Wonderful review of False Colors

Hee!  Well, my nervous trepidation over what the cover art for Shining in the Sun would be like is over, and I have to say I am thrilled 🙂  It makes such a difference, when you know that the novel you’ve angsted over and spent so long on, polishing every word, will be going out…

I’ve noticed that names are very different in the UK and USA. One of my lovely beta readers for Boys of Summer pointed out to me that, to her, the name “Tony” sounds lower class and probably Italian. To me it sounds posh British (short for Anthony). I would like my hero to have a…

Cassie at Joyfully Reviewed has done a lovely review of Shining in the Sun.  She says I wasn’t sure how I would feel about Shining in the Sun, given that Alex Beecroft is primarily a historical writer.  After reading it, I can only say I hope Ms. Beecroft decides to write another contemporary soon, because…

Early reactions to Labyrinth seem to confirm that it’s something of a marmite book – people have either loved or hated it. I can understand that. I remember when Ursula LeGuin went through her feminist awakening-goddess-y-‘lets talk about weaving instead of war’ phase, and I hated it, because I was still in my own ‘whoa,…

21. Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them? I’ve written characters who are children (Oswy in the Witch’s Boy who is an 11 year old protagonist), and I’ve written my fanfiction characters as children.  I’ve written Farrant running alongside his son’s pony, and Elizabeth Sheldrake with her baby, but…