I have spoken over the past few posts about a new duology I’m working on, but though I’ve touched on some of the themes, I haven’t shared anything about it. Thus, without further ado, I’d like to share an excerpt. The working title of this book is “The Bonds of Friendship.” At present, I don’t… Read the full blog post …
Last month I alluded to an upcoming work which will drive the topics I intend to talk about over the next few posts. That topic was the various levels of Regency gentlemen and how they interacted with other classes. For this post, I wanted to talk about another subject of which we hear so much,… Read the full blog post …
For this, and my next several posts, I will be focusing on an arc of subjects pertaining to an upcoming work. As we get into the posts, you’ll begin to get some glimpses of some of the main themes in that work, which will serve to give you some idea of how the story will… Read the full blog post …
You would think that in a time of quarantine, the available time to do things would actually increase. Umm, yeah… NOT! It somehow seems I have less time than ever. Life for me really hasn’t changed, as I work from home and have for years. The real difference is I have a lot more of… Read the full blog post …
Hey, folks, I have an announcement to make. Though I have had a tough time coming to this determination, I have ultimately decided to retire from writing Pride and Prejudice variations. As I said, it was difficult, but I’ve found the passion no longer burns, the ideas are coming few and further in between, making… Read the full blog post …
Hi ho! I have an excerpt for you today of my newest novel, tentatively titled Mrs. Bennet’s Favorite Daughter, due out in April. While I might have chosen another passage of more immediate importance to the main plot of the story, I couldn’t resist this one. It’s a scene with Mr. Collins doing what he does best,… Read the full blog post …
I have two matters to discuss in this post. The first is the blurb and cover reveal of my next release. Without further ado, here they are: Fitzwilliam Darcy had not expected to see Miss Elizabeth Bennet at Pemberley. Even less anticipated had been her reception at seeing him there. Whereas their last meeting… Read the full blog post …
The new year has arrived, and with it the time-honored tradition of setting resolutions for the coming year. Personally, I’ve never been one for setting resolutions. I’ve always been of the opinion that we should constantly be looking at our lives, our behavior, and trying to correct the things we see in ourselves which are… Read the full blog post …
With the Christmas season approaching, I thought I would start out by wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! Christmas has always been my favorite time of the year. While I do not like winter and I hate snow and cold in equal measure, it has always seemed to me that the spirit of Christmas… Read the full blog post …
In the summer of 1741, George Frideric Handel was presented with a libretto composed by Charles Jennens. The libretto was arranged entirely from portions of scripture, in particular the Old Testament, and became the lyrics for Handel’s famous oratorio, The Messiah. Many stories have been told about the composition of this famous piece. It is… Read the full blog post …
As I promised in a FB post last week, I have an excerpt for you today. I have referenced this work in previous blog articles and it is one which has me particularly excited. Some of my past works have taken the world of Pride and Prejudice and turned it on its head, but I don’t think… Read the full blog post …
Each year I find myself reduced to bachelor status, as my wife packs her bags and heads over the big pond to Japan to visit her mother. Over the years this has changed a little, as my elder sons are now old enough to have summer responsibilities and are, thus, unable to go. Their sister… Read the full blog post …
For this month’s post, I have an excerpt for my next offering. This is so new and hot off the presses, that I don’t even have a title formally worked out yet. Release date is about a month away in August, but I will warn that because of some other things going on, it is… Read the full blog post …
