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Old As The Hills displayed on a tablet, in a stone arch with a glowing purple night sky behind it. The cover of Old As The Hills has a man with a can and a woman silhouetted on a green ground with a map. She holds out her hand, he is putting something into it, forming a doorway between them. An astrological chart behind them shows the symbols for Venus, the Sun, Jupiter, and Saturn highlighted behind a splash of glowing stars.

A look back at 2023

December 28, 2023 / Albion, Writing and publishing

Let’s take a look back at 2023: books that came out, things written, what’s been happening on the Patreon and Discord, and some website and wiki notes.

Bound for Perdition, Four Walls and a Heart, Illusion of a Boar, Nocturnal Quarry, Old As The Hills, Shoemaker's Wife, Three Graces, Treats And Extras, Upon A Summer's Day

Copy of Best Foot Forward lying on a bed of sand, covered by an enamelled Horus medallion. The cover has a deep red background with map markings in a dull purple. Two men in silhouette stand, looking up at a point in the top left. An astrology chart with different symbols picked out takes up the left side of the image, with glowing stars curving up to the title.

Up for a 2024 reading challenge?

December 18, 2023 / Reading

Ideas for 2024 reading challenges (with some help about which of my books fit some prompts.)

Best Foot Forward, Carry On, Chasing Legends, Facets of the Bench, Fool's Gold, Forged in Combat, Four Walls and a Heart, Illusion of a Boar, In The Cards, Magician's Hoard, Mistress Of Birds, Nocturnal Quarry, Outcrossing, Pastiche, Sailor's Jewel, Shoemaker's Wife, The Fossil Door, The Magic of Four, Three Graces, Upon A Summer's Day, Wards of the Roses

The cover of Three Graces has three women in silhouette, two standing and one sitting, her hand resting on a cane. All three are wearing clothes from during the Second World War, against a deep brown cover with a map. An astrology chart to the back left has the Moon and Venus picked out in brighter gold.

Three Graces is here!

December 15, 2023 / Announcements, Land Mysteries

Learn more about Three Graces, a novella featuring a long-term mystery. Lizzie Carillon, Alysoun Edgarton, and Thesan Wain work together in the summer of 1945.

The cover of Ancient Trust on a tablet, surrounded glasses, bottles of alcohol, and a man in a tailored suit. The cover shows a man with a monocle in silhouette, leaning on a table stacked with books.

Idea to Book: Ancient Trust

September 28, 2023 / Ideas to books, Novellas

Learn about the ideas behind Ancient Trust, a novella about Geoffrey Carillon and Thomas Benton in 1922. Those include the Carillons, Carillon and Benton, and connections to other people.

Ancient Trust, Bound for Perdition, On The Bias, Outcrossing

Four Walls and a Heart lying on a table with autumn gourds. The cover is a deep red, with a man in a wheelchair and a man standing, both in silhouette, in front of a large blue and glass door.

Four Walls and a Heart is out!

September 22, 2023 / Announcements, Charms of Albion

Four Walls and a Heart is out! Learn a bit more about this novella in 1884.

Four Walls and a Heart

Cover of In The Cards displayed in a gleaming silver frame, with purple flowers on the right and a purple velvet high-heeled shoes.

Happily ever after, no kids

September 13, 2023 / Mysterious Arts, Mysterious Charm, Mysterious Powers, Questions and answers

Do people need to have kids to have their happily ever after. Some of my characters have kids, but not everyone does! Here’s more about those books.

Ancient Trust, Bound for Perdition, Complementary, Fool's Gold, Four Walls and a Heart, Illusion of a Boar, In The Cards, Mistress Of Birds, On The Bias, Point By Point, Seven Sisters, The Hare And The Oak

Cover of Sailor's Jewel displayed on a phone, resting on a desk with a vintage photograph, a blue glas dip pen, and several sprigs of lily-of-the-valley.

Idea to Book: Sailor’s Jewel

September 6, 2023 / Charms of Albion, Ideas to books

Explore the ideas behind Sailor’s Jewel: ocean liners, siblings, sea monsters, and magical jewels.

A copy of Complementary lies on a table with various kitchen herbs and tools.

Idea to Book: Complementary

August 16, 2023 / Ideas to books

Learn about the ideas behind Complementary: Elizabeth Mason, artist colonies, and folklore.

Copy of Pastiche on a white wood background, surrounded by golden yellow leaves that pick up on the yellow of the stained glass window on the cover.

Where to start

August 9, 2023 / Questions and answers, Writing and publishing

Thoughts about where to start with my books (and a link to a page all about that).

Ancient Trust, Best Foot Forward, Fool's Gold, Goblin Fruit, Old As The Hills, On The Bias, Pastiche, Seven Sisters, Shoemaker's Wife, Upon A Summer's Day

Shoemaker's Wife on a tablet, resting on a bed of pink rose petals. The cover of Shoemaker's Wife has a man and woman in silhouette on a vibrant background of green shading through blue to purple. The woman is standing on one foot with one hand in the air, lifting the other and looking over her shoulder at the shoe while the man looks on. A purple 1920s shoe with a big blue ribbon bow is inset in the top right corner.

Shoemaker’s Wife is here!

August 4, 2023 / Announcements, Mysterious Arts

Shoemaker’s Wife is full of theatre, making a marriage work, and a mystery in 1920.

Shoemaker's Wife

Cover of Eclipse displayed on a tablet, resting on a pine bough, surrounded by wood five-pointed stars.

Fanfic and me

July 19, 2023 / Announcements, Questions and answers, Writing and publishing

I love fanfic! I don’t want to see fanfic of my books. Read to learn more about why (and how to share art and other fun.)

Cover of Best Foot Forward displayed on a tablet, with a palm leaf, on a golden yellow background. The cover has a deep red background with map markings in a dull purple. Two men in silhouette stand, looking up at a point in the top left. An astrology chart with different symbols picked out takes up the left side of the image, with glowing stars curving up to the title.

What can you expect from this book?

July 12, 2023 / Questions and answers, Reading

A guide to finding more about what to expect from my books.

Cover of In The Cards displayed in a gleaming silver frame, with purple flowers on the right and a purple velvet high-heeled shoes.

Alt-text and the author

July 5, 2023 / Technology

Want to write better alt-text and make your images more accessible? Here’s a guide focused on author-related uses.

Old As The Hills, Shoemaker's Wife

Cover of Fool's Gold displayed on a tablet, set on a desk with a pink rose, a fountain pen, a jar of ink, and paper.

All the information you might want

June 29, 2023 / Albion, Announcements, Questions and answers

A guide to where to find things on the website. (As of the update of June 2023.)

Check out my questions and answers page for more about my books, where to start, and where to get them.

Learn more about my privacy policy and AI statement (I don't use generative AI).

I love questions from readers. Here are all the ways to get in touch.

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