This post was first published on The History Girls blog site in July 2018. All of my posts so far for The History Girls have been about some aspect of the history of the Meon Valley in Hampshire, the setting for my series of historical novels, the Meonbridge Chronicles. I undoubtedly have more to …
The positive side of “bad” reviews
I have received some splendid reviews of Fortune’s Wheel and A Woman’s Lot, and of course I’m always thrilled when people say complimentary things about my writing. This is particularly the case when they mention how authentic the world of Meonbridge seemed, or how invested they felt in the characters. “It’s a great tribute to …
One fisherman, two saints, and three politicians…
This post was first written for The History Girls blog. I have really been enjoying finding out about the villages of Hampshire’s Meon Valley, in order to share something of their history, introduce a few of the people associated with them, and reveal some of the treasures held within their buildings. Even though I know …
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Talking about histfic…
You know how much I love talking about writing historical fiction? Well, I’m doing it again this weekend, over on the kickassheroines.com website, where members discuss all manner of bookish things. As part of kickassheroines, Kim Wright runs Ponder the Page, a particular “place for all things Historical Fiction", and, a while back, she asked …
“Staying in” with Linda’s Book Bag
Today, I’m “staying in” with the lovely Linda Hill on Linda’s Book Bag, her wonderful blog all about books... We are chatting about my recently released second Meonbridge Chronicle, A WOMAN'S LOT, and other things… I love the "chat" format and, of course, I always love having the opportunity to talk about my favourite topic, my …
The complexity of medieval Soberton (2)
In this second part of my story of the manorial structure of Soberton parish, in the Meon Valley, I continue my discussion of the various manors distributed across the parish. If you would like to read part 1, which includes an introduction to the purpose of my investigation into Soberton’s medieval past, click here. Last …
Pirates of the Middle Ages by Helen Hollick
Helen Hollick is a much-published and much-loved author of historical fiction and pirate-based adventure fantasy, and is a good friend to all new authors – like me! Today, I am delighted that Helen is ‘dropping anchor’ on my blog with a guest post. To explain... Helen has written a series of nautical Voyages based around …
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