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Blog postEngland. 1685A group of men, unsure whether Catholic James, brother of protestant Charles II was going to be a poor king (he was) decided to go off and seek their fortune, although they knew next-to-nothing about sailing. They didn’t bother getting an official letter of marque either, but these were minor details when you were young and up for a Grand Adventure.
William DampierThey purchased the Revenge, hired its previous owner, Captain John Cooke, and sailed off to the Caribbean in searc -
Blog postMy guest this week:
Kimberley Jordan ReemanThe scene: the bloodied quarterdeck of H.M.S. Frobisher, the smoke and fury of close action, and then the admiral turns and stares at his old friend, the coxswain, as if he would speak but cannot. Then he saw Bolitho fall.... He leaped forward and caught him around the shoulders, holding him, lowering him carefully to the deck, everything else without meaning or purpose. Men were cheering, some firing their muskets. It meant not -
Blog postJust lately I've been sending a few emails to my 'besties' with content like: 'Haven't forgotten you, busy this end. Hope all OK with you?' Which is not exactly a scintillating sort of conversation, but is the situation in a nutshell. I mean - I didn't even realise it was August, whatever happened to June? (or May, come to that!)
By 'Busy' I mean I've been re-editing the entire series of the Sea Witch Voyages. Not just reading through and kicking out the typos (yep, they were there!) -
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Blog postIt's been a week of thinking about things for me: thinking about when it will rain enough for me to stop worrying about the water level in our well, thinking about one of our horses, Lexie, who has been lame. Thinking about what new fun questions I can ask 'Alexa'. What theme to use for an exhibit for the local village flower and veg show, and what flowers and veggies to enter. And then there's the regular stuff, such as thinking about when (if) I'll get a knee replacement for my arthritic knee
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Blog postAlison MortonShort stories, eh? Until Helen inveigled me to write one for the 1066 Turned Upside Down anthology of ‘alternative outcomes’ to the most famous event in English history, I’d shied away. How on earth could you get a whole story into a few thousand, let alone a few hundred words?
Well, I did it and this started a thirst to write others – hidden incidents, side stories, and even two dips into Roma Nova’s foundation story in the fourth century. The result was a co -
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Blog postDoreen Wilkinson and The Birthday Card
by Pauline Barclay
Fingers are poised over the keyboard wondering which key to hit, or worse, what words can I put together. My dilemma is that I have been asked to write a post for this, very popular, famous, Blog. Famous in many ways, but importantly for talking about history, sadly I don’t write about history! However, Helen has kindly invited me to write a post for Tu -
Blog postWhen I was asked to write a prequel novella story for my Sea Witch Voyages, I jumped at the chance, for here was the opportunity to fill in a few gaps left (somewhat gaping) from my Jesamiah Acorn's past life. An opportunity to write the story of how he became a pirate, and how he originally 'met' the eventual love of his life, the white witch, Wise One of Craft, Tiola. (Say it Tee-o-la, not Tee-oh-la.)
I had some restrictions, mainly, the background story of events that are recounte -
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Blog postThe Doldrums is an area of ocean that, because of the prevailing sullen winds, sailing ships were liable to languish, becalmed, for days on end often with fatal consequences if the drinking water ran out. For an author, a spell of the Doldrums is much the same: languishing with no idea what to write, which rapidly disintegrates into can't be bothered, which then turns to consider giving up altogether.
But is this something that affects Indie writers more than mainstream I wonder? -
Blog postAlison Morton talks about
Ruth Downie's Medicus series
Alison and Ruth
(outside my house!)Romans, mud and mystery – a gem of a series!
Much of what Legionary medicus Ruso has been told about Britannia isn’t true. Unfortunately, much of what he’s told by his local expert – the enigmatic and independent-minded Tilla – may not be true either. And when it comes to murder, somebody is lying to both of them. (https://ruthdownie.com)
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Blog postThe boy Who became the man Who became the king Who became the legend
The Pendragon's Banner Trilogy
What is the truth behind the familiar stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table? There is no evidence for "King" Arthur ever existing - but the stories must have come from somewhere - or someone. Surely?
My Pendragon's Banner Trilogy strips away all the made-up Medieval myth -
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Blog postA Guest Post by Nicky Galliers
Parchment, or vellum as I am going to refer to it, is an amazing material and one that is poorly understood. Yet few realise how little they understand it.
There have been many writing substrates through the millennia: stone, papyrus, wax, slate, vellum, paper and others besides. Paper is the most familiar, obviously, but that makes us think we also know about vellum. Vellum looks like paper, does the same job as paper, we think it does what paper does, -
Blog postI’m a published author. That in itself is an ultimate goal for many a ‘wannabe’, but seeing my books in print – after twenty-six years ‘in the business’ still gives me a thrill. Writing is a solitary occupation – and I do sometimes wonder why on earth I do this darn silly job! The work is hard; I am at my desk every day seven days a week, and most of it, since the blossoming of Social Networks, involves promotion of some sort or another on Facebook, Twitter and the like. The fact is, to be
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Blog postDue to unfortunate circumstances, the author's intended post was not received, however, please do browse below and follow Ms Neiman's ongoing tour.
Born Under Fire is a historical novel that tells the story of a girl coming of age and her drive to excel despite the devastating effects of long-term war. Born in Jerusalem under British rule in 1928, Shula grows up in a world in turmoil as Hitler rises to power and nations enter into war. Amid a landscape of ancient stone ruins n -
Blog postIf 'my' Arthur was asked to talk about himself and his portrayal in The Pendragon's Banner Trilogy - what would he say I wonder...?
It is the mid-fifth century, and I am Arthur, the Pendragon, son of Uthr, exiled King of the Britons, and now that he is dead, I am King, although it has been a long, hard battle to reach this position of authority. You will find me in many tales, some more outrageous than others, some more exciting, some more believable – but in this instance, I can be found -
Blog postI did not set out to write a trilogy although I have always believed in the power of three. Three points are easily held by the mind, one, two, three, is valid, credible, reliable.
I like planting shrubs in groups of three, in China the three-legged stool is a symbol of strength and cooperation. Life has a beginning, a middle and an end. The French revolution gave us liberty, equality, fraternity.
In writing it’s a device that is used for the purposes of rhythm, e -
Blog postDiscussing the Research Behind Historical Fantasy with Judith StarkstonBy Kristen McQuinn
A couple of months ago, I sat down to chat with author Judith Starkston about her new book, Priestess of Ishana. With deepest apologies to Judith about the delay in writing this article, especially as she was so gracious about giving me the interview - and feeding me in her own home, no less! - I want to talk a little bit about the research behind a truly unique new series of -
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Blog postWith JENNIFER WILSON
A recent review of Kindred Spirits: York on the Historical Novel Review Blog, Discovering Diamonds noted that almost the whole ‘cast’ of the Kindred Spirits series is dead – oddly, this isn’t something I think of when I’m writing in my little world! But that’s where we are with Kindred Spirits; following the ghosts of historical characters, in contemporary settings, as my elevator pitch has become!
This wasn’t planned, given that I’m the biggest coward I kn -
Blog postI had an email from Kate the other day, a childhood, well, I guess early teenage really, friend. We were at senior secondary school together and, as it happened, she lived in the street next to mine. We were, what, 12 years old, through to when we left school at 16, although I think we had drifted apart at 15 when we went into different classes to study for our GCSE 'O' levels.
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Blog postby Richard Tearle
(previously published on Discovering Diamonds)
Richard Sharpe. There can't be many who don't get an immediate visual image of Sean Bean in torn uniform, dark powder marks on his cheeks and then stopping to look behind him as he rides from one victory and on to another adventure.
Sean Bean may be the man who is most associated with the character, but Bernard Cornwall is the man who created him. Set during the Napoleonic wars, Sharpe is a soldier, a riflem -
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Blog postAs most of my regular readers are aware, (if you're not... where have you been?) my Sea Witch Voyages have been picked up by an American publisher, Penmore Press. I am, of course, enormously excited by this, as I feel that I have reached my limitation of 'getting the books out there' on my own. I need someone else to navigate to new waters with my Captain Jesamiah Acorne and his wife, white witch Tiola Oldstagh.
As with most indie writes, we can write the books, edit the books,
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