INSURRECTIO awarded the BRAG Medallion!

Yes, it’s official! I am delighted, no, I’m jumping up and down with elation, that my fifth Roma Nova thriller has been awarded the B.R.A.G. Medallion. And it’s up on the IndieBRAG website. This is a prestigious award for indie only books and is a HIGH honour.

Around 90% of books are rejected (gulp), so […]

November 1st, 2016 | Tags: , , | Category: Awards, Books, INSURRECTIO, Roma Nova | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

History? Um, we know the ending...

All writers sneak a look at their reviews – we are so human (Not sure I completely believe those who say they don’t 😉 ) Looking at INSURRECTIO’s, I was struck by this one: “Although I enjoyed the first three, IV and V are disappointing; particularly this one. Because they are ‘backstory’, I already knew […]

September 30th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Alternate history, AURELIA, Books, Historical logic, INCEPTIO, Insights, INSURRECTIO, PERFIDITAS, Roma Nova, SUCCESSIO, Women warriors | 18 comments - (Comments are closed)

Historical fiction set in the ancient world

I was delighted to receive the quarterly jewel, the Historical Novel Review, May 2016 edition, published by the Historical Novel Society. Even more delighted as my writing friend Judith Starkston had written a terrific article about ancient world themed historical fiction.

She asked several authors for contributions – Maggie Anton, Geraldine Brooks, Gary Corby, Ruth […]

May 25th, 2016 | Tags: , | Category: In the press, INSURRECTIO, Romans | Comments are closed
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