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work in progress Wednesday – a little Robin Hood
Title: Battle Scars: For King and Country(book 2 of a series) Current word count: @39,000 words Last week, I wrote the first of many scenes that will take place in Nottingham in the years 1193-1194. The scene features one of my important secondary characters, Robin du Chinon (later changed to du Louviers), aka Robert Carpenter.…
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Reading & research round-up
HISTORICAL RESEARCHEvery week I discover another article or book to add to my research on the Middle Ages. Elizabeth Chadwick’s blog posts at Living the History are fantastic. She covers a wide range of medieval topics including money, bedchambers, food, William Marshal, and sexual sins! (I wrote a mini-review of her book, The Greatest Knight,…
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Thursday’s Walk on the blog side…
Where shall we wander this week? With last weekend’s wedding and craziness at work, I could use an ale. Join me in Nottingham! I spent 3 weeks in Nottingham a couple of years ago. Had a few ales and a couple of meals at the Trip. (I highly recommend their sausage & mash.) Robin Hood…