Unfinished Thoughts

I'd started 2024 in an upbeat, positive frame of mind. After a year of experimentation, I chose "progress" as my word of the year, and now it's time to see how much or little headway I've actually made in my year of progress. Looking back is a delicate balancing act for me. My #1 strength is Context …

2024 – A Year of ProgressRead More

Welcome to the last month of the year! November was a mixed bag for a lot of people, and I've done my share of doomscrolling and quietly panicking. But we've also made progress. Christmas Knights is out. I've added a bit to another manuscript that's been languishing unfinished. And I've …

The Monthly Plot Twist: DecemberRead More

It's November - so welcome to the Monthly Plot Twist, my roundup of life and writing. We're still in decluttering and decorating mood. While it can be exhausting - honestly, when did  I buy all those books? And do papers breed in quiet corners? - it's an excellent distraction from other …

The Monthly Plot Twist: NovemberRead More

It's October - so welcome to the Monthly Plot Twist, my roundup of life and writing. Life… has been busy. We've made use of the sunny days to paint windows and walls, and the evenings starting to declutter paperwork and sort out possessions. It's one of those things you always plan to get around …

The Monthly Plot Twist: OctoberRead More

I love blogging, but with one thing and another, I've neglected my very own corner of the internet this year - and it's time to change that, starting with The Monthly Plot Twist at the beginning of each month. Because if nothing else, there's a lot going on in both my real and my author life. If …

The Monthly Plot Twist: SeptemberRead More

Back in March, when I released Fritz's book, I thought I'd told all the White Knight Security stories I had in store - barring maybe a bonus short story or two. How wrong I was! Somewhere in the back of my mind lurked another story. So here's Damien, the courageous young man from the Rebel …

An Unexpected Knight – The Christmas Knights Cover RevealRead More

Sometimes, keeping up with personal and business development work turns to overwhelm. Video classes, workbooks, author groups, discord chats, courses… the stream never ends. Most share informative and useful information, ideas that spark in my mind, suggestions how to run a sleeker, more effective …

Can I ‘be fine’ where I am? Because overwhelm is real.Read More

A new-release post today, and my guest is J. Scott Coatsworth. His latest offering, The Hencha Queen, is out to day, and he's agreed to pop in to talk about the story's origin. The COVID pandemic has left none of us untouched and - in the end - we all found our own ways to deal with the anguish, …

The Hencha Queen – New from J. Scott CoatsworthRead More

The part of the world that follows the Chinese lunar calendar is about to enter the Year of the Dragon. Which is enough of a reason to create a collection of romance reads with dragons, right? I love fantasy, but except for one tiny flashfic - which you can read here - dragons have never made an …

Romance Reads with DragonsRead More