Some writing musings as I write the first draft of the 3rd Light Dragoons series: Writing a historical character can be both easy and hard. Easy if there are a lot of source materials and analysis to figure out what makes the character tick and what are their wants, needs and interactions with others around them. Good example: George Washington. Stoic, proud and very, very understated in both anger and frustration. History books tells us Washington was humble and a calm leade

As I'm deeper in my research regarding the 3rd Light Dragoons, I've realized 2 things: May have to write about the 1st Light at the same time, b/c the 2 regiments served together as one whole cavalry regiment during Gen. Greene's time in the south (and a little before that) with Lt. Col. William Washington as its head There was collectively twice in the whole war (1776 - formal declaration - to 1783 - end of hostilities and signing of peace treaty) that it seemed like many of

I'm pleased to announce that I have started my next novel and it'll be focused on the 3rd Continental Light Dragoons, also known as...