How the Vikings celebrated Christmas
About Santa Odin, the law to get drunk, and the bloody origin of our new year’s resolutions When looking at the Viking pagan religion, we have to go back at…
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….
When your chickens are scattered to the four winds
A slightly angry Thank you, Pronoun (or rather Macmillan) It is part of the journey of every artist to struggle with obstacles. One has to start over repeatedly, change with…
What makes a story sensual – as opposed to just “hot”?
When sex is more than just hot décor We have tons of stories, in book and on screen, which use sex to infuse excitement. Few manage to make the sex…
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…
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…