Dean Hamilton's Blog, page 2
November 20, 2019
FREE eBook Download - Nov 20-24
Looking for something to read over the holidays?
Or just something that isn't about the Impeachment hearings?
THE JESUIT LETTER is FREE for download on Amazon Kindle from Nov 20 -24!
Published on November 20, 2019 09:49
September 30, 2019
SALE!

Sale heads-up!
October 1-6th, you can grab The Jesuit Letter for just $.99, & Black Dog is available FREE!
Be sure to pick-up my new book Thieves' Castle as well to complete your set!
https://amzn.to/2m8Ey10
#histfic
Published on September 30, 2019 18:13
September 20, 2019
Word on the Street!
Where you can find me on Sunday Sept 22!
The Word On the Street Book Festival
Harbourfront, Toronto!
10 am - 5 pm
Booth 123C!
#Toronto! #Harbourfront! #torontoWOTS
#HistFic #books #indieauthors
The Word On the Street Book Festival
Harbourfront, Toronto!
10 am - 5 pm
Booth 123C!
#Toronto! #Harbourfront! #torontoWOTS
#HistFic #books #indieauthors

Published on September 20, 2019 05:50
September 17, 2019
"a bridge of stone eight hundred feet in length, of wonderful work"
A Bridge for the Ages: London Bridge in the Time of Tudors
The most prominent geographical feature of London has always been the River Thames, and consequently, one of the most important and storied places in London has been that singular point of river crossing – London Bridge. Part transportation route, part linchpin for the storied city’s economy, history and social development, London Bridge is an iconic location.
Extant in multiple forms since the Roman’s first threw a makeshift pontoon br...
The most prominent geographical feature of London has always been the River Thames, and consequently, one of the most important and storied places in London has been that singular point of river crossing – London Bridge. Part transportation route, part linchpin for the storied city’s economy, history and social development, London Bridge is an iconic location.

Extant in multiple forms since the Roman’s first threw a makeshift pontoon br...
Published on September 17, 2019 09:01
September 8, 2019
Capturing Time and Place in a Sentence
I’m guest-posting on the incredible blog of @MatthewHarffy, author of the sword-swinging Bernicia Chronicles. I’m looking at insights into how to make a historical setting real & engaging.
One of the challenges in writing historical fiction, is the effort to capture a setting. How do you write believably about an era that is long vanished in time? How do you make that setting come alive, in a realistic and accurate way? How does that setting drive the story, characters actions and ch...
Published on September 08, 2019 18:16
September 2, 2019
Thieves' Castle Review!
Myths, Legends, Books & Coffeepots - a fabulous bookblog by author Mary Anne Yarde - has reviewed THIEVES' CASTLE!
Five Stars!
"It has been a long wait for book #2 in The Tyburn Folios series, but it was certainly worth it. As rich and as vibrant in detail as any of Shakespeare’s plays, Thieves’ Castle has it all — warring houses, intrigues, violence, love, death, a spymaster, and a plot that will keep you up until late into the night while at the same time you sincerely hope that the story...
Five Stars!

"It has been a long wait for book #2 in The Tyburn Folios series, but it was certainly worth it. As rich and as vibrant in detail as any of Shakespeare’s plays, Thieves’ Castle has it all — warring houses, intrigues, violence, love, death, a spymaster, and a plot that will keep you up until late into the night while at the same time you sincerely hope that the story...
Published on September 02, 2019 10:55
August 27, 2019
Publication Day

Publication Day. My second book.
Who would have thought?
https://amzn.to/2Nk8sKM
#histfic #Tudors #books
#WritingCommunity
#IndieBooksBeSeen
Published on August 27, 2019 09:01
August 20, 2019
August 8, 2019
Now Available for Pre-Orders!
Guess what's now available for #preorder for #Kindle?
THIEVES' CASTLE releasing September 3rd!!
Please, please, please consider making a pre-order to help give it a nice opening day bounce!
And tell your friends - ALL YOUR FRIENDS!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VF2L32N/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3
THIEVES' CASTLE releasing September 3rd!!
Please, please, please consider making a pre-order to help give it a nice opening day bounce!
And tell your friends - ALL YOUR FRIENDS!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VF2L32N/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3

Published on August 08, 2019 18:10
July 11, 2019
Proof of Life
Published on July 11, 2019 18:40