MAY

On May Day, I discovered that I won a grant through Demand Studios to put toward my third historical novel, which is set in 1800 England, and entitled Lord Wellesbourne, AKA The Return of Hope. The company broke new ground by awarding me that grant, for it was the first to have been given to a work of fiction.

As if that were not enough, I also learned that a publisher requested the full manuscript for my second book, The Lobsterman, which is set in past and present Portland, Maine.

What a way to start the month of May!