How do you write in Middle English? Takes me back to Grade 12 English Literature Class and the earliest poems from the English language. Do I remember something about Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in my little brain as well? So much in store for readers in Mabel’s third epic tale in the Crusader […]

After such a great morning I just had to share that I whipped up a batch of hummus because when you three favorite characters and you are riding through the Siq (or you’re just imagining writing that scene on the page) well how about a little hummus to snack on? We’ve also been indulging in some […]

This morning I’ve spent the last few hours, (after a great jog by the ocean) reading about the Siq or the way into Petra, Jordan. It’s been marvelous to learn about this narrow canyon of rock and the avenue that winds its way into the heart of Petra. I can’t wait for Mabel, Tabby and Hugh, […]

Well friends and readers, it’s been a good day. I have the bare bones to my story now after many weeks of research and lots of paper. It is a stack right now and I wonder how I’ll decipher all my notes and make a book. But I can say that I have one sentence describing […]

Being a writer is such a fascinating job and one I truly love, especially on days like today when I decide to reread the first two stories in the series to get back into the thick of it. I love the voices of the characters and thinking about how they’re going to react to being […]

I bet there are more than a few of my readers who are thinking, ok Mabel started in England with her first adventure then went to Scotland for summer holidays but then to Jordan? How come? Well lovely readers, the inspiration for this story comes from my trip to Israel to visit my sister in the […]

Sometimes you can read and read and read some more and find that you’re kind of going round in circles. Following links, reading photocopies and running the highlighters dry. It all can feel a little bit, I dunno, tiresome. Then a thought enters, an idea and then it is like a mystery, following a clue […]

Just out and about on the internet and found this awesome article about a hoard of Roman coins found in the UK. I love it when life imitates art, or art imitates life. Come on Mabel Hartley and the Crusader’s Hoard!

One of my favorite parts of being a writer is learning about new things, new ways of life, new ways of looking at the world. I love learning about how people live and doing the research for my 3rd story is no exception…in fact it’s even better because I know virtually nothing about how nomadic […]

So I’ve spent most of my day reading about and dreaming about a place called Petra, Jordan where red rock canyons reach for blue skies and tombs carved into rock facades speak to the opulence of kings and queens dead for over 2,000 years. Yes, I’m back at the books learning about ancient trade routes, […]