We sometimes hear about ‘American Exceptionalism,’ but what about ‘Anglo Saxon Exceptionalism?’

They would either defeat the people of this hostile land or they would die in the attempt.

I’m not only in love with a plague doctor!

This is part two of a series called ‘How to use an ancient language in a novel.’ and it includes…

How to use an ancient language when writing a novel in modern English.

In my novel ‘Rebel Liar,’ a novel of British spying during the American civil war, one of the characters wonders…

My eager lips move towards the plague doctor’s beak, and for a moment I hope that I might kiss him.

Here’s one way of ethically avoiding mentioning the corona virus if you’re writing a novel. ‘Ethically’ means not being sneaky,…

Writing Plague Doctor Three (and Plague Doctor Two) created a few problems. Linguistic and cultural problems. Rylee, the main character,…

“This is the only one that I love” he says tenderly.