Caesar & Brutus, Shakespeare & Shaw

Having spent the last two years researching and writing a novel set in the Roman world, I've naturally spent a great deal of time thinking about Julius Caesar. So it's no surprise that, of the many projects I've been noodling, the first one finished is a...

News, News, and News

I'm spending most of my updating life on Facebook these days – for some reason that seems so much easier. Another reason for the contined silence is that there hasn't been much to report. I've been writing – a lot. This fall I finished a novel,...

Physical Foundations

The new Judean/Roman novel came about in an odd way. Two years ago I signed with a new agent. We started talking about the projects I had on hand. “They sound cool, but they’re not blockbusters. I want something epic. Tell me, is there a place that you’ve always...

Finally!

At long last, the Judean/Roman novel is complete. I didn't hesitate, sending it off to my agent the moment the final spell-check was complete. It's done. In the course of the last two years, I actually wrote two novels. I spent 2009 writing what I...