Interview with J.D.Davies
“Teach me the sea, Mister Farrell. Tell me the names of the ropes, and the ways to steer a course. Teach me of the sun and the stars, and the [...]
HNS Conference, 2012
I'm pleased and honored to be included as one of the speakers and workshop leaders at the Historical Novel Society's 2012 conference in London, England! Guests of honor include Lindsey [...]
Steven Maffeo’s Perfect Wreck
“On board Old Ironsides, it suddenly occurred to Lieutenant Parker that thus far this battle had not been, and was not going to be, a mere pounding match. It [...]
Joan Druett blogs about Surgeon’s Mate
One of my favorite author/historians is Joan Druett, whose maritime history books are all on my shelves and were important to the background research for the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure [...]
Historical Novels Review: Surgeon’s Mate
surgeons mate From Historical Novels Review , issue 58; November 2011 My thanks to Eva Ulett for reading and reviewing Surgeon's Mate; book two of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure [...]
Writing the amputation scene
Skeletons reveal sailors' grisly deaths (from Maritime Great Britain) Based on recent studies done on skeletons exhumed from three naval graveyards in Britain it was determined that roughly 6 percent of sailors who [...]
An interview with Bond; Alaric Bond.
I’m pleased to be under the same publishing house (or in this case, aboard the same publishing vessel -- Fireship Press) as historical naval fiction author Alaric Bond, a man with a wry and [...]
How Star-Crossed came about
Star-Crossed was conceived at the helm of the Endeavour Replica in the middle of the Pacific Ocean on the middle watch. Bob and I had signed on as voyage crewmembers [...]
Margaret Muir; Tasmanian novelist and historian
Throughout our writing lives we're inspired by other authors. I've recently had the pleasure of discovering Tasmanian novelist and historian, Margaret Muir. Margaret Muir is the author of five novels. [...]
Melanie Sherman prys a confession from me
I'm a bit of a recluse but was teased away from my mental and social retreat to share some secrets on Melanie Sherman's blog. http://melaniesherman.blogspot.com/2011/07/tension-and-conflict-on-high-seas.html Melanie Sherman is a writer of historical nautical [...]