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Writing Robin who-is-not-yet- Hood
I stopped by Cryssa Bazos’ blog to talk about how my Robin novel came to be…
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#OTD 29 March 1194 – Richard the Lionheart visits Sherwood Forest
The siege of Nottingham ended, so what’s a king to do? Relax! Go hunting in Sherwood Forest. “On the twenty-ninth day of March, Richard, king of England, went to Clipston and the forests of Sherwood, which he had never seen before, and they pleased him greatly; after which, on the same day, he returned to…
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location, location, location – using Pinterest to show Battle Scars locations…
There have been a number of recent articles about writers using Pinterest to promote their interests and their books. I set up a Pinterest account ages ago and let it sit. In random moments I would remember it, add a pin or two, then sock it away for a few months. If you’ve been following…
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Medieval fun facts…
On names… “When Henry the young King held court in Normandy at Christmas 1171, the guests supposedly included 110 knights named ‘William’.” The most common names in English society by 1225 were William, Robert, Richard, Roger, and Hugh. (Contrast that with a May 2013 list: Jacob, Mason, Ethan, Noah, William. 842 years & William is…