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Classics ain't what they're cracked up to be: Not A Good Library Book The problem with library books is that you have a limited time to...

I finished reading the 6th chronicle of the Matthew Bartholomew series, and I'm mad. 1. I love the character of Clippesby, and he is...

I have a rough metric for evaluating a book's entertainment value. I ask myself how often I checked the page count while reading. If I...

I read a lot of skeptical takes on paranormal or UFO phenomena. Many of these are good books, with a lot of interesting things to say....

Every day I discover new facts. This is especially true when I'm writing historical fiction stories. It's important to keep an eye out...

I have read Ellis Peter's entire Brother Cadfael series, but I hadn't realized it, and so bought one in paperback. It dawned on me that I...

I just finished Alys Clare's The Rufus Spy. In it, the Point of View Character, Lassair, gets pregnant by an honorable lawman she saved...

When I finished writing 'Seed Of A Lord,' I came to a sudden realization. Mostly, I read historical murder mysteries. This is a subset of...

So, am I the only one who notices how often the heroines in historical fiction lose their virginity in some less-than-pleasant way and...

I have finally cracked and put my 'Seed Of A Lord' story up on Amazon Kindle as an ebook. Now you, dear reader, can join me in rooting...