Shazam!
Spells and spellcasting. The very first spell I clearly remember is salagadoola mechicka boola bibbidi-bobbidi-boo. Put them together and what do you get? Cinderella! A magic coach, horses, a footman,...
View ArticleMaking Historical Fiction Accessible to the Modern Reader
By Ashley York Sarah Woodbury, author of the Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mysteries, recently commented in an article at Historical Fiction Daily that the challenge for authors of historical fiction was to...
View ArticleThe Conundrum of the Scottish Stone Balls
Photo Credit – The University of Aberdeen Over 400 Scottish Carved Stone Balls have been found spread out in Scotland, primarily around Aberdeen. These balls are uniformly three inches in diameter,...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday – Inventions
What do you consider to be the greatest invention developed in the time period in which you write?
View ArticleDid Medieval Parents Love Their Children?
A couple of weeks ago I ended up in an interesting conversation after a meeting. As per usual, I’d been talking about history to random people, and one of the guys in the meeting made the statement...
View ArticleA Short History of Paradise
Okay, I’ll confess. I’m not anywhere near a computer or the internet right now. I scheduled this post to appear way ahead of time. Why? Because as you read this I’m probably sitting on the balcony...
View ArticleWhat Is Historical Accuracy?
I had this idea in my head that in my blog post this month I would pick a fight about how historically accurate we really need to be in our novels. After all, a few weeks ago I attended Angela James,...
View Article10 Reasons Why I Love British History
This is a long post. Please, get a cup of coffee or glass of wine (personally I would get the wine) and enjoy. I was reading Katherine Longshore’s blog post, 10 Reasons Why I Love British History and...
View ArticleWalk the Walk to Talk the Talk
I remember a comment a friend of mine made after reading a very inaccurate historical novel. She said there ought to be a rule that you can’t write a historical novel unless you’ve been camping at...
View ArticleHistory Podcasts: For Fun and Research by Jane Rosebery
History Podcasts Podcasts entertain me during my daily commute, but I also love podcasts because I use them as a research tool. There are several history podcasts I listen to that help me with my...
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