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Aquae excerpt #5

Because I’m too lazy to write a real blog post. We didn’t speak of it again. The days slid past—the Calends of February, then the Nones, then the Ides. I kept track by means of the moon and by notching each day on the underside of the fallen oak tree some distance below the cleft, […]

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Aquae excerpt #4

If there’s an upside to my blogging hardly at all in the past month, it’s that all most of my blogging time has been devoted to my WIP (the rest to summer classes and the Stanley Cup playoffs). The second draft of Aquae is now over 30,000 words long. Here’s another excerpt for your enjoyment—at […]

All the old familiar places

As much as I dislike the old adage “write what you know” for the constrictions it places upon writers’ imaginations, in one sense it’s not bad advice at all. As a writer of historical fiction, it’s vital that I have a solid grasp of the context in which I’m writing. A lot of my research […]

Aquae excerpt #3

I haven’t been doing these lately, and I should have been, because it’s really the best way to keep myself accountable. So here’s a snippet from the third chapter of my work-in-progress, Aquae. Positive feedback is always welcome! (For more about the story itself, check out this page.)Julius’ voice broke suddenly through my thoughts. He […]

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7/7 blog challenge

My fellow historical-fiction writer C.P. Lesley has tagged me in the 7/7 challenge, which means I get to give you a brief snippet from my WIP—the first seven lines of the seventh page, to be precise—and then tag seven more writers to carry on the challenge. First, though, be sure to check out C.P.’s website! […]