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On February 15, 1915, the first day of the Chinese New Year, a regiment of Muslim Indian soldiers in the British army stationed in Singapore, which at the time was a British colony, rebelled against their officers, slaughtering at least 47 people, including some civilians. The incident, which became known as the Singapore Mutiny, is at the heart of the historical thread in my dual-timeline novel,…

Meet guest author Cliff Garstang and learn about prize-winning fiction!

After Regal House Publishing recently released Cliff Garstang ‘s new novel Oliver’s Travels,  I asked him to be a guest author on my blog and sent him some questions about his writing process, including how he comes up with titles, the origins of his characters, literary inspirations, what feeds his writing, how he researches his books, and more. Here are his great responses:   How do you come…

SWAG Writers presents poets John Most, Sara Robinson, Jeffrey Schwaner, and Angela Marie Carter

April is Poetry Month! SWAG Writers (The Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta Group of the Virginia Writers Club) Reading Series continues in April with a reading by poets John Most, Sara Robinson, Jeffrey Schwaner, and Angela Marie Carter. The reading will take place on Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m. at The SPACE, 107 E. Beverley St., Staunton. The reading is free and open to the public. Books will…