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Writers and Readers don’t always Understand Each Other

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This post from Rebecca Bryn resonated with me because I recently received a couple of critical reviews of Strongbow’s Wife. In one case the writer of the review kindly e-mailed me pointing out a couple of minor period details that I got wrong. The other claimed to have had his faith in the book destroyed by the appearance of a minor  character who aspired to write ‘poetry in the Greek fashion’. Impossible in Medieval Britain according to my critic. Trouble is he was a real person who did indeed write epic poetry emulating Homer. Rebecca is definitely one of my … Continue reading Writers and Readers don’t always Understand Each Other

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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Scary Anthology UPDATE: The Box Under The Bed

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Be warned, there’s lot’s of hyperbole in this colourful sales pitch about the anthology that includes my tale about a real ship called Francis Spaight. However, if all the marketing effort around The Box Under The Bed results in sales – and more people noticing my other books – who am I to complain? Source: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Scary Anthology UPDATE: The Box Under The Bed Continue reading BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Scary Anthology UPDATE: The Box Under The Bed

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Inconceivable Realities: Writing of Past Horrors

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Horror is a popular genre. Fantasies involving zombies, mummies or vampires are as widely read today as they ever were in the past. But history is filled with real horrors. Which raises the question: is it ever possible for a novel to do justice to real life horrors such as The Great Irish Famine? Part of my research for my novel set in the period of the Irish famine of 1845-51 has consisted of reading a massive volume entitled Atlas Of The Great Irish Famine. Produced in 2012 by Cork University Press, it is a monumental work, consisting of a … Continue reading Inconceivable Realities: Writing of Past Horrors