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October 14, 2009
Happy Norman Conquest Day!
Happy Norman Conquest Day! This year, Duke Wiliam (the standing knight, soon to be King William) is holding a council of war atop my cake, planning his invasion of England. (And yes, I know the armor and hair styles are all wrong for 1066. These knights are "representative", okay? Someday I'll track down some more authentic looking Norman and Saxon knights to put on my yearly cake!)
(And yes, someday I'm going to learn to take better pictures, too!)
Medieval Word of the Day
Mural tower: towers built into the castle walls
See all those towers along the wall? Each of those is a mural tower
See all those towers along the wall? Each of those is a mural tower
October 13, 2009
Medieval Word of the Day
October 12, 2009
Medieval Word of the Day
Mead: a medieval garden designed to imitate a small meadow
The low-lying flowers this woman is sitting in is an example of a medieval mead
The low-lying flowers this woman is sitting in is an example of a medieval mead
October 11, 2009
"By Love or By Sea" blog tour winner!
Congratulations to Wendy Richards, winner of Rachel Rager's blog tour drawing for her new sweet romance,
By Love or By Sea
!
Thank you to everyone who left comments on my review, and all the reviews along the way!
Thank you to everyone who left comments on my review, and all the reviews along the way!
October 9, 2009
Book Review of "By Love or By Sea", by Rachel Rager
Today it's my honor to finish off the book blog tour for
By Love or By Sea
by Rachel Rager. Stick around to read my interview with Rachel following my review and learn how you can win a copy of this sweet romance!
Back cover blurb for By Love or By Sea
Alice Lind Frank never forgot the boy she loved when she was just six years old, even after he was lost at sea. Now as a young woman, Alice has found happiness in living and working with her grandparents, and in the affections of Clarence...
Back cover blurb for By Love or By Sea
Alice Lind Frank never forgot the boy she loved when she was just six years old, even after he was lost at sea. Now as a young woman, Alice has found happiness in living and working with her grandparents, and in the affections of Clarence...
Book Review of "By Land or By Sea", by Rachel Rager
Today it's my honor to finish off the book blog tour for
By Love or By Sea
by Rachel Rager. Stick around to read my interview with Rachel following my review and learn how you can win a copy of this sweet romance!
Back cover blurb for By Love or By Sea
Alice Lind Frank never forgot the boy she loved when she was just six years old, even after he was lost at sea. Now as a young woman, Alice has found happiness in living and working with her grandparents, and in the affections of Clarence...
Back cover blurb for By Love or By Sea
Alice Lind Frank never forgot the boy she loved when she was just six years old, even after he was lost at sea. Now as a young woman, Alice has found happiness in living and working with her grandparents, and in the affections of Clarence...
October 8, 2009
Norman Conquest Day is Coming!
October 14 is Norman Conquest Day! So I'm re-reading The Conqueror by Georgette Heyer to begin my celebration.
Medieval Word of the Day
Parchment: material made from animal skin used for the pages of books or other writing
Vellum: a very thin, fine form of parchment made from calf-skin ("veal-parchment", i.e., vellum)
Parchment was made from the skin of various animals, but vellum only came from calf-skin
October 7, 2009
And Let That Be a Lesson to Myself!
So on Monday, I didn't want to write. I mean, I really didn't want to write! But I had just finished being interviewed by Cindy R Williams for The Writer's Mirror where she'd asked me (basically) how I got past writers block, and I replied that the only way to get past it was to "write anyway". With my own words ringing in my ears, I said to myself on Monday, "If you don't sit down and write tonight, you'll be a hypocrite, Joyce! Telling other writers to 'write anyway' and then you don't do i...
