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Researching Historical Fantasy
The first scene of Winterwood came to me almost fully formed. I knew there was a young woman paying a deathbed visit to her estranged mother and finding that there was still no forgiveness between them. I knew the young … Continue reading
What I learned about Tallinn that I couldn’t have found out from a guidebook.
I was supposed to be going to the World Science Fiction Convention in New Zealand this year, a country I’ve never been to, even though I visited Ausralia in 2000. Australia and NZ look conveniently close when viewed on a … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, historical fiction, reading, writing
Tagged Amber Crown, estonia, Finland, research, tallinn, travel
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Interrogate Your World – Worldbuilding Questions for Writers
I was asked to give a talk on worldbuilding and research at the Escafield SF event in Sheffield on 10th November. I came up with a checklist and promised to post it here for the people who attended. I may … Continue reading
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Tagged alternate earths, research, worldbuilding, Worldbuilding questions
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What times we’ve lived through.
My grandma’s house was a miner’s cottage in Mapplewell, probably built in the mid to late Victorian period. It was red brick, two up, two down with a toilet in the yard. There was a cellar with a freshwater spring … Continue reading
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Tagged characters, family history, history, inspiration, novels, regency romance, research, rowankind, writing
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What I learned about Tallin that I couldn’t have found out from a guidebook.
Following my trip to the World Science Fiction Convention in Helsinki, I took a side trip to Tallinn to do some research for my novel-in-progress ‘The Amber Crown’ set in an analogue of the Baltic States in a time period … Continue reading
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Tagged Amber Crown, architecture, Baltic, historical fiction, history, inspiration, medieval, research, tallinn, writing
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What’s in a name?
When writing historical fiction it’s sometimes difficult to pin down names. Things change and sometimes the change is gradual. For instance I live in a tiny Yorkshire village called Birdsedge, or maybe it’s Birds Edge. No one really seems to … Continue reading
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Tagged books, historical fantasy, research, Silverwolf, Winterwood, writing
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Book Blog and Pinterest
My original blog, which includes my book blogs is over at Live Journal. I just wrote about Judith Tarr’s Forgotten Suns (which I loved) in some detail here: http://birdsedge.livejournal.com/302299.html Mildly spoilery but doesn’t give the game away. I try to … Continue reading