The hero of my next novel, Daria Gibron, will continue to get around in the upcoming novel. Can you guess where she pops up next? Drop me a note.

Katy King, me and a nicely sinister set of shadows, Prague. Let the mayhem commence!

Dateline Florence — I’m not getting a lot of writing done on this trip, outside of potentially strong opening sequences (“potentially” because I have to live with a scene for a while before I’m sure it works).

But I am getting a great deal of outlining done, along with invaluable character sketches and scene setting. Italy and the Czech Republic have been wonderful for that.