Life in Tudor England was like swimming in a pool with a couple dozen hungry sharks. In this post, I’ll delve into one of the more mysterious (and scandalous) deaths of the time: Amy Robsart Dudley, wife to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. The gentleman …
Read MoreA (Ghost?) Story
I may or may not have seen the ghost of Anne Boleyn at the Tower of London. This was back when I was in high school, and one of the places we stopped on the UK tour was the Tower of London. Totally touristy, I …
Read MoreThe Curse Of My Brain
A creative brain can be a tough beast to deal with when it’s constantly spewing out book ideas when my backlog is in double digits. Everything on my website is either completed or a work in progress. Here’s the full breakdown: Melusine’s Endgame: Ruby Memory, …
Read MoreMuses and Musings
What drives creative types like me? Greek mythology gave credit for the inspiration of mortals to the nine Muses. Of all of them, I would say the closest match to me and my writings would be Calliope, muse of eloquence and epic poetry. With Melusine’s …
Read MoreTatiana Nikolaevna Romanov
Working on Ruby Memory has allowed me to learn so much about the Romanov daughters: Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia. I’ve read their compiled diaries and letters (what survived, anyway…I’m sure a lot more was lost than was saved). I’ve pulled up as many images …
Read MorePossible New Scam-Beware!
I thought I should loop my readers in on a possible new scam variant that might be on the horizon (because we writers don’t have to deal with enough of these, apparently). Here’s what went down today. Make of it what you will. I got …
Read MoreLyrics And Relationships
Before I met my partner, I never would have pictured myself going to a nightclub. There were no shortage of those types of places where I went to college, but at the time, I had neither the patience nor inclination (and bluntly put, with the …
Read MoreBrain, Why Are You Like This?
It would be super awesome if you could keep just one story in there at a time. Okay, fine, one series at at time, even. That would be doable. Why, then, do you insist on not only having multiple books from the same series warring …
Read MoreThe Time For A Teacher Memoir Has Come!
And guess what…you little stinkers are going to be featured! Don’t worry! Your very nice teacher will change your names. Maybe. Here’s a partial list of what will make it into the book: The day I flooded my classroom. The sugarcane paper fiasco. How I …
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