The Authoring Silo
It is one thing to vent about your “failings”/ “frustrations” in PRIVATE emails/DMs with other authors, but quite another to blather about them on social media for “the world” to see… … More The Authoring Silo
It is one thing to vent about your “failings”/ “frustrations” in PRIVATE emails/DMs with other authors, but quite another to blather about them on social media for “the world” to see… … More The Authoring Silo
We decided to stay Devon local and “pretend” we went away. Having stopped by here on Sunday, we returned to Beesands Beach on Bank Holiday Monday for lunch and a coast walk… … More Beesands
It has been hammered by reviewers, but I like to give things a chance. Indeed, it starts out okay – almost as a brilliant knock-off of “James Bond.” Alas, that doesn’t last… … More The “Endless” Film
A basic definition of “politics” is “Who gets what, when, how.” Meaning “politics” is always in all of our lives and is inescapable… … More What Is Not “Political”?
THE NOVEL comes first. Ultimately, any novel’s real value is its content between the covers… … More Covering It Up
At about that same spot, 80 years ago today… … More Here, 80 Years Ago
Franklin is NOT a Bridgerton. Franklin is dramatized history and serious entertainment for adults. … More “Franklin” On Screen
There are also those with whom we “click” over the longer-term for whatever reasons. One woman now about age 30 or so, has been a mutual follow for some 10 years on blogs (here), former Twitter, and now Instagram, mostly because she had liked my first three novels … More The Illusion
“You’ve got it bad, don’t you?” is not a “small” matter; it is, to be blunt, idiotic to put that into the mouth of anyone living in the 1810s… … More Out Of Time And Place