Closing in

A short post. Finished playing Brutus yesterday, so today it’s back to the writing routine. I’ve just finished the second book’s big battle sequence. Now it’s a race to the finish, involving a sequence in Venice, and then a quick retreat while...

Ides

In honor of this fatal day, I want to point out something exciting that I looked not for, but am delighted to hear. Colleen McCullough has written another Masters of Rome novel! Perhaps it was the success of the HBO Rome series. Perhaps it was a lackluster response to...

Deathly Hallows

    I mentioned in the last post the new Harry Potter book. That’s because it’s slated to come out three days before mine. As far as my book goes, this is both a blessing and a blow. It will be nigh-on impossible to advertise my book in the face...

Impatient

      I was at a dinner party the other night when someone said, "So – tell us about the novel."       That’s the kind of question that makes me quail. It’s probably a delayed reaction to the hated...

Pieces

I’ve been down with the flu for the last three days, which has taken me away from the twin chores I should be focused on – memorizing Brutus and finishing A FALCONER’S VOICE. Of the two, I’m closer to finishing the book. However, it has left me...