I’m spending much of the day sorting out this Blog, Facebook, Fanpage, and Twitter. Being the computer challenged person I am, this isn’t easy.  Thus I find myself in my favorite pub in Gettysburg, PA – The Garryowen. Large array of draft beers, the owner, Kevin McCready from Co. Armagh, Ireland, is a jewel among men, great pub food – and the best hamburger I’ve had in years.  It’s quiet during the afternoon and I enjoy working at the bar.

My most creative time as I may have mentioned is between midnight and six in the morning.  During the day I do research, try to stay ahead of the computer stuff, and rewrite what I’ve written the night/morning before.  Writing is rewriting!

Right now I’m basically between actually writing books, and focusing on promoting my two 2009 releases – The Gettysburg Conspiracy, and the photographic essay - Crimean Memories: Artefacts of the Crimean War.  I sprinkle in preliminary research on my next book in the Ian Carlyle Series, and that’s pretty much my time.

A short story  -   While doing the photography shoots for Crimean Memories at various regimental museums throughout England, Scotland and Wales with one of my co-authors, Michael Vice, we would, on occasion, pass the odd public house. I had been in the UK more than Michael, and had made many friends on past visits.  As we’d pass, I would look at the pub longingly, and comment, “You know, Mike, that’s one of my favorite pubs.”  To his everlasting credit, it only took Michael two weeks to figure out that every drinking establishment we passed was “one of my favorite pubs.”

Michael (left) and your humble servant having a pint at 'one of my favorite pubs.'

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