A year ago today, I found myself at Fontevraud Abbey celebrating the completion of Woman On The Wall and back at work researching a new piece of The Sibylline Chronicles. In the time since then, Book 2 has transformed into a story that I could not have possibly seen that day. Much of what I…
Location scouting in France is something for which I have fallen hard. Walking the actual grounds of the main settings of The Sibylline Chronicles gives me a sense of place that cannot be found any other way. Yes, there’s the Internet. But, my mind only sets itself on a place after I’ve done the walking….
I‘m honestly stupidly emotional writing this. After three years and so much anticipation, I spent yesterday afternoon with Maurine Soudier. Yes, the OG Maurine from Woman On The Wall. For those in the know, Maurine is the lynch pin in the historical timeline and makes a surprise appearance in the World War II timeline. All…
Creating community these last few days in Amboise has been absolutely soul filling. From meeting with Mark and Pamela to touring places I fell in love with long ago, the moments have transformed France and the Loire Valley. It shifted from a place that I fell in love with and wrote into a novel into…