Christy English

THE QUEEN’S PAWN LIVES ON

Monday, January 17th, 2011 | Give Away, The Queen's Pawn | No Comments

The True Book Addict is running a read-a-thon this week, and is hosting a give away of THE QUEEN’S PAWN. Two signed copies are available. See the link below to read more about it, and to look into the read-a-thon…Thanks Michelle!

http://thetruebookaddict.blogspot.com/2011/01/exciting-news-regarding-winters-respite.html

It was a great weekend for my ladies and myself…THE QUEEN’S PAWN  was also listed as one of the Best Historical Fiction Novels of 2010 by the Pittsburgh Historical Fiction Examiner. To say I am honored is an understatement. Thank you so much, Kayla…

http://www.examiner.com/historical-fiction-in-pittsburgh/the-10-best-historical-fiction-novels-of-2010

Now I need to get back to work…honors and give aways are amazing, but writers need to keep writing.

Lovely Review of The Queen’s Pawn

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 | Princess Alais, Reviews, The Queen's Pawn | No Comments

Lisa Sanderson was kind enough to give a lovely review of  THE QUEEN’S PAWN on Suite1o1. I am always thrilled when someone understands what I am trying to do with my work, as Lisa did, but I love it even more when a reader or reviewer tells me something about my book that I never saw before.

http://www.suite101.com/content/review-of-the-queens-pawn-by-christy-english-a314344

Lisa mentions that Alais is a soul divided between the light and the dark, and that Alais’ relationship with Henry reflects the dark aspects of her personality, and her relationship with Richard reflects the light. I thought that was a very compelling statement and a true one. But more importantly, it was something I had never seen in my own novel.

Thank you for the review, Lisa and for teaching me something about my own book…

THE QUEEN’S PAWN Give Away and Guest Post

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010 | Eleanor of Aquitaine, Give Away, The Queen's Pawn | No Comments

I am thrilled to see this guest post and give away for THE QUEEN’S PAWN…scandals in the royal court of Henry and Eleanor…there really were too many to count, but this post touches on a few…thanks for hosting me and this give away, Blodeuedd!

http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://books-forlife.blogspot.com/2010/11/guestpost-and-giveaway-christy-english.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAIoATAAOABAqd2q5wRIAVCRAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=6lnwFHnkFPc&usg=AFQjCNGn5wI_xeczC8YJQL7mL33BLKuO4g

Interview and Give Away

Monday, October 25th, 2010 | Eleanor of Aquitaine, Give Away, The Queen's Pawn, To Be Queen | No Comments

Historical Fiction.com is running a give away for THE QUEEN’S PAWN…along with a lovely interview exploring Eleanor and Alais, as well as the book coming out in April…thanks to Arleigh for everything!

http://historical-fiction.com/?p=2381

The Queen’s Pawn at WHQR: Prologue

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 | Ben Steelman, Book Clubs, The Queen's Pawn, Video Blog Entries, WHQR | 1 Comment

Can you tell I’m dramatic from my look in the opening shot? Wilmington, NC’s public radio station, WHQR and Ben Steelman of The Star News were kind enough to invite me to participate in their monthly book club, Prologue. Ben and I talked at length last night and took questions from the folks who were there. Here is a video blog of a quote from Reynolds Price that inspired me at a NC Writers’ Conference years ago as well as a question and answer about my writing process.

How do writers schedule their work? It’s different for all of us, and I work differently on each draft. Sometimes I’m strict with myself and sometimes I’m lax, but always, I have to end up back in the chair to get the work done.