One of the best parts of writing vintage-style fiction, is that hours of research on my favorite topics all count as “work”! I use Pinterest to organize my visual reference material, which means surfing Pinterest also counts as “work.” Vertically integrated, you see? Here’s a delightful article I found while “working,” which describes General George …
In honor of Holy Week, here’s a little presentation I wrote back in my acting days for an arts group discussing the Virtue of Humility. Hope ya like it. But if you don’t, I’ll try to be okay with that. Here’s the problem with too much art – it starts to hurt you. I don’t …
I made you a prezzie! A Christmas confection featuring youthful shenanigans from our favorite detective, with a fluffy topping of seasonal cheer: Mister Mottley Cooks His Goose. Enjoy the story, and enjoy your holidays! xoxoxo
If I ever needed validation as a writer (Who am I kidding? Only always.) I sure got it last week. My sweet friend Christy English featured Mister Mottley and my yappings about indie publishing, and on top of that, a person I had never met asked if she could quote me on her blog! About …
The accomplished Romance and Historical Fiction author Christy English (who is also my dear sweet friend) is featuring Mr. Mottley and yours truly on her blog this week. After reading her review, I am having trouble keeping my teeth in my mouth, so I’ll just give you the link. I luz you, Christy! Mwah! http://www.christyenglish.com/2014/12/08/five-stars-for-mr-mottley-gets-his-man/ …
I’ve learned a lot about this game in the last year (and have a lot more to learn). The biggest thing hit home in the last six weeks, the crunch weeks running up to (and right over) the target date for putting Mister Mottley up for sale. It’s all you. See, when you are traditionally-published …
Last year, I had an existential crisis. I had known for years that all my favorite authors are dead, but I had not fully come to terms with the fact that that means…no. more. books. Even though I still have quite a few Ngaio Marsh and Margery Allinghams to look forward to, Agatha Christie and …
My husband and I recently celebrated our eleventh wedding anniversary by duplicating many of our early dates – wandering around a bookstore, browsing for new books to buy and reading bits to each other out of magazines. Knowing how much I love P.G. Wodehouse, and the Bertie/Jeeves stories in particular, my honey snatched this book …
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I began this book eagerly anticipating the arrival of the beloved sleuth, Mr. Campion. However, Miss Allingham weaves her tale so skillfully that by the time I realized he was not going to show up, I didn’t miss him. The novel takes a somewhat unusual point of view – in a typical mystery plot, our …
A longtime favorite, one of Peter Davison (aka The Fifth Doctor)’s most swoonworthy roles. Don’t miss his rad roadster! Full Review Coming Soon Available on Netflix and Amazon.