Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet – Sources For The Star-Cross’d Lovers
Tracing the sources of Shakespeare’s plays to their roots is fun, though sometimes vexing. Do you work backwards, or try and trace the evolution from ancient texts to his eventual recreation? Chronologically, the most obvious inspiration for Shakespeare's Romeo &...
Star Wars – Fixing Han’s Death
When I'm not writing, I teach theatre history. I often use Star Wars as an example of story structure, so naturally we discuss the films a little. Recently, a student asked me what changes I would make to Star Wars. It's a question I get a lot. Now, having grown up...
October Updates!
Hello, friends! Here's some October news from Blixt World. Collaborations are a joy. I'm working on two books with two friends of mine, Lisa Yarde and Shawn Pfautsch. The books themselves could not be different - one set in 15th-century Granada and the other in WWII...
Recent Posts
Sneak Peek – First Chapter of PRINCE’S DOOM
One Verona Saturday, 26 November 1328 Verona’s enduring war with Padua ended not with a clash of steel, but a peal of bells. Wedding bells. The leading families of each city were sealing their recent bond of peace in matrimonial bliss, a double...
Coming Thursday – A Sneak Peek at The Prince’s Doom!
This coming Thursday, I'll be releasing a sneak peek of THE PRINCE'S DOOM by publishing here the first chapter to the novel, the fourth in the Star-Cross'd series. As the book won't be out unil the Fall, this will hopefully whet appetites and keep...
Upcoming Covers – THE HOLLOW TRIUMPH
And here's the cover for the fourth COLOSSUS novel, WAIL OF THE FALLEN, coming in either late 2013 or early 2014!
Upcoming Covers – WAIL OF THE FALLEN
Here's the cover for the third COLOSSUS novel, WAIL OF THE FALLEN.
Upcoming Covers – THE PRINCE’S DOOM
My next three books are all in various stages of completion. As I work on them, I'm delighted to have the covers finished and in place, just to whet your appetites. Here's THE PRINCE'S DOOM!
Thanks For My Life
I always hated Shakespeare. They made me read him. In junior high, it was Julius Caesar. In high school, first it was Romeo & Juliet, which was cool only because we wasted a week watching the movie – the Zefferelli, not the DeCaprio version. The next...
The Rules Of Violence – Part Two
Making violence have meaning was much easier to achieve in a world where any gun held only one shot and most of the violence was performed with sword or dagger. In the words of Frank Miller’s Batman, ‘We kill too often because we've made it easy... too easy......
The Rules Of Violence – Part One
There's been a great deal of talk about violence in media (meaning film and video-games), painting all fictional violence with a damning brush. It’s an important conversation, and one I’d like to have. But I’m not for toning down the violence in film. I’m for...
Penman Interview
For those who missed it, I was just interviewed by the marvelous Sharon Kay Penman. Instead of telling you about it, I'll just send you over to her page to read it. It's quite wonderful, as she is a delightful person and eerily talented writer. And she said...
Nook Books
Three Blixt novels are now available for the NOOK! THE MASTER OF VERONA VOICE OF THE FALCONER and HER MAJESTY'S WILL!
