Elizabethan London

Elizabethan London
Tyburn was an infamous execution spot west of London, used since medieval times. The Tyburn "tree" - a unique, multi-person gallows - erected in 1571 became a popular public spectacle, drawing crowds of thousands.Tyburn Tree blog is less blood-thirsty but hopefully topical, interesting and informative, if slightly bent to my personal topics of interest - books, writing, history, technology, with a smattering of politics and dash of pop culture, science and the downright strange. So "take a ride to Tyburn" and see what happens...

Friday, April 24, 2015

Launch Day!

It's Launch Day!
THE JESUIT LETTER, my new novel, is now available for order via Amazon, Kobo & CreateSpace.

What's it about? Ex-soldier turned play-actor Kit Tyburn is entangled in a deadly conspiracy when he intercepts a coded letter from a hidden Jesuit priest. 

So if you enjoy Elizabethan era skulduggery, sword-play& history with a touch of romance, check out THE JESUIT LETTER 


Go & read like the wind!

...oh, and tell all your friends!

Monday, April 13, 2015

“...the Fates will find me soon enough.”


My new novella BLACK DOG is up on Amazon, so dive into the cesspool of Elizabethan London’s back-alleys, stalking the Black Dog’s secrets.

http://amzn.to/1JDK784

For Kobo users, it will go up on April 16th.

https://store.kobobooks.com/en-CA/ebook/black-dog-20

and as a reminder, THE JESUIT LETTER launches on April 23rd!

http://amzn.to/1CPKfLX

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Kickstarter Patrons - Thanks!



This page is small attempt to acknowledge the impact and assistance that everyone listed below provided through their kind donations and support for my publishing Kickstarter. They truly helped to bring The Jesuit Letter to life.

For that, they have my profound thanks.


Kickstarter Patrons

Andrea Cameron
Dave Martin
Deborah Kyrzakos
Devon Hamilton
Duke of Wolves
Erin Spink
Freda Colbourne
Gail Kryzakos
Gary Slye
Greg Hood
Heather West
Ivan Szlapetis
James Hamilton
Josh Ricci
Karen S. Conlin
Kim Litchfield
Linda Sukk
Linda Thompson
M Davies
Maria F. Martinez
Melissa Morin
Monica Monroy Estrada
Paisley Family
Rae & Glenora Hamilton
Robert Crosby
Robin Masters
Ron Blondeau
Sameer Masood
Sandro Perruzza
Scott
Scott Fitzgerald Gray
Scott Lininger
Sharon McGaughey
Siobhan Doherty
Steve Dale
Sup3rDave
Superstar Sandy
Susanology

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

It's Here! Launch Date April 23, 2015! Pre-Order via Amazon!

My book has arrived!

Ladies & Gentlemen, meet my first published novel, The Jesuit Letter (hint: it's in the box guarded by the intemperate cat). 

The Jesuit Letter is  available now for pre-orders on Amazon! Please place your orders now and on April 23rd, they will go through and your e-book will be sent out.

This particular batch of books shown is intended for all the supporters of my Kickstarter fundraiser however the official publication date is April 23, 2015; in honour of William Shakespeare's 451st Birthday (who is a key character in The Jesuit Letter as an eleven-year old Stratfordian troublemaker).


  

The Jesuit Letter (along with the 10,000 word novella prequel Black Dog) will also be available on Kobo and other  major e-book sites.

 Physical copies of the book (as seen in the pictures) can be ordered via Amazon as of April 23rd, 2015 but will not be available for pre-order.
If I sound overly excited it is because...I am.  This is the culmination of an almost ten-year long project and I am thrilled beyond measure that people can finally see and enjoy the fruit of that work, and hopefully, enjoy some sword-swinging Elizabethan intrigue and excitement.

So TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS! Your support for this creative endeavor is THE critical part of making this work and helping me bring Tyburn back for another trek through the London back-alleys.

Thank you in advance for your kind support, your assistance and your help in making this a reality.

Now bing a waste! (and if you don't know what that means - it's in the book.)




Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Wanderers

This is a fantastic video by Eric Wernquist, combining narration from Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot" with a superlative, speculative visual tour of the solar system and humanity's spread across planets.




Thursday, October 2, 2014

Jesuit Letter Cover Drafts

Everything happens at once.

No sooner do I receive the edited version of The Jesuit Letter back (laced and scarified with editor's cuts, slashes & corrections), then my designer drops the new cover concept drafts into my hands.

I was expecting maybe 3 to 5 concepts, and she came back with 15!  Admittedly a number of these are all variations on a specific concept but still, it was a cornucopia of concepts.

In the interest of aiding my decision, I thought I would throw these up on the Interweb and social media for direct feedback and commentary.  Let me know favorites, what you think, what works, what pops and what doesn't.  Any preferences, thoughts or helpful comments would be greatly appreciated!

By way of background, The Jesuit Letter is historical fiction, with a bit of mystery/thriller mix, set in Elizabethan England in 1575.

Here are the concepts:
















Let me know what you think!  Thanks!