A sense of place. That is something for which I strive. One of the key ancient-world settings in the Seals of Annach is Daphni, Greece. Since ancient times, a temple has stood on the site 11 kilometers northwest of Athens on the Sacred Way to Eleusis and the National Road to Corinth – Daphne Monastery, in massive…
Hypatia of Alexandria changed my life. I sat down a couple of years ago to start researching what is now The Sibylline Chronicles. She found me. I had no clue where I’d end up. In fact, if you can believe it, the only thing I knew for sure was: Gulp! I had a few other ideas. I wanted…
Warrior Queens – That’s nothing short of awesome. I am a visual writer. Building out worlds in which I can actually envision each character as they evolve is key . Only then can I summon the emotions necessary to write them into existence. The Sibylline Chronicles is written as a parallel narrative. It moves between the…
Storyboarding London has been amazing. A decent portion of the second act my WIP is set in modern-day urban London. The scenes are intimate, hardly a sweeping landscape of that amazing city. So, I kept the storyboards for it intimate as well. Interiors, rain, coffee, bits that create strong emotion. They work well to establish…