The following was a guest blog I did on the site Straight-from-Hel (http://www.straightfromhel.blogspot.com/2013/06/emeralds-of-alhambra.html) --- As a non-fiction author, professor and scientist, I come to the noveling business from a…
It fascinates me that fiction authors really never know which, if any, of the established "review houses" will actually review their work. You send in the bound galley proofs to…
I thought it might interesting to share my experiences between finishing my debut novel, Emeralds of the Alhambra, and actually selling it to Sunbury Press. The process took…gulp…nearly one full…
As my family knows well, as do my students, I have a love-hate relationship with electronics technology (e-Technology) in most forms (those ubiquitous e-Gadgets). While my laptop is an essential…
One doesn't normally put 'engineering professor' and 'historical fiction author' in the same sentence. How did Emeralds of the Alhambra come about? No argument there! I have always enjoyed writing,…
I am no historian. But I am passionate about historical fiction. And the timelessness of love. I believe that if you are determined, have a vivid imagination, and are willing…