FFB: The Comforters by Muriel Spark

I have been filling in some of the holes I didn’t even know I had in my readings of Spark on her 100th birthday year. I have not been disappointed. Don’t make my mistake: read everything of hers. Compounding the audacity of The Driver’s Seat (which really every crime writer needs to read especially) I at…

Writerly Advice in the T-U

I’m among the quoted writers in this piece at the Times Union (or is that TimesUnion as it appears to be on the website?). Are you NaNoWriMo-ing? Buddy me if you are. I am mostly doing this intense month of writing to make sure I finally get the draft done of my next Fox Spirit…

Conquered: First Draft

‘I have Conquer’d, and shall still Go on Conquering. Nothing can withstand the fury of my Course among the Stars of God & in the Abysses of the Accuser. My Enthusiasm is still what it was, only Enlarged and conform’d.’ Which is to say I think I’ve finished the first draft of the comic academic roman…

#NaNoWriMo2016

I may be less visible this month as I dive into NaNoWriMo again. I always joke that every month is novel writing month for me, but I like the extra push to get a project done and it’s nice to not be alone in trying to write furiously. I’m doing what I have sworn never…

Cover Reveal: White Rabbit

I was going to wait until Monday because that’s the best day to post things but but THE SHINY! Here’s the fab new cover image for my novel WHITE RABBIT coming out from Fox Spirit books — wait for it! — this Easter. More work by the fabulous S. L. Johnson, AKA Queen of Everything,…

What’s New, Pussycat?

A few new things to let you know about: HÁVAMÁL After an inadvertent break, my translations and commentary of verses from Hávamál have returned over at Pagan Square. September ended up being even more of a juggling act than I had anticipated, so I am glad to finally get back to the project. Bit by…

Out Now: A Cut-Throat Business!

The third Chastity Flame novel is out now and ready for your eyeballs! Speaking of eyeballs, take a look at that faboo cover by the one and only S. L. Johnson. A Cut-Throat Business sees our favourite secret agent take on a set of all new challenges: There’s a killer loose in London, protected in…