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January 22, 2014
Astro Heroes: Throwback Link
Here's a throwback to a fun post I did last summer.
CONFESSION TIME: I have a lifelong interest in casting horoscopes, and a Certificate in
Astrology from the Faculty of Astrological Studies in London, gained in my twenties. Even now, I still check my astrological transits most weeks, and try to work with my strengths as revealed by my horoscope. One of my favourite things on meeting a great
CONFESSION TIME: I have a lifelong interest in casting horoscopes, and a Certificate in
Astrology from the Faculty of Astrological Studies in London, gained in my twenties. Even now, I still check my astrological transits most weeks, and try to work with my strengths as revealed by my horoscope. One of my favourite things on meeting a great
January 17, 2014
WITCHFALL: Book II Tudor Witch Trilogy, due out March
For those who enjoyed WITCHSTRUCK, just a reminder that the US edition of its sequel WITCHFALL is due out this March from Harlequin Teen.
WITCHFALL: now available for PRE-ORDER on AMAZON US
WITCHFALL: now available for PRE-ORDER on AMAZON US
December 25, 2013
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO
ALL MY READERS!
AND
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO
ALL MY READERS!
December 16, 2013
Longhand versus Keyboard: How To Write
Working on my latest Tudor novel, I occasionally resort to more creative methods of generating inspiration than simply staring at the computer screen and hoping something will happen, that another sentence will be added to the last, and in a reasonable amount of time.
Back when I only had to write about a hundred thousand words a year, I used to write longhand all the time. I would saunter along
Back when I only had to write about a hundred thousand words a year, I used to write longhand all the time. I would saunter along
December 15, 2013
HIS DARK LADY Giveaway Winners
HIS DARK LADY
MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED MY GIVEAWAY FOR:
HIS DARK LADY
The winners this time are:
Anne HarveyJuliet AzaharaSally Quilford
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Winners,
please get in touch and ensure I have your current snail-mail address -
victoria.lamb44 AT gmail.com - so you can receive a signed copy of HIS
DARK LADY.
Commiserations to those who didn't win. Maybe next
MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED MY GIVEAWAY FOR:
HIS DARK LADY
The winners this time are:
Anne HarveyJuliet AzaharaSally Quilford
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Winners,
please get in touch and ensure I have your current snail-mail address -
victoria.lamb44 AT gmail.com - so you can receive a signed copy of HIS
DARK LADY.
Commiserations to those who didn't win. Maybe next
December 11, 2013
The Identity of Shakespeare's Dark Lady
William Shakespeare's sonnets from 127-152 are popularly known as his
'Dark Lady' sequence, being dedicated to a problematic female muse whom
Shakespeare both insults and adores by turns.
But what precisely does
'Dark Lady' signify, and was there ever such a person?
Tudor court beauty, Mary Fitton, a candidate for Shakespeare's 'Dark Lady'
Experts tend to disagree on her identity. Some
'Dark Lady' sequence, being dedicated to a problematic female muse whom
Shakespeare both insults and adores by turns.
But what precisely does
'Dark Lady' signify, and was there ever such a person?
Tudor court beauty, Mary Fitton, a candidate for Shakespeare's 'Dark Lady'
Experts tend to disagree on her identity. Some
December 9, 2013
Thoughts on Writing: the Revision Process
It's always been a secret thought with me that prose rhythms are akin to
poetry, or ought to be. Certainly I take my time over sentences that
don't sound 'right' to me in their context, whatever that may be.
A good sentence should flow, should be both elegant and fit for purpose -
by which I mean it should communicate whatever the writer needed it to
communicate, which might be nothing or
poetry, or ought to be. Certainly I take my time over sentences that
don't sound 'right' to me in their context, whatever that may be.
A good sentence should flow, should be both elegant and fit for purpose -
by which I mean it should communicate whatever the writer needed it to
communicate, which might be nothing or
December 6, 2013
WITCHFALL Cover Reveal
WITCHFALL: the US edition with Harlequin Teen, pub. March 2014
Available for pre-orders
In Tudor England, 1555, Meg Lytton has learned how powerful her magick
gift can be. But danger surounds her and her mistress, the outcast
Princess Elizabeth. Nowhere is safe in the court of Elizabeth's
fanatical sister, Queen Mary. And as the Spanish Inquisition's merciless
priests slowly tighten
December 5, 2013
His Dark Lady GIVEAWAY!
Leave a comment below to enter the draw for a FREE UK paperback of HIS DARK LADY
I am thrilled that PUBLICATION DAY is here at last!
To celebrate the publication of HIS DARK LADY in paperback today across the United Kingdom, I am giving away THREE copies to UK readers.
You can also find the novel in Tesco supermarkets, most good bookshops and from online retailers.
HIS DARK LADY
"A
I am thrilled that PUBLICATION DAY is here at last!
To celebrate the publication of HIS DARK LADY in paperback today across the United Kingdom, I am giving away THREE copies to UK readers.
You can also find the novel in Tesco supermarkets, most good bookshops and from online retailers.
HIS DARK LADY
"A
December 3, 2013
Taverns and Inns of Tudor London
Tudor London was awash with inns and eating houses. Some were
galleried and doubled up as playhouses - like the famous Cross Keys Inn,
used by many theatrical companies before the dedicated theatres began
to spring up - and others were shadowy establishments where drinking and
gambling habitually went on and prostitutes openly plied their trade,
much to the disgust of local residents and the
galleried and doubled up as playhouses - like the famous Cross Keys Inn,
used by many theatrical companies before the dedicated theatres began
to spring up - and others were shadowy establishments where drinking and
gambling habitually went on and prostitutes openly plied their trade,
much to the disgust of local residents and the
