Budhanilkantha – An Excerpt from Notes of a Naive Traveler: Nepal and Thailand
Here’s a short excerpt from my travelogue Notes of a Naive Traveler, about one of the many impressive holy sites in Nepal I was lucky enough to visit. December 4,…
Musings and practical advice about writing
New Interviews on Awesome Gang and Book Reader Magazine
It was a pleasure to be interviewed by both Awesome Gang and Book Reader Magazine this month! You can read my interview with Awesome Gang on their website. Here's a short…
Restitution of Nazi-Looted Artwork after World War II: A Dutch Perspective
Before moving to Amsterdam, I knew very little about the restitution of artwork stolen by the Nazis during World War II, a topic that plays a central role in my…
Interesting and Obscure World War II References in Literature
My second novel, The Lover's Portrait: An Art Mystery, is an amateur sleuth mystery describing the plight of homosexuals and Jewish artists in Europe during World War II, as well…
Three new interviews: Indie Publishing Group, Birds of a Feather Press and Wandering with Melissa
It is always an honor to be featured on websites and blogs dedicated to writing, publishing and travel. I am so lucky to have been interviewed by Ben Jackson for…
The Writer’s Edge with McKensie Stewart
UPDATED Sept 25: You can listen to my interview via The Writer's Edge archives. Click on the September 22, 2017 show and (if you wish) skip forward to ~55 minutes to…
New article and interview
Amsterdam's experiencing an unexpected yet welcome heat wave, which means I've been on the beach more than behind my computer :) Many thanks to Lucia N. Davis and Andrew Cairns…
Claiming My Place in the World
I thought I was so cool, handing over twenty-five Euros to a freshly washed junkie I’d met in a Red Light District coffeeshop, instead of one of the smellier ones…
Twitter for Beginners
I am often asked by author friends new to Twitter what hashtags are and why they should be using them. Quite simply, when you tweet a message with no hashtags…
Staying ‘In The Moment’: One Author’s Adventure in Travel Writing by Jennifer S. Alderson
So far this month we have been introduced to three travel memoir authors - Melissa Burovac, Jill Dobbe and Anne Hamilton - and their unique stories. It has been a…