Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Arnie's First Review


I'm thrilled with the first review of "Arnie Avery." Bookseller & Publisher gave it a 5 starred rating and listed it as one of their 4 top picks for June. (Source Bookseller & Publisher).

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Time Warp


When I was at school, I wasn't interested in history. But now it fascinates me. What were people like back then? How did they talk to each other? What did they do in their spare time? What were their families like? Lately, I'm writing a lot of non-fiction, and I'm enjoying the research aspect, delving into history. For a recent article in the School Magazine, entitled "Mary Wade - Convict Girl," I had to read the transcript from Mary Wade's trial in the online records from the Old Bailey. It was like being in a time warp - reading the words spoken by 11 year old Mary Wade, more than 200 years ago.