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From History to Mystery
Why I Decided to Take the Leap If you've read my novels The Final Crossing and Letters of Redemption, you know where I've spent most of my writing life: among wartime letters, forgotten histories, and characters shaped by extraordinary events. Historical fiction has been my home for years. It's where I've found countless stories waiting to be told. So why am I now writing a mystery? I've been asked this question recently, and the answer is surprisingly simple: a story wouldn'


Characters - The Heartbeat Of Every Story
Good written characters must be believable, unique, and three-dimensional.


Historical Fiction Reveals A Dark Side Of Humanity
Human history is filled with accounts of conflict, conquest, and territorial expansion.


Artificial Intelligence
Can a bot write a best selling novel?


What I love the most about historical fiction and why.
In suspense novels and thrillers, just like the protagonist, readers are dangled over a constant state of danger. In suspense novels and...


The hardest thing about writing is ...
There are so many things that challenge an author, especially a new author, and they can all make writing hard. The approach to writing...


The Challenges of Writing Historical Fiction
You have a story idea and you like history. Now you have to put the two together.


Lessons from Journalism: What Journalism Taught Me About Writing Fiction
While I was attending a course at Ryerson’s School of Journalism in Toronto, the instructor said...


Beta Readers Are Worth Their Weight In Gold
A beta reader is someone who has agreed to read an unpublished manuscript and give their feedback.
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