What does a book title do for you? Does it entice? Does it hint at the novel’s story? Does it reflect your personal circumstances? Does it confuse? My current novel-in-process
Dear readers … all sorts of things going on here in Tod-land. Some on the writing front and others on the home front, so I’m taking a break from the
What did it take to prepare for a major battle in World War One? The 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge, a WWI battle where Canadian soldiers distinguished themselves by taking a
A number of authors associated with Lake Union Publishing have banded together to host a Twitter Party – the purpose is to chat about books, writing, reading and anything else as
If I were cleverer or a more experienced writer, I would have written my novels as a series. Planned them out in such a way that novel one would have
Dear friends … I’m so excited to announce the release of Time and Regret. It’s been a labour of love that has benefitted so much from the support of readers
As writers we bandy about the word ‘inspiration’ almost as if it were an everyday occurrence. And at times, it is. But at other times, inspiration is as difficult to
Will that be one scoop, two scoops or three? No, this is not a post about ice cream. But, if you enjoy mysteries with a small scoop of romance and a
Three weeks in Paris and more than 1,000 photos – a source of marvellous inspiration for the next novel, working title Camille & Mariele. Yesterday I browsed the photos and
Last week I built a website, a simple one that features my author name and gives readers a place to check me out while giving me a more permanent place
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
