A Brainstorming Session

A Brainstorming Session

Brainstorming. The creative Kickstart. The jolt of caffeine your story needs.  This past weekend my critique group met for an all-day work session. We spent the morning learning about how to use Word to create teaser images that include a punchy quote from your book....
Goodreads Giveaway

Goodreads Giveaway

Hello, my lovely readers! I’m offering a free print copy of “It Takes a Spy…” in a Giveaway on Goodreads. If you didn’t know about these Giveaways, it’s time to learn. Authors offer print copies of books on Goodreads in a giveaway...

Images from the Crimean War in 1856

My next book. Once Upon a Spy, takes place in January 1854, just a couple of months before England declares war on Russia in what we Americans refer to as the Crimean War. As with all wars, the reasons behind the Crimean War were complex. The influence of the Ottoman...