Christy English

Christy at the Louvre: Part II

Friday, February 5th, 2010 | Video Blog Entries | 4 Comments

Here I am at the Louvre, checking out the walls Philippe Auguste built. Once more, my hair is askew…

Eleanor Quote from The Queen’s Pawn

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Queen's Pawn | No Comments

“I watched [Alais] battle with herself, and I knew that I would love this child every day for the rest of my life. And beyond, if the Church was right. If I lay in torment after death, my memory of this girl would be one bright, cool spot in hell.”
Eleanor of Aqutaine, Chapter 2, THE QUEEN’S PAWN

THE QUEEN’S PAWN in the Star News

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 | The Queen's Pawn | 3 Comments

THE QUEEN’S PAWN got its first mention from the Wilmington Star News online… I am thrilled. Thank you Ben Steelman!

http://books.blogs.starnewsonline.com/11228/gambit-for-queens-pawn/

Why Write?

Monday, February 1st, 2010 | The Writing Life | No Comments

I am not sure I can cover this topic fully, certainly not in one blog entry. In the midst of the marketing and the writing and re-writing that goes into bringing one book out while finishing the second draft of another novel, the question rises in the midst of the chaos: Why am I doing this?

The easy answer is that I love it…but why? Why I do I love listening to my characters tell me their stories? Why do I spend entire weekends at their beck and call…taking notes, making changes, mailing galleys to bloggers, etc. and loving every minute of it.