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The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Mona Dunn
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The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Patsy Ryder
Much as I love Mona Dunn, I love Patsy Ryder even more. Painted in the late 1940s by […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: The Cotterell Family
I’m not going to lie: I LOVE The Cotterell Family One of the things that struck me […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Nugent
How dashing is this painting? In the story, Mona needed a friend who was dashing, chivalrous, and […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Hotel Bedroom
It is a haunting portrait. Lucian Freud’s Hotel Bedroom, painted in 1954, is one of the most popular […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: The Party-Goers
And a good time was had by all… Philippe Mercier (French, 1689-1760) Bacchanalian piece: Sir Thomas Samwell and […]
Pre-Order The Frame-Up!
It’s Time to Pre-Order The Frame-Up! Two months from today The Frame-Up hits bookstores! But I’d love […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Madame Juliette & A GIVEAWAY!!!
Spring has sprung and it only seems appropriate to talk about the most spring-like painting in the book, Madame […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Andre Reidmor and Lady Macbeth
The famous acting coach Constantin Stanislavski once said “There are no small parts, only small actors.” I think […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Helena Rubinstein
There are women and then there are WOMEN. Helena Rubinstein was a WOMAN. According to Wikipedia: Helena Rubinstein (born […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: W. Somerset Maugham
One of my favourite characters in The Frame-Up is Somerset Maugham Why? Well first of all, Maugham is […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Merrymaking
One of the most popular paintings at the Beaverbrook Art Galley is Merrymaking. This locale, home […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: San Vigilio, Lake Garda
I’m not going to lie: this is one of my favourite paintings in the world! John Singer […]
The Frame-Up Characters & Locales: The Terror
At least half of the characters in The Frame-Up are actual paintings. Most of these paintings have been part […]
Giveaway Winner + The Frame-Up Cover and What Prompted Me to Write The Book
Happy Friday and big congratulation to @goldenteach, who won the books! Don’t worry – more giveaways to come, […]
A Birthday/Valentine’s Day Giveaway!
It’s a Mystery, Pig Face! is about to celebrate its first birthday on February 7th! And since that’s close […]
A New Year
A Clean Slate. A Blank Page. Does such a thing exist? I think of that a lot […]
True Friends and Good Writers
2017 is quickly drawing to a close. And with it, the end of my debut year as a […]
Winner and my Favourite YA books of 2017!
We have a winner for last week’s giveaway! Congrats Kristin Crouch! Thanks to everyone for participating! More giveaways […]
Holiday Giveaway – The Two Middle Grade Books I Read in One Sitting!
It’s December 1st! Source And since I love the hustle and bustle of December, and all of the […]