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Not Quite Shakespeare – Sarah Madison

Happy humpday, and here is the second interview in a series from the list of terrific authors contributing to the Not Quite Shakespeare anthology of British themed stories from Dreamspinner Press [cover and links to follow].

Don’t forget to comment – I will put the names of all commenters to all of the interviews/posts into a hat and pick a winner to receive a copy of the anthology in the format of their choice.

Today we have a guest post from Sarah Madison. Welcome Sarah

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I grew up reading...

Not Quite Shakespeare – Becky Black

Here we go with the first author interview of the roster from the Not Quite Shakespeare anthology of British themed stories from Dreamspinner [cover and buy links to follow when available!] And our first brave interogatee iiiiis Becky Black.

Hi Becky.

Have you always lived in the UK? If not what drew you back?

I’ve always lived here, and in fact I’ve never travelled far away from the place. I live in the north east now, which is where I was brought up. I did live in London for a few years as a...

Bollocks!

No, that’s not me being gratuitously rude!! That’s the title of the forthcoming anthology of stories that will be published by Wayward Ink Publishing, a brand new initiative that will be accepting Gay Fiction as well as romance titles!! Links to their website as soon as it’s available but you can follow them on Facebook right now.

Bollocks! is a collection of British themed stories that plumbs the depths of our very broad and earthy sense of humour. I’ve chipped in with a story of angst, passi...

Interviews – Not Quite Shakespeare

From the beginning of next week I’ll be posting interviews with authors who have contributed to the Not Quite Shakespeare anthology from Dreamspinner Press.

All the stories are British themed and are written by a terrific mix of established authors and those still striving to make their mark.

Could anything be more British than afternoon tea?

Tune in next week to find out what inspired them, what they have already published and what we still have to look forward to.

I’ll be offering a copy of the...

A to Z challenge *sigh*

I totally failed at this year’s A to Z challenge. It’s not that I wasn’t interested or motivated or ran out of ideas. I had been sufficiently organised to make myself a list of things to write about. No, I just ran out of energy.

So Q to Z will have to wait for next year. Sorry guys.

A to Z Challenge – P is for …

As last year, just click on the image to the left to be taken to the A-Z website and links to other blogs taking part. Good luck to everyone and I hope the inspiration keeps flowing.

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Pilgrim

Depending on your background and/or ethnic origin, very different images spring to mind when seeing the word ‘pilgrim’. When I Googled for an illustration for the word I was shocked at how many cartoons and photos there were of people in inaccurate pseudo-17th century dress because I just don’t associate...

A to Z Challenge – O is for …

As last year, just click on the image to the left to be taken to the A-Z website and links to other blogs taking part. Good luck to everyone and I hope the inspiration keeps flowing.

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Ogilby

This handsome chap with his periwig and modest collar is John Ogilby, a man who reinvented himself whenever necessary and who seems to have been a roaring success at whatever he tried.

Born in Scotland in 1600, he had to support his family when his father was imprisoned and did this by firstly winning a lo...

A to Z Challenge – N is for

As last year, just click on the image to the left to be taken to the A-Z website and links to other blogs taking part. Good luck to everyone and I hope the inspiration keeps flowing.

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Norns

These lovely ladies are part of the Norse pantheon, both loved and feared by those big hairy Vikings. The three most important Norns were Urðr), Verðandi and Skuld, who functioned as minders of Yggdrasil, the World Tree, and prevented his roots from rotting, but other Norns governed the fate of mankind, tu...

Cover Reveal – Dominus by J P Kenwood

Boy, do I feel special! Not only do I get to reveal the cover of a long anticipated novel but it concerns one of my favourite military campaigns! I’m so looking forward to reading this book.

Well what do you think?

There’s so much to love in this image. I could talk about all the little details in it all day. Congratulations to J P Kenwood on such a super cover and kudos to artist Fiona Fu. It’s brill!

Here’s the blurb:

Dominus by J P Kenwood

In AD 107, after a grueling campaign against Rome’s fi...

A to Z Challenge – M is for …

As last year, just click on the image to the left to be taken to the A-Z website and links to other blogs taking part. Good luck to everyone and I hope the inspiration keeps flowing.

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Mamluk

Busy day today so I have picked a post that I can illustrate a lot.

Mamluks were the enslaved soldiers who served the Caliph in Persia, then in other countries, most notably Egypt. They were property but treated well and encouraged to compete for advancement. I find the set up interesting because it shows...