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a great review of Men of the Cross
A wonderful review of Men of the Cross posted on Tales of the Fiction House and copied here. (Thank you, Mark!) WAR’S TENDER MERCIES Posted on July 25, 2014by Mark Rogers, Editor (Taking a break from Mr. Raji Singh’s whimsical Lore of the Lindian Woods animal tales: They’ll return next week. A national news commentator’s sad remarks…
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Moments in Third Crusade history: 10 july 1190 – the bridge collapse on the River Rhône
It is highly likely that most of us missed this in European history classes, but Medievalists familiar with the Third Crusade and Richard the Lionheart may recall that July 10 is the anniversary of the collapse of a bridge near Lyon in the year 1190. Last year, I’d mentioned that the chronicler of the Itinerarium (that…
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Thank you, Sharon Kay Penman
I am honored that Sharon Kay Penman has included Men of the Cross on her to-be-read list and suggests it may be of interest to her readers. She writes: Charlene Newcomb has written a novel that I’d be interested in reading, Men of the Cross, the story of a young knight who follows the…
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Third Crusade History – Highlights of Junes 1190-1194
There were momentous events in the Junes of the Third Crusade. I want to highlight a few, and all of them are included in my novels Battle Scars I & II: Men of the Cross (Book I) takes place from March 1190 – March 1193; book II, For King and Country, reflects the Lionheart’s imprisonment in…
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writing process blog hop…
Robert Mullin, author of the speculative fiction/fantasy Bid the Gods Arise, invited me to participate in this blog hop several weeks ago. I got a bit side-tracked publishing my current novel, so forgive my coming late to this party. Participants in this blog hop are asked to answer four questions about our writing process. So here goes……
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3, 2, 1…lift-off!
I am thrilled to share this news with you! Now available in print & online via Amazon & Amazon (UK)& other Amazon sites worldwide, and on Nook.
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final countdown… are we there yet?
Sigh. There’s a slight delay in publication of the print version of Men of the Cross. The digital proof of the book cover looked good, but the print proofs came back unacceptable. After several days’ investigation, CreateSpace (CS) determined there was a manufacturing issue. Support at CS has been responsive, and new proofs are on their…