“Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made.” Lawyer-poet John Godfrey Saxe, 1869 I love research. My degree is in History so I have done a lot of it over the years. Working on the Fang & Halos series, I’ve put in a lot of time doing research …
Famous Friday is all about one of the characters in the Fangs & Halos series. Each week I’ll highlight a different character right here. Please note, I write with a character “look” in mind and for that I use famous actors/models. My use here does not claim any sort of connection to the person. It’s …
Welcome to Famous Friday- Introducing Lilly Lenora Marchantel Read More »
NOTE: Yes, I know it’s Tuesday but this is so awesome it took me longer to write. This is the latest and last installment of the “Places” posts. There are other places in the Fangs & Halos series that are either real places or places I’ve designated for the imagined things. Let me back up …
Yes, You Can Get There From Here–Part 5–Other Places Read More »
I know I said we would start the new content this last week but, honestly, I’ve been trying to get past my beloved Sheltie, Rhiannon (Rhi Rhi)’s death. I know people say it’s just a dog, but that baby got into my heart and I still am dealing with last weekend’s events. We got her …
We’re home. This is a very long post, I hope you don’t mind but I had to say all of it. We are going to miss our beautiful Rhiannon. Baby Rhi Rhi was very, very sick. We had watched her start to go downhill for a couple of weeks. She wasn’t eating much, moving seldom. …
Yes, You Can Get There From Here-Part 3, New Orleans Before Reading The New Post A Quick Note: Starting September 23, 2019, I will be doing new entries on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Magic Mondays, Wildcat Wednesdays (with Baron the Vampire Cat) and Famous Friday which will be character driven. Look for the fun changes! …
Last time, in Part 1, we explored the world of Fangs & Halos in Houston and how it all fit into the story. This week we’re going to San Antonio. Marcus Lancaster takes Lilly, Isobel, Jesse, and Baron to San Antonio to get away from Hurricane Rita. Three weeks after Katrina landed in New Orleans, …
Yes, You Can Get There From Here–Part 2, San Antonio, Texas Read More »
As I sit here working, the television is on the news/weather channels. The coverage is about Hurricane Dorian in the Atlantic. Everyone from the Bahamas to North Carolina have boarded up, some have been under mandatory evacuation, and the thing has stalled over Freeport, Grand Bahamas. My heart goes out to the Bahamas, they have …
Places in Fangs & Halos–Houston One of the things I love about writing Fangs & Halos is that I get to visit all these great places that I put into the books. I use real places that you too can go explore. They say “write what you know” so I do. Map of Houston with …
Governor Kathleen Blanco was the leader of the state of Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. She worked to hold the state together when things were so up in the air and so many people dying. I remember hearing the criticism of her during that time, but with 14 years of perspective, it’s very apparent …
