Posts Categorized: writers
A few days ago, in my post Art Nouveau as Inspiration (which was also when I launched the new site theme), I promised you all that I’d reveal the front cover to my upcoming novel, Dangerous and Unseemly: A Concordia Wells Mystery. Here it is, created by super-talented artist Niki Smith: Doesn’t it look terrific? I’m so excited…
Welcome to the NEXT BIG THING Blog Hop. What is a blog hop? Basically, it’s a way for readers to discover authors new to them. I hope you’ll find new-to-you authors whose works you enjoy. At this stop along the blog hop, you’ll find a bit of information on me and one of my books,…
The New Years’ holiday, with its duality of backwards-reflection and forwards-resolve, is a perfect symbol for what we historical fiction writers do all the time. We have one foot in the past and the other in the present. We research and write, look into the social customs and private lives of early era people, establish imaginary…
Welcome to our Holiday Yum blog hop recipe series! Today, blogger humorist (and one of my fab gal pals) Natalie Hartford treats us to a personal and hilarious take on French Lace Cookies, so you’ll want to check it out! But while you’re here, I’d like to share a little holiday analogy with you, re-posted from…
Sometimes, things take a turn you don’t expect. When you’re a writer, that truism often involves going off on a writing tangent – I remember once having a cat totally take over one of my mystery scenes – or writing way beyond the intended length. The creative process can lead to some interesting results, to…
October: the month for general spookiness. Halloween ghosts, tombstones, skeletons, etc, have been popping up in my yard/neighborhood, and probably in yours, too. Even in my historical mystery-writing, it’s been all about the spooky lately. I’ve been elbow-deep in a scene where my spirit medium character, Madame Durand, attempts to get answers from the spirit…
We think of Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) first and foremost as the father of modern science fiction. He’s especially well-known for his Foundation Trilogy, and his Robot series. Even outside the world of science fiction fandom, I, Robot is recognized as a blockbuster film, and many of the ideas we have about robots came from him. Asimov…
It was a dark and stormy night. …the pen is mightier than the sword. …in pursuit of the almighty dollar. Who wrote these? Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, (1803-1873). He was a member of Parliament, later made peer of the realm (and attended House of Lords sessions), served as Secretary of State…
