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a bit more of the Robin Hood legend…
Little John? Why who else could it be but the big guy from the Robin Hood legend? I mentioned in last week’s post that I was introducing my version of the origins of the legend. Little John is a secondary character in Men of the Cross. You will meet him in a much different light–at…
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mini update on life, the novel, and… oh wait… I said “mini”
I’ve been on vacation this week.You can probably assume that I have the computer with me.And yes, I’m probably working (just a tiny bit) on the novel.Pictures and a Battle Scars update next week.
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revisions, round 4…
Title: Battle Scars: Men of the Cross(book 1 of a series) Revisions progress: round 4, 95% Two weeks back, I reported I was at 73%. That was round 3. 🙂 I returned to page 1 and began round 4. Actually, I ignored page 1 and started with chapter 2. This was to be a quick run-through…
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crossing the Plains…
The Plains of Ramla that is… Title:Battle Scars: Men of the Cross(book 1 of a series) Revisions progress: 73% Richard the Lionheart’s army crossed the Plains of Ramla (or Ramula) twice: Nov. 1191-Jan. 1192, and again in the late spring of 1192. Chroniclers mention the severe weather that winter. The crusaders endured rain, hail, gale-strength winds,…
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work in progress Wednesday…
Just a short update this week because revisions are keeping me busy. I passed the 50% mark at 7am today. Acre has surrendered to Richard the Lionheart. The army is making ready to march south along the coast. I wish I could say it’s all downhill from here but there are many battle scenes or…
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gambling & the Third Crusade
Title:Battle Scars: Men of the Cross(book 1 of a series) Revisions progress: 33% Three weeks in and I’m 1/3 through round one of revisions on my manuscript. Sir Henry & Sir Stephan have been on the move since their first meeting in Southampton in March of 1190. They caught up with Richard the Lionheart’s army…
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4 day break!
Happy Thanksgiving! (almost) What’s on the menu for my 4 day break? 1) Turkey and trimmings with my daughter and her husband in Kansas City. 2) I will skip the Black Friday events. I shop when I need something, not because of sales. The mad frenzy doesn’t invigorate me. And I’m not a browser. I…
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let the revisions begin…
Title: Battle Scars: Men of the Cross(book 1 of a series) Revisions progress: chapter 1 Back to the beginning. Yes, the editorial comments are in and guess what? No surprises here. My novel isn’t quite ready for prime time. Battle Scars opens in Southampton in March 1190 where Sir Henry de Grey is one of hundreds…
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first draft off to editors…
I spent Saturday working on the last tweaks to the first draft of Battle Scars. The manuscript has been shipped to editing. Did I mention the sequel? I haven’t touched it since May. I plan to spend a week or two re-reading the 16,000 words I’d written earlier this year. That should get the brain…