Just finished reading a terrific speculative novel by an author I wasn’t familiar with, Jennifer Anderson. I don’t normally like dystopian literature/movies, as they’re usually so grim they’re just depressing. But once in a while such a good story comes along that it’s well worth the read/watch. When I read the book description on Amazon, …
While I love doing research online for historical authenticity — let’s face it, I could get lost for hours — there’s nothing to beat actually visiting a historic site to give a writer all the fine nuances of life on a grand estate. To that end, hubby and I spend some time at the locally-famous …
Just a couple of quick tidbits this week. I’ve resumed work on Book 3, which is very exciting. Book 2 has been edited and should be ready for publication this fall, so all new readers of Through the Monster-glass won’t have too long a wait for what happened after the stunning climax. The first edition …
My launch party was a mixture of greatness and controlled chaos. I’ll explain that. I’ve done a lot of event planning in my time, and had every detail worked out, on a substantial spreadsheet — or so I thought. Actually, all my planning went…well, as planned 😉 Where I lost some control was in the …
A couple of news items this week: July Camp NaNoWriMo is starting soon One of NaNoWriMo’s (National Novel Writing Month) less formal events. As they describe it, “…you’ll have plenty of fun honing your writing skills alongside thousands of other participants cheering you on. During Camp NaNoWriMo, you can map out your own writing adventure, novel …
I’ve been getting a lot of interesting questions since the publication of my book, so I thought I’d post and answer a few today. Pull up a chair, make a cup of tea and enjoy 🙂 Where do/did you get the idea for your story? As I’ve mentioned elsewhere on this site, my original idea …
My book launch party for Through the Monster-glass, available now in both ebook and paperback, went very well this past weekend, despite printing glitches. I need time to decompress from that experience, though, and will share more about it in a future post. In the meantime, I read a fascinating article written about his own …
Today my hubby and I checked out the venue for my launch party on Sunday, mainly to see what type of coffee machine they’d be letting us use (because good hot coffee, and tea, are critical!). Mosquitoes are out and I’ve posted warnings for guests who want to stroll the forest afterward to bring insect …
After a few chilly, rainy weeks, it’s undeniably spring in southern Ontario! The ornamental cherries, just tight little buds last week, have opened up into magnificent blossoms after a little warmer weather. The lilacs at the Centennial Lilac Garden in Niagara Falls have also burst into blossom, drenching visitors in their wonderful scent. Along with …
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Where did criminals, blackmailers, jilted or illicit lovers post their coded messages in Victorian England? Why, in the Agony Column, aka Personal Ads, of the venerable The Times newspaper. Without any censorship or disclosure of the identity of the ad-placer, and widely read by everyone, including the Queen, the column was ripe for intrigue from …
