I am reading a lovely book by Kelly O’Connor McNees, THE LOST SUMMER OF LOUISA MAY ALCOTT, about Louisa’s choice between marriage and art. As we readers of LITTLE WOMEN know, she did not marry, but pursued her work instead. I would love to hear what the rest of you think of this question. How …
Though I am completely obsessed with Eleanor of Aquitaine and the early Plantagenets, there are other genres I love to write as well. I have written historical romances, a fantasy novella, and chick lit. The summer I wrote the first draft of THE QUEEN’S PAWN, after putting down all of the machinations of Eleanor and …
This Saturday, I had the good fortune to once again walk the labyrinth at the Church of the Servant in Wilmington, NC. I had not taken this walk since the new year. Winter and spring slipped away from me without another visit to that sacred space. But this Saturday, I managed to go. Usually when …
This post was originally written for the lovely blog Peeking Between the Pages http://www.peekingbetweenthepages.com/. Tune in May 31 for a second guest post from me on that site reflecting on the joy of writing TO BE QUEEN and the inspiration I find in the places where I sit and write. The Cloisters is an extension of the …
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No doubt by now all of you know that I love to write historical fiction. Specifically, I love to write about Eleanor of Aquitaine. And I am not alone…many talented writers are drawn to this great lady again and again, fleshing out her life, working to make her come alive once more for our readers. …
   “I write with the heart, not with the pen. The pen translates.” Sappho  At whatever stage we find ourselves in our careers, writers are alchemists. We take the basic tools of paper and pen, maybe a notebook, maybe a Bic, or we sit down in front of a computer, a laptop or …