The Greatest Story Ever Told?
In an earlier post (see Once a Catholic: my new perspective on Christianity) I discussed my interest in Mythicism and …
Category: Behind the Stories
A series of posts, each of which introduces you to a selection of Pauline’s stories for your entertainment and edification
Tales of the Kingdom
Since reading The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey, I have been intrigued by the mystery of the Princes in …
Young Shakespeare: apprentice playwright
Nothing concrete is known about what Shakespeare was doing in the years between the conceptions of his twins 1584 and …
Once a Catholic: my new perspective on Christianity
You may have heard the saying: Once a Catholic, always a Catholic. This adage derives from the Catholic Church’s belief …
Shakespeare, The Novel: The Taming of the Shrew
The latest addition to my oeuvre is my novelization of William Shakespeare’s ‘The Taming of The Shrew’ which is now …
A Shrew by Any Other Name
Writing a novel about a writer can be challenging. We writers live in our heads and have few of the …
Suburban Terrors Part Three: The Uncanny
Halloween is not a traditional holiday in Australia, but even here Downunder, we can’t avoid the influence of American culture. …
A Detour into the Byways of Shakespeare’s World
One of the joys of writing Not Wisely but Too Well was doing the historical and literary research. I spent …
A Bouquet of Sweet Nothings
There was once a time when I actually thought I could make a living from my writing. The trick was …
Suburban Terrors Part Two: The Urban Witch
When I began work on my short story collection, Suburban Terrors, I never intended to connect the stories, but a …
A Deep Dive into Classic and Historical Fiction
As a way of promoting my first novel, The Slave, I set up a website called The Romance of History, …
A Glimpse into Shakespeare’s World
The image many people have of William Shakespeare is of the poetic genius writing his plays all alone in his …