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  • The Faubourg district agent

    • July 27, 2019
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      The idea behind this sequence was to build on the previous example of the Southerner’s ruthlessness, but this time showing his willingness to get his hands dirty himself.  The Southerner’s careful planning and his composure in the process of committing a horrendously violent act marks him out as a grade A psychopath.  The sequence
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  • Capturing Guillaime

    • June 22, 2019
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      As the novel picks up speed the audience and Casanova know that Gabrielle is in mortal danger.  In the pages above, we use a number of devices to play out this situation.  The setting is one of darkness, shadows and silence, the typical environment of ne’er do wells and evil deeds.  The first page
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  • Historical landscape

    • May 18, 2019
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      One of the advantages of writing historical fiction is that you don’t have to generate a new world from scratch, unlike, say, science fiction or fantasy genre.  You can weave your characters into a ready-made reality and in so doing help to give their psychology and behaviour greater credibility.  While this is in many
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