Vikings, Norsemen and Scandinavians. Are these terms interchangeable? Not in most situations, no. There's a lot of discourse in the Norse...

Although modern myth mostly presents Vikings as raiders and pillagers, they were traders too. Traders with an axe in hand to help in...

Here’s one of my favourite facts about Vikings. It starts with a lion. Not quite that kind though. In current day Arsenale de Venezia,...

Today I shall gush about the cover of book 2 in THE HANGED GOD TRILOGY, Shackled Fates! Prepare for there will be slight spoilers for...

I'm here today to gush about the cover of my debut novel, Northern Wrath. I'll tell you all about how even the smallest and seemingly...

You’ve probably heard that nothing is more important in a book than the opening sentence. So, allow me to ask a simple question: What...

It is my pleasure to open #Norsevember with a post about what it's like to sail with this beautifully reconstructed Viking warship,...

About to head into Shackled Fates, and it's been too long ago since you read the first part of the story, with no time to re-read...

In this video I explore some writing tips and tricks on how to make wooden characters feel more realistic to readers. Click CC in the...

In this Viking Age video, I tell you the true tales of 13 shieldmaidens! 13 Viking Age female warriors as found in the sagas. Click CC in...

In today's video I show how I keep track of everything as I outline, plot, write and edit my novels, using post-its or sticky notes....

Today we’re leaving our current century and packing the ship to sail back into the Viking era to look specifically at some fun law texts.

How far did the vikings travel? And how far did their trade routes go? At this point, most people interested in the Viking Age have heard...

This is NOT a review of the Wheel of Time books. I suppose you can call it a reaction blog... For it is a collection of my live reactions...

When I debuted, no one told me that not only would I get to hold my book in my hands and see it in stores and libraries, it would also be...

I am starting this year by opening my inner closet and show you the old beginning to Northern Wrath. Unedited, untouched, exactly as it...

While I wrote my Norse-galore debut novel, Northern Wrath, I often listened to music to get into the right mindset. This means that even...

The Hanged God Trilogy includes everything from historical characters to historical places and even real events. So, today we're taking a...

A large majority of my epic Norse fantasy "Northern Wrath" takes place in Midgard. Midgard, the middle realm, is one of the nine worlds....

This is NOT a review of the Wheel of Time books. I suppose you can call it a reaction blog... For it is a collection of my live reactions...