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April 19, 2009
I'm B-A-A-C-K!
I spent seven very nice days in Paris. This was my first visit there, and I hope it won't be my last.
Since my family and I were first-time visitors, we spent most of the time doing the usual tourist activities--the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Montmartre, Versailles. We also made it to the Museum of the Middle Ages (the Cluny), where I especially enjoyed getting to see what a portable altar looked like (very small and, thus, very portable), to Père-Lachaise cemetery, the Concierge, and to the Cathe
Since my family and I were first-time visitors, we spent most of the time doing the usual tourist activities--the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Montmartre, Versailles. We also made it to the Museum of the Middle Ages (the Cluny), where I especially enjoyed getting to see what a portable altar looked like (very small and, thus, very portable), to Père-Lachaise cemetery, the Concierge, and to the Cathe
April 11, 2009
Guest Q&A with David Jones
As promised, I'm leaving you for the week with a question-and-answer with David Jones, author of Two Brothers: One North, One South, a story of the American Civil War. David has a website here and has recently been interviewed over at Michele Moran's History Buff.
Q. What motivated you to write your novel?
A. The Civil War has always held special meaning for me as my father related interesting stories that he heard from his maternal grandfather, who served in the 10th West Virginia Infantry. Howe
Q. What motivated you to write your novel?
A. The Civil War has always held special meaning for me as my father related interesting stories that he heard from his maternal grandfather, who served in the 10th West Virginia Infantry. Howe
April 9, 2009
More Blog Touring, and Bits and Pieces
Some more reviews from Amy at Passages to the Past, Margaret at Historical Novels, and Grace's Book Blog. And Margaret is also interviewing me over here.
On a non-me-related note, I finished reading Robert Hutchison's The House of Treason this week. It's nonfiction about the Dukes of Norfolk from the end of Richard III's reign through that of Elizabeth I, and is a quite interesting portrait of a family that found it exceedingly difficult to stay out of the Tower. I'm currently reading Margaret Ge
On a non-me-related note, I finished reading Robert Hutchison's The House of Treason this week. It's nonfiction about the Dukes of Norfolk from the end of Richard III's reign through that of Elizabeth I, and is a quite interesting portrait of a family that found it exceedingly difficult to stay out of the Tower. I'm currently reading Margaret Ge
April 7, 2009
More Blog Tourin'
A couple of reviews today by Lilly at Reading Extravaganza and S. Krishna. Thanks, folks!
March was a rather dismal month for amusing search terms on my website--most were straightforward and sensible. However, these are two web surfers who might have a bright future together:
torrid nubiles
whipping scene in poor cecily
Well, as they say:
to each his own like the old lady that kissed the cow[image error]
March was a rather dismal month for amusing search terms on my website--most were straightforward and sensible. However, these are two web surfers who might have a bright future together:
torrid nubiles
whipping scene in poor cecily
Well, as they say:
to each his own like the old lady that kissed the cow[image error]
April 6, 2009
Blog Tour and a Giveaway!
Over the next few days, I'll be doing a blog tour for The Traitor's Wife, so this blog will be a little quiet since you'll be getting so much of me elsewhere. (Boswell says you can never have enough of me. But he's got Beggin' Strips and sausage biscuits to earn, so there may be some bias here.)
First, stop by Historical Tapestry for a giveaway of The Traitor's Wife! Two copies are up for grabs for readers in the U.S. and Canada.
Second, the lovely Amy over at Passages to the Past has an interview
First, stop by Historical Tapestry for a giveaway of The Traitor's Wife! Two copies are up for grabs for readers in the U.S. and Canada.
Second, the lovely Amy over at Passages to the Past has an interview
March 31, 2009
Sweeping Changes Planned for Amazon's Review System
SEATTLE—APRIL 1: Concerned over customer and author complaints about its reader reviewing system, Amazon is planning drastic changes in the way customers will be allowed to review books.
The centerpiece of the new plan, called “Twice as Nice,” which is to be unveiled formally later this month, requires reviewers to leave two positive comments for each negative comment they make in an individual review. An anonymous company executive explained, “If you say, for instance, that an author couldn't wr
The centerpiece of the new plan, called “Twice as Nice,” which is to be unveiled formally later this month, requires reviewers to leave two positive comments for each negative comment they make in an individual review. An anonymous company executive explained, “If you say, for instance, that an author couldn't wr
No Foolin'; It's Out on April 1!
The ladies over at Historical Tapestry are hosting a guest post by me to mark the re-release by Sourcebooks of The Traitor's Wife. Stop by and say howdy! (You'll be seeing more on me in the blogsphere in days to come.)
By the way, she said casually, tomorrow is the official re-release date of The Traitor's Wife, though it's been in stock on Amazon and in some Barnes and Noble stores for a few days now. (That, of course, is what people inform me. I'm way too cool to check myself. I haven't checked
By the way, she said casually, tomorrow is the official re-release date of The Traitor's Wife, though it's been in stock on Amazon and in some Barnes and Noble stores for a few days now. (That, of course, is what people inform me. I'm way too cool to check myself. I haven't checked
March 27, 2009
Thanks, Uncle! Gifts to Eleanor de Clare From Edward II
Whatever else one might say about Edward II, he was a generous uncle--at least to his favorite niece, Eleanor de Clare. Here's some of his recorded gifts to her:
1308: 20 marks for her expenses while staying at Rockingham Castle (JCD)
May 8, 1308: 10 marks for her expenses for her journey from Rockingham to the king (JCD)
1310: 100 marks for her expenses for her journey from Northampton to Berwick-on-Tweed to join Queen Isabella, plus another 20 marks as a gift from the king (JCD)
1313: Exchequer gr
1308: 20 marks for her expenses while staying at Rockingham Castle (JCD)
May 8, 1308: 10 marks for her expenses for her journey from Rockingham to the king (JCD)
1310: 100 marks for her expenses for her journey from Northampton to Berwick-on-Tweed to join Queen Isabella, plus another 20 marks as a gift from the king (JCD)
1313: Exchequer gr
March 24, 2009
Literary Maven Meme!
I found this meme over at Writing the Renaissance, and since Julianne said anyone could play, here I am! Feel free to join in yourself--I had fun with this one.
1. What author do you own the most books by?
Jean Plaidy. I just started reading historical fiction a few years ago, and since then, I've acquired what looks to be at least two dozen of her books. My first Plaidy, though not her best, was Follies of the King, and since it's about Edward II, it's a sentimental favorite of mine.
It's amazing
1. What author do you own the most books by?
Jean Plaidy. I just started reading historical fiction a few years ago, and since then, I've acquired what looks to be at least two dozen of her books. My first Plaidy, though not her best, was Follies of the King, and since it's about Edward II, it's a sentimental favorite of mine.
It's amazing
March 23, 2009
Hi, There!
Thanks to Lady Despenser, I found Sign Generator, and decided that this would be an excellent way to introduce some of the uninitiated out there to some of the prominent folks of Edward II's reign, as well as to complement her own introduction to the year 1326:
(I really have no idea how that last picture got here. Must have been one of the cats walking across the keyboard again. It would hurt their feelings if I took it off, don't you think?)[image error]
(I really have no idea how that last picture got here. Must have been one of the cats walking across the keyboard again. It would hurt their feelings if I took it off, don't you think?)[image error]
