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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 Congratulations to Kristie Dean for winning a copy of Nan Hawthorne’s BELOVED PILGRIM! I just bought my own copy… I am looking forward to going on Crusade with Nan’s heroine, Elisabeth.
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 …
The most important thing a writer will ever learn is to be true to herself. Yes, we write for our readers. We write to improve our work. Our editors, both freelance and the ones that work in publishing houses, give us notes to make our books better. All that is true. And none of it …
I have been very busy lately getting ready for my latest novel, TO BE QUEEN, to be released. Tomorrow is the day, and I am taking a moment to be grateful. All of you writers know how hard it is to get words on paper…and then the process of finding an agent and making a …