Next weekend I shall – along with a considerable number of other authors – be participating in a Christmas Party Blog Hop organised by Helen Hollick. Helen, for those who don’t know, is not only an author herself but also carries out a considerable amount of work for the Historical Novel Society, including coordinating the indie review section.

Now of course my own writing is about a period which considerably predates the celebration of Christmas – I am not the only contributor facing similar problems – and Helen has extended the parameters to include other kinds of festivities. I have chosen to talk about an Ugaritic festival called The Hunt, alluded to a few times in The Flame Before Us. Check back on December 20th to read all about it, and also to enjoy the many and varied contributions from others.

In wider news, I have just finished another thorough edit of The Flame Before Us and am working on the sole remaining section. All being well the book should be released a couple of months into 2015.