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Yvonne Marjot

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in Chatham, kent, The United Kingdom

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Fiction, Paranormal, Historical Fiction

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Yvonne Marjot was born in England, grew up in New Zealand, and now lives on the Isle of Mull in western Scotland. She has been making up stories and poems for as long as she can remember, and once won a case of port in a poetry competition (New Zealand Listener, May 1996). Her first volume of poetry, The Knitted Curiosity Cabinet, was published by Indigo Dreams Publishing, and her novels are published by Ocelot Press and Crooked Cat.

She has worked in schools, libraries and university labs, has been a pre-school crèche worker and a farm labourer, cleaned penthouse apartments and worked as amanuensis to an eminent Botanist. She has a day job (running the local public library) and grown-up children, and would continue to write even if no-one r ...more

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	The Calgary Chessman 3.84 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Lismore 4.08 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ashentilly Letters (The Calgary Chessman series Book 3) 4.04 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walking on Wild Air 3.82 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writing For Rescue by Karen Taylor, M.J. Fahy (Goodreads Author), Lyn Flanders 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Treacle and other Twisted Tales 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paws and Claws by Catherine Lenderi (Editor), Angelika Rust (Goodreads Author) (Compiler/Contributor), Tina Rath (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ancient versus Contemporary

Hello Yvonne! Thank you for inviting me to your blog today. It’s lovely to be visiting you again.

Formal versus Contemporary – A Comparison

The Beltane Choice is set in AD 71 in Brigantia, north Roman Britain.

I’ve used what I call a more formal writing style in my historical fiction novel The Beltane Choice, to give a semblance of authenticity to the story set so long ago. Getting into

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Razors pain you,
Rivers are damp,
Acids stain you,
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful,
Nooses give,
Gas smells awful.
You might as well live.”
― Dorothy Parker, Enough Rope

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But seas between us broad have roared
since days of long ago.”
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