The Heir and the Spare | Cover Reveal and Pre-Order
Well, folks, the cat is out of the bag. My next novel, The Heir and the Spare, will release on February 19, 2021. This is my… Read More »The Heir and the Spare | Cover Reveal and Pre-Order
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The Heir and the Spare (Newsletter Excerpt)
Author’s Note: This excerpt from THE HEIR AND THE SPARE is subject to change. Please excuse any grammar errors, typos, etc. that I haven’t caught… Read More »The Heir and the Spare (Newsletter Excerpt)
Discipline in the Year of Hindsight
At the beginning of the month, people on my social media feeds started announcing their word of the year. I’ve never done that lovely practice,… Read More »Discipline in the Year of Hindsight
Oliver Invictus | Official Reveal and Pre-Order
If you read between the lines of my last post, this one will come as no surprise. I’m pleased to announce the upcoming publication of… Read More »Oliver Invictus | Official Reveal and Pre-Order
Project Updates and Other Ramblings
Greetings, my friends! It’s time for a few project updates. Some bad news, some good news, maybe…? Idk. So, as Li Shang says, let’s get… Read More »Project Updates and Other Ramblings
Music and the Written Word
For all you book purists out there, the paperback of Soot and Slipper is now live! (Click HERE) In honor of this momentous occasion, I’m… Read More »Music and the Written Word
Final Thoughts | Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
And at long last, we come to the final thoughts. Through real-life patterns of deception, we can identify weaknesses in our writing and shift those… Read More »Final Thoughts | Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
The Misdirection of Agatha Christie | Liar, Liar
The mystery genre requires careful threading of information from character to character, between narrator and reader, and from author to audience. And Agatha Christie, as… Read More »The Misdirection of Agatha Christie | Liar, Liar
Breaking the CP on 3 Layers | Liar, Liar
Now that we’ve explored the Cooperative Principle and how to break it, we turn our attention back to our three layers of dialogue. Breaking the CP… Read More »Breaking the CP on 3 Layers | Liar, Liar
Miss Bates of Emma: A Liar, Liar Case Study
Continuing in the Cooperative Principle and how to break it, we turn our attention to a literary example of rampant unintentional violations: Miss Bates from… Read More »Miss Bates of Emma: A Liar, Liar Case Study