On our days of wild-west social media, it’s fascinating to revisit a Tudor version of communication mayhem. With the invention of the printing press in the fifteenth century, monarchs and the church lost control of their stories. The above text is Edmund Campion’s “Brag,” printed and circulated in Engand in 1580-81. Campaion, his religious journey …
BREAKING NEWS!
TUNE IN. RADIO INTERVIEW ON THE REVERSIBLE MASK. IF YOU’RE IN THE OCALA REGION OF FLORIDA, I will be interviewed on WOCA AM this Thursday 10.35-11.00 am EST. The hosts are Robin McBlane and Larry Whitler, formidable writers and musicians themselves. 25 minutes. What will they ask me? What will POP…out of my mouth? No …
HOW A FRENCH KING AND SALUZZAN MARQUIS EVADED TUSCAN CUSTOM DUTIES
This is the entrance to the first Alpine tunnel through an entire mountain, Monte Viso. It was begun in 1480 and opened in 1490. I send Latham and Don Cristobal into it at the closest point in their partnership, when they take guerrillas through on an unauthorized military expedition. Fun horror stuff happens on and …
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM MY BOOK LAUNCH POWERPOINT
My audiences say that their favorite slides are innovations my characters encountered. I imagine social change and inventions as a compound character in The Reversible Mask, unsettling everyone. I see a lumbering oaf swatting right and left unpredictably. It doesn’t matter if you have conflicts like Edward Latham, or if you fit snug within your …
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LAUNCH EVENT JEFFERSON MARKET LIBRARY, HNS NY CHAPTER, December 18
Another thrill! Thank you to all. One of the slides from my show: A warm crowd with terrific questions: I am truly humbled by the response. Again, I took too few books! It makes me want to work all the harder to grow my craft. Happy holidays to you all!
LAUNCH EVENT 1, December 11, 2018
Dear Friends and readers, what a thrill to present my power point on Edward Latham’s adventure at Empire Wealth Strategies, my old job, and have a reunion with former clients. The warmth in the room brought tears to my eyes and I took too few books!
Historical for the Holidays
Big thanks to Amy Bruno over at Historical Fiction Book Tours for hosting the Historical for the Holidays event over on Facebook tonight!
Blog Tour Interview Highlights
Dear Friends, as you know this is my first experience with blog interviews, all conducted by accomplished published writers. I had no idea what to expect. I was delighted with the questions and had to dig deep. With the interviewers’ permission, here are some highlights. From Adrienne Dillard (www.adrienne-dillard.com): During the opening scene at Oxford, …
Reviews from the public!
Dear friends and readers, customer and Goodreads appraisals are coming in. An exciting mix of glowing endorsements and thoughtful descriptions with minor reservations. I don’t know any of the writers. What’s astonishing is how readers are digging into the substance; they’re REALLY reading. If I was to excerpt I wouldn’t know where to begin, so …
A PERFECT SERVANT FOR A SPY
For several years, Latham makes do without a personal manservant, trusting to mirrors attached to his hat brim to detect followers, and temporary hires. But a surprise attack convinces him to interview his sub-agent’s beloved nephew. Latham was satisfied from his sub-agent’s description that the youth had enough speech defects that if he betrayed his …