Family life is an essential aspect of the stories of all THE MEONBRIDGE CHRONICLES. Sometimes children’s lives are the, or at least a, focus of the book’s storyline and, of course, sometimes those storylines are sad, but by no means always. It can’t be denied that having children was generally much riskier in the Middle …
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Writing what you *don’t* know…
One of the wonderful aspects of writing fiction – and perhaps especially writing historical fiction – is that your imagination will drive you to include scenes in which your characters engage in some activity or other that you know absolutely nothing about. So, you have to consult books, and the internet, and other resources, in …
The wait is over!
I’m delighted to tell you that the Fifth MEONBRIDGE CHRONICLE, Squire’s Hazard, is being published very soon! The Kindle version of Squire’s Hazard will be published first, with the paperback following towards the end of October. I am launching the eBook on the 10th October, with a five day online book tour of reviews and guest posts. The paperback launch will …
Medieval climate change…
A couple of weeks ago here in the UK, we put our clocks back one hour from daylight saving time. So now it’s more or less dark by 5pm. I know that some people suffer from SAD, seasonal affective disorder, brought on by the shorter days. I’m not one of them but, even so, I …
Meonbridge children: grief and joy
Goodness, I posted my last blog back in May! I honestly hadn’t intended leaving it quite so long before writing another one but I have been somewhat distracted of late… And that distraction has not been because I’ve been tied to my desk writing the next Meonbridge Chronicle – although I AM indeed writing it, and …
Carolyn Hughes 