Military women – in war and fiction

An updated post Several years ago now, I posted on my writing blog about my OU studies in history and how I turned my MA dissertation into a self-published book: Military or Civilians?The curious anomaly of the German Women’s Auxiliary Services during the Second World War. This was my first venture into self-publishing when you […]

June 6th, 2024 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: History, Insights, INSURRECTIO, Research, Roma Nova, Women warriors, Women's history | 5 comments

So what's this 'Roma Nova' about?

It’s about books. No, it’s about stories of people, their aspirations, their dilemmas, their loves and their adventures. It’s about sacrifice, passion and loyalty, about betrayal, power-hunger and redemption. And it takes the imagination on one of the most intriguing ‘what if’ stories ever…

Roma Nova is an imaginary country (except in […]

September 20th, 2023 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Alternate history, Alternative history, AURELIA, Books, Genres, INCEPTIO, INSURRECTIO, PERFIDITAS, Pre-launch snippets, RETALIO, Roma Nova, SUCCESSIO, Women warriors | 19 comments

Roma Nova - a thought experiment?

Four images of 'Roma Nova' arranged as a postcard

Travel in the mind is a very popular concept at present as the Covid-19 global pandemic has put a stop to the great flow of personal physical travel. But even before that it was an idea familiar to writers. Indeed, blogger and podcaster Joanna Penn invited me to talk about Roma Nova as a […]

April 10th, 2023 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Alternate history, Alternative history, Insights, Provocations, Roma Nova, Travel, Women warriors, Women's history | Leave a comment
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