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Dingo Run completes a story arc
It's good to see Dingo Run go up for pre-order on Dreamspinner Press's coming soon page, and appear here on Goodreads too. This novella completes a story arc between Jim Kelly and Mark Turner. Before the end of Dingo Run they were not that secure in their relationship or even their ability to survive.
By the end of Dingo Run, they are each starting to gain a deeper understanding of the other's character and to develop some confidence in each other. That's not an easy thing to have done considering the dangers they face every day and the fact that they were basically thrown together as complete strangers.
The next novel is in the works, so look out for more stories about Jim and Mark in future.
By the end of Dingo Run, they are each starting to gain a deeper understanding of the other's character and to develop some confidence in each other. That's not an easy thing to have done considering the dangers they face every day and the fact that they were basically thrown together as complete strangers.
The next novel is in the works, so look out for more stories about Jim and Mark in future.
Time flows both ways
One of my grandfather's favourite sayings when I was an intense little kid was, "Hey, don't worry about it. Nobody will care in a hundred years."
Something always struck me as very wrong about him saying that, but I could never really understand why. I loved listening to my grandfather talk about the old days.
Recently I was asked why I write historical fiction. I had no immediate answer except that this was the story that popped into my head. Like many people, I do things without really knowing why I do them. Writing for me is kind of like breathing. But the question weighed on my mind because I hadn't been able to answer it to my own satisfaction.
I thought about it for a couple of days, and as I mulled it over, I realized that I do care about what happened a hundred years ago, and even a thousand years ago. The verbal history of my family is something that I can weave into a rich tapestry, even if the original design is altered beyond recognition. But at least there will be some record of that lifestyle remaining.
And who knows? Maybe people a hundred years from now or even a thousand years from now will care about what happens to us. I guess we'll never know whether they do, though.
I think that's one of the reasons I write historical fiction.
Something always struck me as very wrong about him saying that, but I could never really understand why. I loved listening to my grandfather talk about the old days.
Recently I was asked why I write historical fiction. I had no immediate answer except that this was the story that popped into my head. Like many people, I do things without really knowing why I do them. Writing for me is kind of like breathing. But the question weighed on my mind because I hadn't been able to answer it to my own satisfaction.
I thought about it for a couple of days, and as I mulled it over, I realized that I do care about what happened a hundred years ago, and even a thousand years ago. The verbal history of my family is something that I can weave into a rich tapestry, even if the original design is altered beyond recognition. But at least there will be some record of that lifestyle remaining.
And who knows? Maybe people a hundred years from now or even a thousand years from now will care about what happens to us. I guess we'll never know whether they do, though.
I think that's one of the reasons I write historical fiction.
