Jun 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
In THE MASTER OF VERONA, the title ‘Count’ is reserved for my villain, the historical Count of San Bonifacio. But if I were to mention the Count to my wife, she would respond with a smile and a joke about pouring coffee. She tells this story so much better than I do....
Apr 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Judea, 66 AD. A Roman legion suffers a smashing and catastrophic defeat at the hands of an angry band of Hebrews armed with only slings and spears. Knowing Emperor Nero's revenge will be swift and merciless, they must decide how to defend their land against the...
Apr 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
It's eight years after the tumultuous events of THE MASTER OF VERONA. Pietro Alaghieri has been living as an exile in Ravenna, enduring the loss of his famous father while secretly raising the bastard heir to Verona's prince, Cangrande della Scala. But when...
Oct 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
One down. Just finished the final edits to VOICE OF THE FALCONER. It was fun going back to a novel I wrote five years ago and see how my writing style has changed. I managed to take out 11,000 words, bringing the manuscript down to 174,000 (by comparison, THE MASTER...
Oct 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
Until now I've only ever used Twitter to post funny things my kids have said. But now that 2012 looks like the year of Blixt Books, I've started a new Twitter account (funny how that's twice I've typed Twister instead. Shows where my mind's at)....
Sep 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
UPDATE – Due to a scheduling conflict on the part of one of the fantastic people at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, the reading is being postponed until early next year. Naturally, I am sad not to be headed to NJ this autumn, but I absolutely agree with...
