I won’t lie - sometimes I wipe a tear and eat a chocolate bar first. I try to learn from the truths in the bad reviews and improve my writing. But sometimes an astute reader finds the chinks in my armor and really lets me have it. If my story simply isn’t a reader’s cup of tea, fair enough.

There’s a saying, something like, “Don’t tickle the dragon if you can’t handle the fire,” and writing unusual stories does attract some passionately rotten reviews.

The good ones make my day, and it’s gratifying to hear that a reader understands what I was trying to do with the story. What are your thoughts on good/bad reviews?Īll the wise authors I know say to stay away, don’t read the reviews. Wish I could be like that - blame it on the “artistic temperament.” I’m jealous of the daily-word-count authors. When inspired I write almost 24/7, but when I’m not, I watch reruns on Netflix. Wiping drool…Īny tips on how to get through the dreaded writer’s block? My street team says Tom Mison (Sleepy Hollow star) is Wilhelm Montegue from Song for Sophia, and we all agree Joe Mangianello is Andrew Tilmore in The King of Threadneedle Street. Philip Cavendish, the hero of Rougemont #3, I imagine as Henry Cavill. Which actor/actress would you like to see playing the lead character from your most recent book? Those characters intermix in my new Brotherhood of the Falcon Series, wherein the spy organization hinted at in the Rougemont Series is explored. The Rougemont Series is about Victorian-era misfits who rebel against society in their own way, one ballroom and house party at a time.

Song For Sophia by Moriah Densley