This is a little exercise I sometimes do, to help me write. It’s probably old news to some authors, and won’t work for others, but for me it’s a useful little bit. I write Felix’s mysteries in first-person voice. This means that we see the case unfolds through Felix’s eyes, we learn the evidence at the […]
Indie Author
Quirks? What do you mean, my quirks?
Another day, another interview 🙂 This one is courtesy of Ami Lutkus-Phillips, writing as Mackenzie Flohr. Here’s an excerpt: Question 5) What would you say is your interesting writing quirk? Historically-accurate food. Well, mostly historically accurate. I love cooking and food in general, and that seeps into my writing. I enjoy tremendously researching old recipes, and integrating […]
Speed dating
Don’t get your hopes up – it’s not Felix… 😉😀 Christina Alexandra runs ‘speed dating’ style author interviews on her blog. These are quick and zany questions, to give you a different perspective about authors. It was quite fun to do: First, can you tell us a little something fun that’s not in your bio? […]
I confess
Dan Buri was kind enough to feature me on his blog (again). This time it’s with his series of Confessions of an Indie Author. Dan is a lawyer in his day job (and an awesome author in his spare time), so getting people to confess must be handy ☺️ You can find it on YouTube here:
Karma
Following the last post where I celebrated a (rather dubious) review of Murder In Absentia, this weekend was graced by two great reviews. The first from TJ Green: I’d heard lots of good things about this book, and I’m pleased to say I was not disappointed! This book is a detective story set in ancient Rome, […]
Book Review: Eno and the Pirates
If you’re reading this blog, you probably figured out that I have a thing for Historical-Fantasy Mysteries. No big surprises, really. So when I came across CB Pratt’s Eno and the Pirates, I was immediately excited! Another historical-fantasy hero from the ancient world. Since I had a cold and was not in the mood for writing, […]
YES!!! (Wherein I explain how to read reviews)
First, a big WOOHOO!! I’ve just got another 1-star review on Amazon! Yippee! No, I’m not crazy, I know how the star system works. This particular verified purchase review says: One Star do not recall this book and I cannot give a fair critic [sic] of it. So, basically, someone bought my book, maybe read it, […]
The Work In Progress
Just a few words about the current work-in-progress, In Numina. If you’d like to learn more about Felix’s next big case – and this one is very much in the limelight – you should head over to Errin Krystal’s blog. Errin was kind enough to interview me, and instead of answering about Murder In Absentia as […]
The Friday 13 with Assaph Mehr
One of the more enjoyable interviews, courtesy of Jesse Teller ☺ What character from your work frightens you, makes you feel dirty to write? I don’t often write people who are “evil” as such, or are truly psychopathic. Mostly I write people who end up at cross purposes to each other, and hence the tension. […]
Book Review: Salt in the Blood, by N. B. Williams
I’ve met Nikki Williams through Twitter. We’ve exchanged a few messages, discussed books and publishing, and became friends. I knew she was writing a horror novella, and was curious about it. She was kind enough to give me an ARC copy late last year. Now that she has finally published it, I was happy to […]
