A Personal Connection to WWI

When I started work on The Spider and the Sparrow, I began a ton of research about World War One. … More

Tolkien Was a Genius

I recently finished Daily Life in the Byzantine Empire, by Marcus Rautman. While reading about military life, I came across … More

What if I told you there are two presidential candidates that I really like? Nope, this isn’t a joke. Unfortunately, … More

Back in March I received a message from Scott Philbrook, one of the hosts of The Astonishing Legends Podcast. He … More

This blog post will take you through the steps of encoding a message using double transposition, just like British and … More

A friend of mine asked me about the name of one of my characters, Sherlock. He’s in Sworn Enemy, a … More

In 1927, the government of Great Britain was looking for a reason to break off diplomatic relations with the Soviet … More

One thing about writing historical fiction—you have to do a lot of research. Good thing I like learning new things. … More