Introduction Historical fiction writers walk a fine line between making their characters relatable and relevant to our present and keeping them true to the alienness of the past. This presents difficulties: historical people believed things we nowadays find incredible, ridiculous, or offensive, and did things out of honest conviction of those beliefs. Sometimes the easiest […]
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21 Mar 13
Disconnect
I am—hopefully, finally—going to be graduating at the end of this year, and as graduation draws closer and closer I face the inevitable question more and more often: “So, what do you want to do afterward, career-wise?” Sometimes I manage to skirt around it; sometimes I throw out the safe old standby (“Oh, you know—teach”); […]
6 Dec 12
A film for the occasion
Being a history buff and and a cinephile, from a family of history buffs and cinephiles, I commemorate historical events by watching corresponding historical films on those dates. My family has watched The Longest Day on June 6th for about as long as I can remember. (I admit to watching Titanic on April 15th, too.) […]
14 Jun 12
Interview at Muse in the Valley
Today I was interviewed by Kim Larocque on her blog, Muse in the Valley-my first ever author interview! We talked books, history, and of course His Own Good Sword. Head on over and check it out. Share the post “Interview at Muse in the Valley” FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestE-mail
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9 Dec 11
Approaching “age-appropriateness”
There’s an intriguing contest going on right now over at Brenda Drake’s blog: how effectively do the first 250 words of your manuscript reveal the age of your main character? Are the voice and content age-appropriate? In the words of Gabriel Lessa, one of the judges and a professional editor: [V]oice, that ever complicated thing […]
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Introduction
I'm an amateur military historian, a drinker of coffee and dry red wine, a cinephile, a hockey fan, a cat lady, and an all-around nerd. I like to travel. I also like books, philosophy, and political theory. I write historical fiction and fantasy, most of which deals with combat and conflict in the individual experience. My debut YA historical fantasy novel His Own Good Sword was released on 7 May 2013.
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