October 2022
So, October is here already and yet it feels like a very long time ago that I was writing for September. Then I’d just returned from holiday, but those golden summer days now feel like a different age. September was a momentous month here in the UK. First the new prime minister, then just days later the death of the Queen. And even with all that, there was still time for economic chaos. And that’s just in the UK. I keep hoping for calmer times. Will October bring us any closer? We shall see.
Mysteriously Medieval
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Call of the Viking Dead – coming soon!
I have also started work on the second book in this series, with around 8,000 words of the first draft already down.
Tales of the Wasteland
Another book that is making slow but steady progress is the third in the Tales of the Wasteland series. This one is a standalone novel with only fleeting appearances of the characters from the earlier books.
Women of the Dark Ages
I am very much enjoying my research into my latest heroine, one I suspect is going to need two books to fully do justice to her story. I’m longing to get started on the writing. I’m already planning scenes in my head – always a good sign for a smooth writing process! But there are only so many books I can have on the go at once, so ideally it will wait until the first Mysteriously Medieval book is out and the second has a first draft. In the meantime I’m constructing a very detailed plan!
Special offers
As always a number of my books are on offer this month, hopefully allowing you to enjoy reading no matter what the economic chaos. The following ebooks are 99p or 99 cents. if you are not in the UK or US, I think other markets track the US price so hopefully you too can see a price drop.
God’s Maidservant – the story of Adelaide of Italy
Until 4th October
10th – 17th October
The Saxon Marriage – the story of Eadgyth of Wessex
18th – 25th October
26th October – 2nd November
Moments of history
October sees two key anniversaries for my books. 1st October was the wedding of Judith of West Francia to king Athelwulf of Wessex, the event that started my book Three Times the Lady.
The second event is the 14th October 1066, an event I am sure needs no introduction: The Battle of Hastings. Although this event only appears in flashback, it is the catalyst for the entire Quest for New England series.
It is strange to think that the dramatic and often heartbreaking events of this year too will one day be just moments of history. I wonder, how will history judge us?
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