#StoryInspiration: The Kingdom of Heaven. That’s Mr. Heaven to You.
So far in the Story Inspiration series, we’ve looked at why a book’s setting matters so much, discovered Lundy...
Cheers! Mottley’s Favorite Cocktail Recipe, the Gimblet
Pull up a beach chair and join me at Island Confidential for today’s stop on our blog tour. My fellow...
#StoryInspiration: Here Be Pirates!
The FAQ’s that I get the most F – ly about Dying Fall involve the backstory of Brackmor Island. Particularly, were...
#Story Inspiration: Legendary Lundy Island
As we run up to the Halloween release of Dying Fall, I want to share some of my inspiration for...
The Power of Place in the Fictive Dream
Mottley & Baker’s second adventure, Mister Mottley and the Dying Fall is set in October of 1932, six months after...
Your Questions, Please!
This week I received a fantastic opportunity to attend the Birmingham Gun Show, sponsored by the Alabama Gun Collectors Association....
Searching and Researching
One of the best parts of writing vintage-style fiction, is that hours of research on my favorite topics all count...
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Hercule Poirot’s Tisanes
Along with Sirop de Cassis, cocoa at breakfast, and other drinks considered by Hastings to be “noxious”, Hercule Poirot is...
The Savage Automatic Pistol – Model 1917
I must confess, until I began researching vintage firearms in earnest, I had little knowledge of the murder weapons in...
