The Writing Life
Christy at the Museum of the Middle Ages
Friday, March 5th, 2010 | The Writing Life, Video Blog Entries | 1 Comment
Here is my last video blog from Paris…I spent some time at the Museum of the Middle Ages, my second favorite museum in Paris after the Louvre.
Mary Renault: An Inspiration
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 | Reviews, The Writing Life | No Comments
My favorite author of all time is Mary Renault. For those of you who have yet to discover her, during the mid 20th century, she wrote historical novels about ancient Greece. My favorite of her novels is THE PERSIAN BOY and THE MASK OF APOLLO, but I have never read one of her books that did not teach me more about being a writer, and about what it means to be a human being.
Susan Higganbotham in a Guest Post Next Week
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 | The Writing Life | 3 Comments
Susan Higganbotham, author of the fabulous novel, THE STOLEN CROWN, will write a guest post on this blog next week. I simply can’t wait! Her writing is compelling, and her storytelling transported me.
Once you buy the book, you will be transported too. Here’s the link to Amazon, in case you haven’t had a chance to buy it yet…
http://www.amazon.com/Stolen-Crown-Marriage-Forever-Changed/dp/1402237669/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
And tune in…in July, Catherine Delors, the author of FOR THE KING will oblige us with a guest post as well…the spring and summer and looking more and more exciting!
Do Most Writers Keep a Journal?
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 | The Writing Life | 2 Comments
I have kept a journal all my life. I started writing random thoughts down when I was seven years old, and I started writing fiction off and on when I was eight. I know a few writers, but I have never asked them: did they keep a journal as a child? Do they still?
Diving Back In: Re-Writing To Be Queen
Friday, February 19th, 2010 | Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Writing Life, To Be Queen | 2 Comments
There is such a delicious pleasure in getting my editor’s notes, reading them, and then beginning once more to submerge myself in Eleanor’s medieval world. I love this character’s point of view, her quirks and her vision, the amazing courage she shows at every moment of her life, at every turn in her road. Eleanor of Aquitaine was a woman who relied almost solely on herself and her own mind. To watch such a woman of strength move across the pages of my novel, I find myself truly awed. I am one of Eleanor’s biggest fans, and I find that I always will be.
