These books make unique gifts for the readers among your friends and family who enjoy historical fiction set in World War II and literary poetry. Heck, treat yourself!
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"I absolutely LOVE that stunning image on your post and on your site," wrote Marissa Eigenbrood, President of Smith Publicity. "Where did that come from?"
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I am very grateful for the help of several family members and friends while pulling this book together. This is also a good opportunity to provide some background and trace the origins of A Life on Water.
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What do you mean, it’s not a spy novel? What is A Life on Water ? Is it a romance; military action; religious drama; Greek mythology? then what is it?
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You thought we’ve had it bad the last three years. Before WWII, Portugal avoided serious threats thanks largely to one man (who has been reviled in modern times) and his work on two files.
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We’ve dubbed our trip "The UK and Ireland Two-book Launch Tour."
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To pursue turtle research, marine biologist Ardis Lowney navigates Lisbon’s WWII neutral yet dangerous political landscape and makes an extraordinary discovery at sea.
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This winter, a new story is coming to your mobile, laptop, or bookcase--Ardis A Life on Water--a story of a marine biologist who becomes an Allied spy in Portugal as a means to carry on her passion to research sea turtles.
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Look into the twinkling eye of your creator
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Today, I received the author “proof” copies of The Tale of Indigo that I ordered from Amazon. It is a wonderful feeling to have the new book in my hands.
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I didn’t expect recording a poem would be such a challenge. While visiting Aidan, my son who lives in North Bay, I took a first step on the road to recording audiobooks of my poetry.
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. . . to publish
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Notable this summer . . . I became a publisher. The journey begins. In late July, I registered Cavalarico Books Ltd., an imprint I now operate with the sole aim to publish my books.
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Ice is out on Lake Simcoe, and real spring just might be here.
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In a poem called Andrea del Sarto, Robert Browning wrote, "Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, / Or what's a heaven for?" This nicely sums up my pursuit of a life-long reach to craft poetry, short stories, a play, and more recently, novels.
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While the demand for books in print remains solid, the book publishing industry has adopted digital opportunities to reach even more readers.
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My approach to dealing with a writing slow-down is to immerse myself in a round of planning.
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…they are bad secrets and they have motivated me to bring them into the light of day.
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To outline or not to outline and fly by the seat of your pants… the second time around, I made a choice.
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Even if you exercise, sitting too long is life threatening. It’s the new smoking. Yes, that’s evil and it’s old news. But what are we doing about it?
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