Cake and the ‘Monk’ – A chat with Jenny Kane
This Friday, the lovely Jenny Kane invited me over for coffee, cake (thanks, Rachel!) and tough questions about who really inspired “Monk – Captured by Temptation” … Read my confession…
About ropes and robes – how the “Monk” was born
Releasing a sizzling “Monk” into the world! Viking bear Bjorn has news: From today, the third sensual short story in the collection Tales of Freya is available on all major…
The Feared and Respected Old Norse Völva Sorceresses – ThorNews
This summary is perfect timing: atm I’m editing my Viking “shield maiden novel” (lack of a proper title yet ;-)) and this is a brilliant account of the magical women…
Viking Children Learned the Art of War – ThorNews
To be a Viking child: becoming fighters and trusting the Norns We know from the sagas that Viking boys were trained in the art of war. The Viking’s success in…
Self-censorship and the writer
Blood is the only bodily fluid allowed It’s a dilemma that I hate. And it’s dangerous for any art: self-censorship in the eye of other people’s double-morals. I’m confident in…
P.J. Roscoe: The Darker Side of Freya
How the Viking goddess of love makes for wonderfully rich storytelling Please welcome my fellow Viking writer and award-winning colleague P.J. Roscoe on my blog today, whose “Freya’s Child” explores…
The Awakening releases on this Freya’s day!
Friday is the day of love and desire The secret chieftain, Viking bear Bjorn and me are celebrating the release of the second Tale of Freya on this Freya’s day: …
My work is not “me” – About attention, compliments & male entitlement
Just because I write it doesn’t mean I want to do “it” (and certainly not with you) If I pay a compliment to my female friend, telling her she looks…
Don’t aim for perfect – but ‘voice’
How great art is not flawless Art isn’t clinical. It is not about who gets something into the perfectest shape or form. Flawlessness is only briefly interesting, if at all….
Jenny Kane: Shsh, don’t tell anyone …
… but it’s okay to write erotica! Heck, you all know by now that I don’t care for genre pigeonholing and expectations concerning rules and labelling. But especially for those…