On the 18th of September, 1915, the Saturday Evening Post published a short story called Extricating Young Gussie by P.G. Wodehouse. It was the first appearnce of Bertie Wooster and his valet, Jeeves. I’ve written about some of my favourite writers such as Raymond...

Here is the paperback cover for Serpent’s Teeth, by Jacqueline Abromeit of GoodCoverDesign. I said in my recent post that I’m going to use the CWA’s free marketing resources to publicize the launch, which means that I should be able to publish on or shortly after the...

On the 16th of September, 1701, James Frances Edward Stuart, known as the Old Pretender, became the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland on the death of his father, James II. James Francis Edward Stuart, known to his supporters as James III and...

I received an email yesterday claiming to be from Jane von Mehren, senior partner, literary agent, at Aevitas Creative Management. It was gushing with praise for Called to Account, the fourth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. However, said gushing praise...

The Battle of Boxtel, fought on the 14th and 15th of September, 1794, was a relatively small but significant engagement during the Flanders Campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars. Although overshadowed by larger battles such as Fleurus, Boxtel marked another step...

I have written about a number of saints: Saint Francis, Saint Crispin, and Saint Edmund, amongst others. But they were all men. So it’s high time for a female saint. On the 14th of September, 1975, Elizabeth Ann Seton became the first person born in what would become...

On the 13th of September, 1609, Henry Hudson reached the river that would later be named after him. Hudson was around in Sir Anthony Standen’s time, and I’ve written about other explorers of that age, such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh. So let’s look...

On the 18th of September, 1915, the Saturday Evening Post published a short story called Extricating Young Gussie by P.G. Wodehouse. It was the first appearnce of Bertie Wooster and his valet, Jeeves. I’ve written about some of my favourite writers such as Raymond...

Here is the paperback cover for Serpent’s Teeth, by Jacqueline Abromeit of GoodCoverDesign. I said in my recent post that I’m going to use the CWA’s free marketing resources to publicize the launch, which means that I should be able to publish on or shortly after the...

On the 16th of September, 1701, James Frances Edward Stuart, known as the Old Pretender, became the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland on the death of his father, James II. James Francis Edward Stuart, known to his supporters as James III and...

I received an email yesterday claiming to be from Jane von Mehren, senior partner, literary agent, at Aevitas Creative Management. It was gushing with praise for Called to Account, the fourth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. However, said gushing praise...

The Battle of Boxtel, fought on the 14th and 15th of September, 1794, was a relatively small but significant engagement during the Flanders Campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars. Although overshadowed by larger battles such as Fleurus, Boxtel marked another step...

I have written about a number of saints: Saint Francis, Saint Crispin, and Saint Edmund, amongst others. But they were all men. So it’s high time for a female saint. On the 14th of September, 1975, Elizabeth Ann Seton became the first person born in what would become...

On the 13th of September, 1609, Henry Hudson reached the river that would later be named after him. Hudson was around in Sir Anthony Standen’s time, and I’ve written about other explorers of that age, such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh. So let’s look...