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Semper Idem – Cicero
“Always the Same” – I can only assume Cicero was referring to life’s mundanity. Nothing ever changes. From IT to a writer soon to publish novel 16, how can that be, at least for work? Let’s start by talking numbers. Sixteen books are approximately 1 280 000 words (excluding those dropped during the dev editContinue reading “Semper Idem – Cicero”
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”
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The Alcoholic Mercenary
Capri, Italy The thrill of the sea spray, the wind, the bouncing and jostling of the Zodiac always excited Beni. He could think of nothing he would prefer at three in the morning. Not so his navigator, Stefano, wobbling in the front, armed with the compass, who kept waving and shouting directions when the boatContinue reading “The Alcoholic Mercenary”
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”
Milesian Daughter of War Launch
Attend the launch of my latest book on Zoom: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73852936400?pwd=WmN4RkhCTTITZEpWSEVWSW9IZmJPdz09 Wednesday, September 30th at 18:30 GMT
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”