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August 1, 2021
The Wisdom of Magda Digby Part III
I trust you enjoyed the first 2 installments of Robert Newman’s tribute to Magda Digby the past few weeks; with his permission, I am serializing it as a prelude to the publication of The Riverwoman’s Dragon (Owen Archer bk 13, published 26 August 2021...
July 25, 2021
The Wisdom of Magda Digby Pt. II
I trust you enjoyed the first part of Robert Newman’s essay last week; with his permission, I am serializing it as a prelude to the publication of The Riverwoman’s Dragon (Owen Archer bk 13, published 26 August 2021 in hardcover in the UK; 1...
July 18, 2021
The Wisdom of Magda Digby (part I)
Robert Newman, a longtime reader of the Owen Archer series, recently shared with me, for my approval, his study of Magda Digby’s wisdom. With his permission, I will be serializing it as a prelude to the publication of THE RIVERWOMAN’S DRAGON (Owen Archer bk...
June 3, 2021
Re-Readings: The Apothecary Rose & The Cross-legged Knight
As I write away on the 14th entry in the Owen Archer mysteries I am using small details and insights recently gleaned by re-reading two of the earlier books in the series, The Apothecary Rose (#1) and The Cross-legged Knight (#8). It’s a...
April 19, 2021
The Riverwoman’s Dragon: Cover Reveal
So excited to unveil the beautiful cover for the 13th Owen Archer mystery, The Riverwoman’s Dragon and give you an idea of the content. For the first time in the series, Magda Digby, the Riverwoman, is the primary character. Yes, Owen and all the...
March 11, 2021
Shop Talk: using Clothing To Shape Story and Character
n Chaucer and Costume: The Secular Pilgrims in the General Prologue (DS Brewer 2000), Laura Hodges presents in wondrous detail how in “Chaucer’s descriptions of textiles, as well as styles, garments, and accessories worn by his pilgrims... [he] weaves a web of costume signs and fabricates characterizations.” (3) Laura knows something about using clothing to enhance a text, and that is why she has been my go to person regarding medieval clothing ever since we met.
March 4, 2021
A GLIMPSE INTO A WRITER’S PROCESS: A TRIPLE KNOT
On World Book Day, a paper presented in 2013 about how A Triple Knot came into being.
December 28, 2020
A chat with Jean Roberts about women & history
While I’m working on a proper post I wanted to share a link to Jean Roberts’s book blog The Books Delight in which we chat about “history, the lovely city of York, writing, and [my] wonderful books.” Enjoy! https://www.thebookdelight.com/2020/1...
December 24, 2020
Happy Holidays!
Meet the newest member of our household, Maggie. She’s 8 months old & bursting with energy & mischief, so we decided not to cramp her style. Our Christmas tree this year is an old artificial one sans lights or ornament, except for Maggie &...
October 30, 2020
What is a witch?
I’ve been exploring what it means to label someone a "witch", not in the sense of name-calling, but when claiming that someone practices "witchcraft". That depends on when and where it occurs, and who is doing the labeling. So what was going on with the idea of a witch in Magda's time?
