Writers, Characters & Playlists

Q: Do My Characters Have Playlists? A: Absolutely. A question I see on author interviews fairly often is-do they listen to music while they write? The majority answer that they do. I have five playlists made and two more in my head waiting for me to put them together....
A Muse With A Historical Bent

A Muse With A Historical Bent

  My father taught history. The politics, culture, and people of different periods was a common topic in our house. When I decided to do what I’d secretly wanted to try for many years, write, my long quiet muse went in search of people and events to build a...
A Venomous Love is the Chanticleer’s Global First Prize winner for suspense!

Praise for A Venomous Love + an Excerpt

A Venomous Love is now live   See what readers are saying:   A VENOMOUS LOVE by Chris Karlsen – Victorian Detective, Historical Thriller, Suspense Mystery   Chris Karlsen’s Books   Read An Excerpt Here Puzzled, Ruddy asked, “You say the...

Easy & Tasty app

Cranberry Brie Bites Yields: 24 Prep Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes 1 8oz. tube of crescent dough Cooking spray for pan Flour for surface 1 8oz. wheel of brie ½ cup whole berry cranberry sauce ¼ cup chopped pecans 6 sprigs of rosemary cut into 1” pieces....

Historical Factoids for 2019

Baldric: A broad belt or girdle, often richly ornamented, passing over one shoulder, across the breast, and under the other, supporting sword, dagger, or bugle. From the Lady of Shalott by Lord Tennyson *The gemmy bridle glittered free Like to some branch of stars we...

The Secret of Suspense

I am speaking for myself in this article. But I believe with many of the genres we love, we enjoy them because the hero or heroine elicit either sympathy or empathy. For example, in Cornwell’s historicals, we empathize with the men on the battlefield. He paints the...