The life of an author as lived by his wife (or husband)

Sep 9, 2014 | Entertainment

Today was not a good day for writing. I woke up early, as usual, to do some writing, but a myriad of things required my attention, breaking my concentration. Before I knew it, the day had begun and an unprecedented number of clients called up, interrupting me  every...

The Worst Way to Begin a Novel

Sep 6, 2014 | Writing

“The worst way to begin a novel: advice from literary agents”. That’s the title of a wonderful blog post by the Write Life. Literary agents are like ‘skilled readers’ who have gone through hundreds of novels, acquiring experience; they are also...

The Real Women of Pearseus

Sep 2, 2014 | My Publications

People ran around her, shouting and screaming.  Sol could not move under the weight of the guard and raised her head to seek her brother.  As she did, a second arrow passed so close to her eye that its feathers scratched her eyebrow.  Blood flowed from the wound,...

J. R. R. Tolkien’s 10 Tips For Writers

Aug 31, 2014 | Publishing, Writing

Essay Mama is an unusual site, providing students with essays. Even more unusual is the fact that they produced a lovely infographic on Tolkien, with some tips they gleamed from his correspondence. Enjoy! Pearseus: Rise of the Prince will be on sale throughout...

Author Feature: Janice Spina

Aug 30, 2014 | Interviews Features and Reviews

Janice Spina is the latest of the new friends that I’ve made while blogging. She recently hosted my interview on her blog, and now I’m happy to repay the favour! Thank you for your interest in being featured on my blog! Thank you, Nicholas, for inviting me...

Let’s Sonnet the heck out of it!

Aug 29, 2014 | Entertainment

I try to avoid posting every day, but this I had to share as soon as I found out about it. Popsonnet has taken it upon themselves to convert pop songs into Shakespearean sonnets. Here is a small sample, which had me in stitches: O sweet and noble lad, be not...

My Divine Ancestors and Other Holiday Revelations

Aug 28, 2014 | Entertainment

Holiday Revelations… As you know, I’m fresh back from my holidays, so here’s a little sharing. First of all, many thanks to the lovely Michelle Proulx, whose Imminent Danger bookmarks and related swag were waiting for us upon our arrival! Yay! We...