[This post was originally written for The History Girls blog site.] WHAT “problem”, you might well ask… When I first embarked on writing historical fiction several years ago, I edged my way nervously into a genre that I felt instinctively I loved but was also terrified of making a complete hash of. In 2015, a …
Circling lazily in a clear blue sky…
Those of you who know me well might recall that we always spend a few weeks every summer in southern France, specifically in Drôme, in the south-east of the country. We have been coming to this part of France for the past thirty years, initially with the children, but these days of course à deux. …
Warnford – a village of two halves?
After the excitement last month of the release of the eBook of the third Meonbridge Chronicle, De Bohun’s Destiny, immediately followed by a two-week trip away, I find I have neglected to post May’s blog... If you follow my blog, you’ll know that, each month, I like to republish here the posts I write for …
Delve into De Bohun’s Destiny
In my blog post last week, I promised an extract from De Bohun's Destiny, the third MEONBRIDGE CHRONICLE, which will be published very soon. I am actually launching the book on the 6th May, with a week-long online BOOK TOUR of reviews and guest posts organised by Rachel’s Random Resources. All that week, I will be …
A turning point…
The publication at the beginning of May of the THIRD MEONBRIDGE CHRONICLE, De Bohun’s Destiny, marks a turning point in my writing journey. For I'm publishing this book in a different way from the first two Chronicles. To explain… Fortune’s Wheel and A Woman’s Lot were both published by SilverWood Books, and they did a great job. I …
Ancient or modern? Language in historical fiction
This post was first published on the History Girls back in December 2018. It is actually a combination of posts that I first wrote back in 2016, when I was starting out on my journey both as a blogger and as a published author. The topic I discuss here, the use of language in historical fiction, …
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“As thou art, so once was I”
This post was first published on the History Girls back in November. Its rather gloomy tone well suited the dark days of November, and is perhaps less appropriate now that the days are lengthening and bright daffodils are blooming everywhere! Nonetheless, I offer you the story of “The three living and the three dead”... <> I’ve been …
