The Accidental Traveler

Today’s Dreaming Spies post has migrated over to the blog of some friends.  Murder is Everywhere is a blog where great crime writers talk about their view of the wide world.  They’re hosting me today, as I talk about how unexpected discoveries on the road lead to unexpected directions for the story.  “The Accidental Traveler”…

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Guest Post

Today I’m over at the excellent Murderby4, who very kindly asked to reproduce a post from earlier in the summer as part of the Pirate King virtual tour. Enjoy!

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End games

I’m finishing my trio of posts over at the Well Read Donkey today, on endings. While also working ten hour days refining the final draft.   I wonder if my post over there makes the least bit of sense?

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Plots & PostIts

I’m over at Kepler’s Well Read Donkey again today, talking about plots, problems, and PostIts (with a photo of the last, a small avalanche of the yellow lined PostIts I use, then fold in half when I remove them so I know it’s a point I’ve finished with.)

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Donkeys and meteors

I’m over at the blog for Kepler’s bookstore this week, The Well Read Donkey, talking about beginnings, middles, and ends. While you’re there, maybe you could even click onto the Kepler’s link and buy a book?  Hooray for indies! And I would be remiss if I did not point out that the Perseid meteors are…

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Guest Blog: Angieville

Today I’m over at Angieville, where I should have been last week except my brain was in a comatose state.  I’m talking about the joys of touring (yes, really!) and how touched I am by touching people. Or, perhaps I’m just touched, in the head.

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Tome travelling

As has become our habit during the Fifteen Weeks, Thursday is guest post day. This time I’m visiting the Tome Traveller, who herself is just back from the UK. Her post yesterday is a review of The Language of Bees, although if you don’t want spoilers, you might want to keep your eyes averted from…

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Red hot links

We got your red-hot links, right here, ground fine and fired up for your enjoyment. First off is a video production of The Beekeeper’s Apprentice.  Well, parts of it.  Actually it’s a video of the Sussex landscape where Russell and Holmes live, with yours truly reading from the book. Then there’s a podcast, or an…

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