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December 12, 2011
To Be Queen Winner
I am happy to announce that the winner of To Be Queen on our English Epochs 101 Give Away is http://englishepochs.blogspot.com/201... *** Pricilla *** Thank you so much to all who participated. More give aways will be coming up…
December 9, 2011
Richard the Lionhearted and His Holy Grail
Today I am fortunate to be featured on English Historical Fiction Authors for a post about one of my favorite Plantagenets, Richard the Lionhearted. Lionheart and the Third Crusade…come and check it out… http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot...
December 7, 2011
Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of the English
My obsession with Eleanor of Aquitaine knows no bounds, and this week is no exception to that. I want to thank Debra Brown of English Historical Fiction Authors and English Epochs 101 for hosting me this week on her blog. Once more, I delve into Eleanor of Aquitaine's life, this time celebrating her triumphant crowning [...]
December 5, 2011
Old Books in Front Street
http://oldbooksonfrontst.com/node/695 Old Books on Front Street is one of Wilmington, NC's independent booksellers. It has been around for thirty years, and yesterday we celebrated its birthday with cake and a fabulous band. Folks drifted in with their children and their dogs to browse the books and to take in the warm charm of the haven [...]
December 2, 2011
Giving A Gift
Photo Credit http://day1of1.wordpress.com/2011/07/... As I wrap presents for my loved ones for Christmas, I find myself musing on the beauty of gift giving. There is a wonderful feeling of joy that comes from preparing a gift for a friend, choosing it, wrapping it, and then the pleasure of watching them open it in front of [...]
November 30, 2011
Why Do We Write?
Photo Credit San Miguel de Escalada http://www.paradoxplace.com/Photo%20P... Why do we write? To find the shadow of ourselves in the faces of our characters. To explore times where we have never been, places that we will never see. To discover what is lost, to heal what is broken. To walk the road to Santiago, to begin [...]
November 28, 2011
Author Michelle Cameron Speaks for Shakespeare
Today I have the honor of hosting Michelle Cameron, the author of IN THE SHADOW OF THE GLOBE, a brilliant poem about the life of William Shakespeare and his contemporaries at the Globe Theatre. As I mentioned before on this site, I am one of the people who believes that Shakespeare, a glover's son, wrote [...]
November 25, 2011
Winner of To Be Queen
Thank you so much to all who participated in my celebration of Eleanor with my give away of To Be Queen… And the winner is… *** Erin! *** I hope you love the book, my version of the incomparable Eleanor
November 23, 2011
Retreats and the Fourth Draft
Sometimes in the midst of a major re-write, it can be a real blessing to step away from life as I know it and go on a writer's retreat. Of course, the opportunity for this is pretty rare. Often writing has to happen in tandem with the rest of life, and that is how it [...]
November 18, 2011
To Be Queen Give Away
After having such a lovely time talking about Eleanor on Wednesday, I feel inspired to offer a give away of a signed copy of TO BE QUEEN: A NOVEL OF THE EARLY LIFE OF ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE Just leave a comment below and your name will be entered in the drawing. Open to US/CA/GB/AU As [...]
