New Release: “Tower – Unchained by Love” – the 6th Tale of Freya is out!
I’m happy and proud to announce that today the new Tale of Freya, “Tower – Unchained by Love” releases. The “proud” here should be in capital letters, because it has…
Battling anxiety – or: Valhalla lies in the Netherlands
Fighting to be writing again – a very personal battlefield I’ve said it before, and you all experince it: sometimes life gets in the way. I had to postpone the…
Historically inspired – The Winter Outlaw, or: Who were the Folvilles?
Today, Jennifer Ash talks about which real historical events and characters are behind her historical crime/romance The Winter Outlaw – Enjoy! Behind the plot line for The Winter Outlaw – and…
Hoist Anchor on the Old Year
… and Cast Off to a NEW ONE! A huge THANKYOU to my oarsmen and – women: What a (writing) year it has been. 2017 marks the year that I…
Welcome to Mary Wood: “Writing Gritty Content in a Novel”
Guest post by historical fiction author Mary Wood Lovers of gritty historical fiction, I’m happy to announce that my colleague and friend, Mary Wood, is my guest today. I’m part of…
The Vikings are let loose: “Bonds – Under the Armour” releases!
The fourth Viking steamy romance short story is “Bonds – Under the Armour“, and it releases today as part of the collection Tales of Freya: In a world of crackling…
Taking short stories seriously
Why you should write them, and most of all: publish them! Since I write a lot of short stories, I’m an advocate for them. Read them, write them, publish them….
Expanding research horizons: Hunting Vikings!
Story finding-time … off to new (nothern) shores! It’s a given that historical fiction writers have to do their research. The writer has to be so much “into” her era…
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…