I think history runs through my veins. The past is, in the cliché, a foreign country and maybe that’s what attracts us. It’s distant so it’s safe to travel there vicariously. No lobster-back Hanoverian British soldier or Greek hoplite is going to grab us, nor are we going to be press-ganged or sent to India […]
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April 29th, 2015 | Tags: alternate history, book launch, Books, historical, steampunk | Category: Alternate history, Authors, Pre-launch snippets, Readers, Women warriors, Women's history | 2 comments - (Comments are closed) The principal families in my Roma Nova families are the Mitelae, the Tellae and the Apuliae, so as we approach publication of the fourth book, I thought I’d do some diagrams to clarify how they interrelate. Language note: Latin is inflected, i.e. it changes the ending of nouns and adjectives depending on the word’s place […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!April 28th, 2015 | Tags: Apulia, Characters, Mitela, Roma Nova families, Tella | Category: AURELIA, Latin, Pre-launch snippets, Research, Roma Nova, Roman life, Romans | 11 comments - (Comments are closed) I love being a Roman writer and being seen as one. Imagine how delighted I was to be included in a list that my writing friend Ben Kane gave to a reader seeking Roman fiction authors. Last year at the Historical Novel Society conference, I had the privilege of taking part in a workshop with […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!April 27th, 2015 | Tags: Harrogate History Festival, Historical Novel Society, Romans, writers | Category: AURELIA, Authors, Guests, Other people's websites/blogs, Pre-launch snippets, Roman life | Comments are closed |
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