Hey, have you heard? Or have you read that Keanu Reeves (yes, Neo, John Wick, and Ted himself) has co-authored a novel? Written with best-selling fantasy author China Miéville, The Book of Elsewhere is a “genre-bending epic of ancient powers, modern war, and an outcast who cannot die.” All the hubbub about The Book of… Read More

It’s my turn to host the Paper Lantern Writers Book of the Month! As you’ve probably guessed, I’m an ardent historical mystery and suspense reader, and I enjoy finding a series and sticking with it. But reading debut authors? Not so much. (Except for some of the authors I’ve found through Paper Lantern Readers, of… Read More

Once more I’m excited to participate in the Paper Lantern Writer’s BookFunnel Giveaway, and for one month only, FANNY NEWCOMB & THE IRISH CHANNEL RIPPER is available for download for free. So if you’re intrigued about smart female Southern sleuths in Gilded Age New Orleans just click here…. And whether you love, hate, or are… Read More

Here’s a little July Birthday Celebration I put together for Paper Lantern Writers. How many of these historical fiction authors have you read? Or, to be entirely honest, how many tv shows or films based on their works have you seen?

Literary Success! Is it one big elusive goal, or a single, simple appreciation? Find out what historical novelists C. V. Lee, Jonathan Posner, Jillianne Hamilton, Anne M. Beggs, and I consider Literary Success on today’s Paper Lantern Writers blog.

January’s Bookfunnel historical fiction book giveaway ends on January 31st, which means my award-winning novel FANNY NEWCOMB & THE IRISH CHANNEL RIPPER goes back on sale. So you’ve got two more days to download FANNY NEWCOMB and other great historical fiction on Bookfunnel FOR FREE!

In addition to a free FANNY NEWCOMB this month on Bookfunnel, my short story “Miss Evelyn Nesbit Presents” is also available for download. What’s the story about? In 1914, Evelyn Nesbit is a celebrated beauty who, as a teenager, was raped and ruined by a famous architect. Her mentally unstable and physically abusive millionaire husband… Read More

Let’s celebrate with one of my all-time favorite vintage postcards!

‘Tis the Link List before Christmas and today–on the Paper Lantern Writers blog–I’ve lined up the links of all thirty-eight of the previous PLW Link Lists. There are goodies galore in this list, but who can choose between such bright blogs as Eighty Excellent Online Historical Collections, Fashions for the Ages, Gay Subculture of Regency… Read More

Want to know which of the Paper Lantern Writers Q&As are my favorites? OF COURSE YOU DO, and it’s all here.