This one from the Library Journal: “Gifted in her infancy with beauty, talent, grace, and various skills by her eight elderly aunts, the orphan Helena grows up strangely lacking in virtues such as compassion. She’s also fascinated with discovering the meaning of the ambiguous gift of her eldest aunt Kitty, a gift that has something […]
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The best review
One of my three daughters has just finished reading Sleeping Helena. Writers like feedback, we like reviews, we like it when people talk about the things we’ve written. We like to know if and when we’ve made an impact. We like to know what we’ve done right and what we’ve done wrong. We’re told not […]
A New Release, A New Edition
A quick update, because I’ve come down with a flu and all I want right now is a sofa, a blankie and a hot cup of something good to drink. Yesterday saw the release of Two Coins, a beautiful story by Alex Dally MacFarlane turned into a beautiful little book. Alex was instrumental in the […]
Sleeping Helena in the wilds
While there are many things going on around here that need blogging, it is time for me to celebrate the existence of Sleeping Helena. Two weeks or so ago, my author’s copies arrived. I’ve been hoarding them ever since, like a dragon with its gold, not really wanting to share what is for me a […]
