should know them so well that you could walk down a street in your time-period and fit right Read more…
PROLOGUE September, 1300 “Putain de merde!” Dazed, knocked to his knees by the merchant’s blow, James Douglas leaned against the brick wall. He turned his head toward the River Seine. He might escape in that direction. Blood ran down the Read more…
For SampleSunday a flash story that is really just a bit of fun fluff. Treacle and AshesBy: J. R. Tomlin Lavidia smoothed the skirt of her dress and checked to see if her sword showed under the folds. No, it Read more…