Short

Garbled Plea When she spoke, it was not deafness preventing me from replying. I heard the words, but they were garbled. Her last ever sentence. And I did not understand. Was it a cry for help, a basic need, like hunger or thirst, or was it something more complex? Something she was showing in herContinue reading “Short”

Planned Release Schedule

Spring: The Alcoholic Mercenary is the story of Andrea, ex-para, reformed alcoholic, servant to the most powerful man in Southern Italy, if not the whole peninsular. Can he keep the grappa at bay, or will unrequited love and murder force him back? Summer: Milesian Brother of Justice is the story of Genonn, the disillusioned DruidContinue reading “Planned Release Schedule”

Be Your Character

I read “be your character” somewhere, in one of the many articles I devour. It seems a little blasé and unrealistic. How can I be my character when I write pre-Christian Irish historical fantasy? My characters spent their lives chopping off heads, stealing and raping, drinking and debauching. If I took a method acting approachContinue reading “Be Your Character”