Thursday – A Little Personal – Holiday Spirit

“Hey, Dad. You think Lucy is going to wear those antlers?” “I very much doubt it,…

The Great Christmas Giveway

I like to think I’m a generous person by nature, but I can’t be the only…

All of the Guitar Works books

All of the Guitar Works books iTunes: Guitar Works: Finish Work #iTunes #Luthiery #Guitar Learn custom…

Magic of the Season

This year I ticked off several of my bucket list adventures. It seemed everyone I know…

How My Childhood Made A Citizen of the World

Click to read the whole issue online In my Young by Name column for the December…

Twelve Days of Christmas Excerpts – The Pear Tree ~ A partridge, a pear tree…and a fairy in the bed.

A partridge, a pear tree…and a fairy in the bed. Nelis Winter and Xavier Partridge knew…

Stage of revision 5. Characters

Alexas_Fotos from Pixabay Are they consistent? Do they develop? Do you know everything about them that…

Writing for Christmas

I’m not a big fan of Christmas. I don’t like the weather, for a start, although…

Eighteenth-century City Streets

What would it have been like for my character Ashmole Foxe to have walked through the…

A Letter To Santa

Dear Santa,     We thought it would be a great idea if we wrote our Christmas…

2019 Year in Review

As the year comes to an end, I want to thank all my readers and friends…

The CLEOPATRA TOMB MURDERS … a far-from-cosy Egypt murder adventure mystery

An historical fantasy writer, a young female Egyptologist, a cold-case detective, a documentary film-maker, an historical…

How Books and Reading Make a Difference in Our Lives

A guest post by Ashlie Lopez Books and reading have played a great role in the…

Review of Captive of the darkness.  Much appreciated. #paranormal #review #amreading #books

Yay!  I got my first review of the new book overnight.  “As an Australian, I could…

#Nostalgia #Football #Injury A ruptured Spinal Disk and Giant Snowflakes – Part 9

Giant snowflake from Disney’s Journey Through Inner Space attraction. Circa 1967. Read on, McDuff! In Part…

Leaping Into a Leap Year–Cover Reveal

2020 is coming! We’re two weeks away from the start of a new year–a leap year!…

PC Game Review: Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)

PC Game Review: Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to) Review by Casey Douglass…

Deadly Secrets

Wow! ‘Deadly Secrets’ is nearly there on 97 reviews. Just need a couple more to reach…

Stories to Share

How can you write about all that stuff? Doesn’t it feel weird to share your secrets?…

Two Holiday Options for Your Reading Pleasure

In the mood for a little holiday poignancy? I have two tales that just might bring…

Now in Paperback: ‘The Ghost of Madison Avenue’

I’m pleased that the paperback of The Ghost of Madison Avenue is up for sale on…

I Have an Amazing Life Ahead of Me!

I’m happy to welcome award-winning romance author Peggy Jaeger. Today, Peggy shares her writing journey and…

Book Review: The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George (contemporary romance)

Set in France, The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George is about enduring, transcendent love–for people…

December Book Reviews and Previews

A little early this month, but things have a way of getting busy later.Happy Holidays!For your…

Launch Aftermath

Aftermath is probably the wrong word, but it’s always interesting as an author to go through…