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Funny, sexy and published!
It’s 531 AD. Justinian and his ex-prostitute Empress, Theodora, rule the Eastern Roman Empire. But fate is notoriously fickle. In this sophisticated, dangerous world, you can be Emperor one day and a blinded, nose-less beggar the next. Which is why Anastasia, successful ex-courtesan of Constantinople, has no interest in politics. Instead, she intends to spend…
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Why agents shit me
Lots of authors hate publishers. And agents. Let’s face it, nobody likes rejection emails. I admit, I’ve submitted to publishers a few times over the years, and been roundly rejected. Now my friends – who’ve read my latest book, Pandora’s Jar – say, ‘Send it to an agent, it’s fantastic, they’re sure to pick it…
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Writing Religious
“That time I went to Bible group, when I prayed to God to grant me a wish? I said look, God, if you want me to believe in you, this is what you’ve got to do, alright? Give me a family. I wasn’t thinking, give me a wife or a kid or nothing like that,…
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What matters most?
Love? Service? Family? Art? Here’s an excerpt from the book I’m currently working on, about four people trying to find meaning in life. Paul is a Catholic school teacher who feels he has nothing to teach…and his students aren’t interested anyway. Terentia, his wife, is a clapped-out novelist whose time has passed. Dave gets caught…
Embrace your inner strange…
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