Byzantine Blog
Probably the only vaguely interesting thing about me is that with my wife, Mary Reed, I co-author the John the Eunuch mystery series set in sixth century Constantinople. But that doesn't stop me from dwelling here on the boring minutiae of the rest of my life, present and past, along with the occasional word about writing.
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--Michel de Montaigne
Thinking of Left Coast Crime
Our detective, John, is Lord Chamberlain to the Emperor Justinian and you can bet he has a lot more social graces than I do. I tend to lose my head when there are too many people around. At least at a mystery convention the figurative would not lead to the literal, as it might at Justinian's court, but nevertheless I would probably end up shooting myself in the foot. What? And I call myself a writer? You see, just the thought of a crowd and I'm mixing metaphors.
Although the Lord Chamberlain's true value to the emperor is as a personal advisor, he officially deals in matters of protocol such as arranging processions and banquets. So John will know exactly how to conduct himself at an awards banquet.
I, on the othr hand, have always been a loner, one of those maladjusted teenagers who spent all his time in his room reading. Some maladjusted teenagers mature into well adjusted adults. Others just get older and start writing mystery novels.
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