Nicola here. Today it is my very great pleasure to welcome Melinda Hammond back to the Word Wench blog. Melinda Hammond/Sarah Mallory is a long time Romantic Novelists’ Association friend and colleague of mine and we share the same taste in fast cars! She is also an award-winning author of Regency historicals. Today, however, we are chatting about her haunting timeslip novel Moonshadows, set in the Georgian period and the present day, originally published by Samhain and now re-issued by Melinda herself.
I first read Moonshadows a number of years ago and found it a thought-provoking read as well as a beautiful mix of the past and the present. In the interview below, Melinda mentions why she feels the story takes a different slant on the idea of the 18th century rake. The conflict at the heart of the story is strong and heartbreaking and (no spoilers!) tells of the ultimate price of getting what you wish for…
Nicola: Can you tell us a bit about Moonshadows, where the book is set and how you researched it?
Melinda: Moonshadows is set in England – the Georgian England of the mid 18th century and the present day. It has two storylines 
running through it, two rich powerful men, centuries apart, each attracted to a woman they cannot have. The Georgian period has always been a favourite of mine, so lots of the research was already done. To be honest the more difficult part was the present day. I had to check out church records, graveyards etc. Oh, and one very important piece of research involved test driving a sports car. My modern day Romeo tries to wood his girl with an expensive present, so of course I had to try out this little beauty!
Nicola: That must have been a tough bit of research! Your modern day Romeo also drives an Aston Martin, which is my personal favourite! But back to the book and the key question of what gave you the idea for this novel?
Melinda: As a writer of Regency romance, I have always been fascinated by the thought the rake who didn't get the girl. Anyone who has studied history of the 18th century will know that generally, rakes were not the lovable, chivalrous, heroic figures of romantic fiction. They were, in the main, hedonistic, selfish womanisers. That doesn't mean there weren't some good guys out there – just as today there are probably some tall, dark handsome, chivalrous and attractive bilionaires – but generally 18th century England was a rough world dominated by men with money and power.
So I wanted to write a story that was a little different. A rake who falls for a woman whose conscience will not let her give herself to him body and soul. In the 18th century religion was a much stronger force in many people's lives and although Sarah falls in love with her rake, she holds herself aloof, fearful for his soul as well as her own.
My present day heroine doesn't exactly travel back in time, but she is haunted by a presence, and I needed to add a few spooky incidents to make this work, one of which was a personal experience! Just when I was beginning to think about this story, we were redecorating one of the rooms in our old Pennine farmhouse. When we stripped away the wood-chip paper we had inherited, we discovered the top corner of an old stone peeking out from behind the 1970s fireplace. That was it, I just had to investigate, so we removed the modern monstrosity and found that the original stone fireplace was intact. It consisted of two stone side-supports and a stone across the top, and it had been very roughly bricked up. I got to work with a bolster chisel and lump hammer, digging out the cement and pulling out bricks to reveal a black, sooty hole.
Our house is fairly isolated up on the Yorkshire moors, and I was doing this work on a windy October night. A cold draught came out from the opening I had made. It was too black to see anything inside, even with a torch, and I began to imagine all the horrid, unnatural things that might be waiting to get out! However, I persevered, and eventually we ended up with the lovely country fireplace we have now.
Nicola: Your 18th century thread definitely has a tortured hero – and heroine – but it’s a very interesting and authentic conflict. I absolutely love that there was some personal experience in the current day story as well. How fascinating!
Dual time line stories are so intriguing. How different is it writing in the past and present time lines?
Melinda: I found the timelines had distinct voices and by using the point of view of the women in both cases. The language of the 18th century is more formal, and in some cases Sarah's decisions were much more straightforward, based upon the moral principles of her time.
Jez, her modern counterpart, is much more confused. Her dilemma is that she thinks she is being unfair to her current boyfriend because she feels an attraction for a rich man.
Nicola: Jez is also channelling her 18th century counterpart, isn’t she. And Piers, the present day hero, is drop dead gorgeous, not just to look at but also as a person. The mirroring of the characters is fascinating.
What is it about the timeslip genre that appeals to you as a reader and/or an author?
Melinda: When I visit historic places – old houses, castles, battlefields – very often I can almost feel the past. It's like a shadow at 
the edge of the eye, not quite visible. Perhaps it's because I love history that I really would like to be able to visit the past, to explore it, taste it, feel it – within limits, of course, I wouldn't want to experience the horrors of the torture chamber, or be burned alive as a witch! A good timeslip persuades me to believe that there really is a link between past and present. I love the idea that one can be influenced by people and events from the past, either in a supernatural, ghostly way or by actually stepping back in time. I love the contrast between the past and the present, the differences in behaviour and beliefs. It is great to be able to explore how the society we are born into affects our character.
With all fiction, it is the author's ability to make the reader suspend belief that is the key to a good novel. In timeslip, the author must blend history with the modern world in a way that makes it credible, and makes the reader want to believe it could happen.
Nicola: That fits beautifully with your title. I loved the bit in the book where a character describes a spirit as like a moonshadow, often too pale to be seen in the harsh light of the present day. As readers of timeslip I think a lot of us like that idea of something mysterious you glimpse out of the corner of your eye…
Which writers inspire you?
Melinda: On timeslip? I suppose we could go back and start with C S Lewis and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe! Okay, so perhaps that is not exactly timeslip but the idea of people being able to enter another world has intrigued me ever since.
It is good writing that inspires me. Barbara Erskine's Lady of Hay showed there was an audience for the timeslip novel, and since then we have had outstanding examples from Pamela Hartshorne and Word Wenches very own Nicola Cornick, to name but two.
Nicola: *blushes*Thank you! What are the best bits, worst bits and most surprising bits of being an author?
Melinda: Best bits – never being bored! Every day is a new adventure, and at the end of every book there is another, different story bubbling up and insisting that I write it. The worst thing is the frustration of not being able to get a story written quickly enough, and those days when there are mundane tasks that have to be done, when one would much rather be writing. The most surprising b it? Re-reading a book I wrote years ago and thinking, "you know, this isn't bad!"
Nicola: What is your writing process? Do you plan first or dive in? How many drafts do you do?
Melinda: Usually I start with an idea, and maybe an ending, but then I just get on a write it, letting the characters take the story where they want to go. One thing I always know is that there will be a happy ending. I get the story down first of all, maybe jumping ahead to a scene if it is fresh in my mind and then going back to link everything together. Then I re-read and edit it. Sometimes I have to go back and add a few more scenes, or delete parts that I realise are unnecessary or that don't move the story on, but it's never more than two drafts.
Nicola: I love that every writer has a different take on a similar process. There’s no right way of working, just the way that suits us individually.
If you could be the original author of any book what would it have been and why?
Melinda: Wow, there's a question. I think it would be Heyer and one of her Regency comedies – possibly Black Sheep, which I re-read over and over again for the quality of the writing and the humour. Entertainment at its best.
Nicola: What are you working on at the moment?
Melinda: Perhaps its being a Gemini, but I like to have more than one project on the go at any one time! In my alter ego as Sarah 
Mallory I am writing a Regency set in Yorkshire for Harlequin, about a young widow and a rake (naturally he is one of those with a noble soul just waiting to be reclaimed!) and as Melinda Hammond I am revising one of my early Regencies, originally called "A Rational Romance". It is retitled "To Marry a Marquis" and will be published on Kindle in March, as part of the Regency Romantics "Ladies in Love" Spring box-set, along with Regency romances by four other British authors.
Nicola: I cannot tell you how much I envy you Geminis your multi-writing! Thank you so much for joining us today, Melinda!
You can find Melinda online in the following places:
Website – www.melindahammond.com
Twitter – @SarahMRomance
Facebook – Melinda SarahMallory Hammond
Moonnshadows is available in the UK here and in the US here!
Melinda is offering a digital copy of Moonshadows to one reader who comments between now and Midnight on Saturday (good book title!) The question she is asking is: If you were to visit the past, where would you go and who would you like to meet?
I think Nicola will have guessed my answer to that question – 17th century England and Prince Rupert! 😀 Great interview, ladies! xx
I think Nicola will have guessed my answer to that question – 17th century England and Prince Rupert! 😀 Great interview, ladies! xx
I think Nicola will have guessed my answer to that question – 17th century England and Prince Rupert! 😀 Great interview, ladies! xx
I think Nicola will have guessed my answer to that question – 17th century England and Prince Rupert! 😀 Great interview, ladies! xx
I think Nicola will have guessed my answer to that question – 17th century England and Prince Rupert! 😀 Great interview, ladies! xx
Thank you Christina – and Prince Rupert comes across as a very dashing personality, I think!
Thank you Christina – and Prince Rupert comes across as a very dashing personality, I think!
Thank you Christina – and Prince Rupert comes across as a very dashing personality, I think!
Thank you Christina – and Prince Rupert comes across as a very dashing personality, I think!
Thank you Christina – and Prince Rupert comes across as a very dashing personality, I think!
Thank you so much for inviting me to join you here, Nicola – always a pleasure to talk about a much-loved subject. And yes, I think “Midnight on Saturday” could be a brilliant title for a book. For one of us…..
Thank you so much for inviting me to join you here, Nicola – always a pleasure to talk about a much-loved subject. And yes, I think “Midnight on Saturday” could be a brilliant title for a book. For one of us…..
Thank you so much for inviting me to join you here, Nicola – always a pleasure to talk about a much-loved subject. And yes, I think “Midnight on Saturday” could be a brilliant title for a book. For one of us…..
Thank you so much for inviting me to join you here, Nicola – always a pleasure to talk about a much-loved subject. And yes, I think “Midnight on Saturday” could be a brilliant title for a book. For one of us…..
Thank you so much for inviting me to join you here, Nicola – always a pleasure to talk about a much-loved subject. And yes, I think “Midnight on Saturday” could be a brilliant title for a book. For one of us…..
This is a very difficult question for me. I think the fastest answer is Eleanor Roosevelt. I love Regency and would love to meet Jane Austen, I think Queen Elizabeth I had incredible strength. But Eleanor Roosevelt and her strength and perseverance always call to me. She was a diplomat, an activist and, oh by the way, a FLOTUS. My personal notecards even have a quote on them that is attributed to her. “Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you’ll be criticized anyway.”
This is a very difficult question for me. I think the fastest answer is Eleanor Roosevelt. I love Regency and would love to meet Jane Austen, I think Queen Elizabeth I had incredible strength. But Eleanor Roosevelt and her strength and perseverance always call to me. She was a diplomat, an activist and, oh by the way, a FLOTUS. My personal notecards even have a quote on them that is attributed to her. “Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you’ll be criticized anyway.”
This is a very difficult question for me. I think the fastest answer is Eleanor Roosevelt. I love Regency and would love to meet Jane Austen, I think Queen Elizabeth I had incredible strength. But Eleanor Roosevelt and her strength and perseverance always call to me. She was a diplomat, an activist and, oh by the way, a FLOTUS. My personal notecards even have a quote on them that is attributed to her. “Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you’ll be criticized anyway.”
This is a very difficult question for me. I think the fastest answer is Eleanor Roosevelt. I love Regency and would love to meet Jane Austen, I think Queen Elizabeth I had incredible strength. But Eleanor Roosevelt and her strength and perseverance always call to me. She was a diplomat, an activist and, oh by the way, a FLOTUS. My personal notecards even have a quote on them that is attributed to her. “Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you’ll be criticized anyway.”
This is a very difficult question for me. I think the fastest answer is Eleanor Roosevelt. I love Regency and would love to meet Jane Austen, I think Queen Elizabeth I had incredible strength. But Eleanor Roosevelt and her strength and perseverance always call to me. She was a diplomat, an activist and, oh by the way, a FLOTUS. My personal notecards even have a quote on them that is attributed to her. “Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you’ll be criticized anyway.”
If I had to go back in time to actually live, I would probably choose Edwardian England, but since it is just a visit there are so many possibilities. But since I am a romance junkie I think I’d choose the early 1800s and see if I couldn’t score a lunch date with Jane Austen.
If I had to go back in time to actually live, I would probably choose Edwardian England, but since it is just a visit there are so many possibilities. But since I am a romance junkie I think I’d choose the early 1800s and see if I couldn’t score a lunch date with Jane Austen.
If I had to go back in time to actually live, I would probably choose Edwardian England, but since it is just a visit there are so many possibilities. But since I am a romance junkie I think I’d choose the early 1800s and see if I couldn’t score a lunch date with Jane Austen.
If I had to go back in time to actually live, I would probably choose Edwardian England, but since it is just a visit there are so many possibilities. But since I am a romance junkie I think I’d choose the early 1800s and see if I couldn’t score a lunch date with Jane Austen.
If I had to go back in time to actually live, I would probably choose Edwardian England, but since it is just a visit there are so many possibilities. But since I am a romance junkie I think I’d choose the early 1800s and see if I couldn’t score a lunch date with Jane Austen.
At the moment I’m in the archives reading the Grand Tour journals of Miss Fraser. I’d love to be with her in 1783 France right now!
At the moment I’m in the archives reading the Grand Tour journals of Miss Fraser. I’d love to be with her in 1783 France right now!
At the moment I’m in the archives reading the Grand Tour journals of Miss Fraser. I’d love to be with her in 1783 France right now!
At the moment I’m in the archives reading the Grand Tour journals of Miss Fraser. I’d love to be with her in 1783 France right now!
At the moment I’m in the archives reading the Grand Tour journals of Miss Fraser. I’d love to be with her in 1783 France right now!
Stephanie I think ER is a great choice – as FLOTUS she had a difficult role to fill and she is right, whatever you do you will get criticized. Thanks for dropping by.
Stephanie I think ER is a great choice – as FLOTUS she had a difficult role to fill and she is right, whatever you do you will get criticized. Thanks for dropping by.
Stephanie I think ER is a great choice – as FLOTUS she had a difficult role to fill and she is right, whatever you do you will get criticized. Thanks for dropping by.
Stephanie I think ER is a great choice – as FLOTUS she had a difficult role to fill and she is right, whatever you do you will get criticized. Thanks for dropping by.
Stephanie I think ER is a great choice – as FLOTUS she had a difficult role to fill and she is right, whatever you do you will get criticized. Thanks for dropping by.
Mary wouldn’t it be great if we could travel back and experience lots of different times? Having to choose one is so difficult, but lunch with Austen could be fun…. but she is known for her sharp wit, so you would have to be on your toes!
Mary wouldn’t it be great if we could travel back and experience lots of different times? Having to choose one is so difficult, but lunch with Austen could be fun…. but she is known for her sharp wit, so you would have to be on your toes!
Mary wouldn’t it be great if we could travel back and experience lots of different times? Having to choose one is so difficult, but lunch with Austen could be fun…. but she is known for her sharp wit, so you would have to be on your toes!
Mary wouldn’t it be great if we could travel back and experience lots of different times? Having to choose one is so difficult, but lunch with Austen could be fun…. but she is known for her sharp wit, so you would have to be on your toes!
Mary wouldn’t it be great if we could travel back and experience lots of different times? Having to choose one is so difficult, but lunch with Austen could be fun…. but she is known for her sharp wit, so you would have to be on your toes!
Heavens, Alison,1793 France would be interesting – but sooo dangerous! Good luck with that 🙂
Heavens, Alison,1793 France would be interesting – but sooo dangerous! Good luck with that 🙂
Heavens, Alison,1793 France would be interesting – but sooo dangerous! Good luck with that 🙂
Heavens, Alison,1793 France would be interesting – but sooo dangerous! Good luck with that 🙂
Heavens, Alison,1793 France would be interesting – but sooo dangerous! Good luck with that 🙂
I think that I would really like to see a time slip involving glimpses into the future. Instead of historical research you would have to rely entirely on imagination or a crystal ball. Has anyone tried this yet?
As to the question, if I must go into the past (rather than future) I think that I would like to be a fly on the wall when James Clerk Maxwell meets Michael Faraday in London around 1860. To watch the science of electromagnetism evolving from lab bench to mathematical equations would be truly inspiring for me … I also have a couple of questions for both of them.
Loved the interview!
I think that I would really like to see a time slip involving glimpses into the future. Instead of historical research you would have to rely entirely on imagination or a crystal ball. Has anyone tried this yet?
As to the question, if I must go into the past (rather than future) I think that I would like to be a fly on the wall when James Clerk Maxwell meets Michael Faraday in London around 1860. To watch the science of electromagnetism evolving from lab bench to mathematical equations would be truly inspiring for me … I also have a couple of questions for both of them.
Loved the interview!
I think that I would really like to see a time slip involving glimpses into the future. Instead of historical research you would have to rely entirely on imagination or a crystal ball. Has anyone tried this yet?
As to the question, if I must go into the past (rather than future) I think that I would like to be a fly on the wall when James Clerk Maxwell meets Michael Faraday in London around 1860. To watch the science of electromagnetism evolving from lab bench to mathematical equations would be truly inspiring for me … I also have a couple of questions for both of them.
Loved the interview!
I think that I would really like to see a time slip involving glimpses into the future. Instead of historical research you would have to rely entirely on imagination or a crystal ball. Has anyone tried this yet?
As to the question, if I must go into the past (rather than future) I think that I would like to be a fly on the wall when James Clerk Maxwell meets Michael Faraday in London around 1860. To watch the science of electromagnetism evolving from lab bench to mathematical equations would be truly inspiring for me … I also have a couple of questions for both of them.
Loved the interview!
I think that I would really like to see a time slip involving glimpses into the future. Instead of historical research you would have to rely entirely on imagination or a crystal ball. Has anyone tried this yet?
As to the question, if I must go into the past (rather than future) I think that I would like to be a fly on the wall when James Clerk Maxwell meets Michael Faraday in London around 1860. To watch the science of electromagnetism evolving from lab bench to mathematical equations would be truly inspiring for me … I also have a couple of questions for both of them.
Loved the interview!
Glad you enjoyed it, Quantum! Timeslip to the future…. yes I am sure it has been done, although I can’t name any authors off the top of my head. I think seeing any of those huge moments in scientific progress would be wonderful, but would the scientists involved actual realise just what they were unleashing? Let’s face it, the spin off of the space race that affects most of us is probably the non-stick frying pan! Okay, possibly that’s a bit facetious, but you know what I mean.
Thank you for dropping by, and I hope, if you do get a chance to travel in time, you get your wish to go forwards rather than back!
Glad you enjoyed it, Quantum! Timeslip to the future…. yes I am sure it has been done, although I can’t name any authors off the top of my head. I think seeing any of those huge moments in scientific progress would be wonderful, but would the scientists involved actual realise just what they were unleashing? Let’s face it, the spin off of the space race that affects most of us is probably the non-stick frying pan! Okay, possibly that’s a bit facetious, but you know what I mean.
Thank you for dropping by, and I hope, if you do get a chance to travel in time, you get your wish to go forwards rather than back!
Glad you enjoyed it, Quantum! Timeslip to the future…. yes I am sure it has been done, although I can’t name any authors off the top of my head. I think seeing any of those huge moments in scientific progress would be wonderful, but would the scientists involved actual realise just what they were unleashing? Let’s face it, the spin off of the space race that affects most of us is probably the non-stick frying pan! Okay, possibly that’s a bit facetious, but you know what I mean.
Thank you for dropping by, and I hope, if you do get a chance to travel in time, you get your wish to go forwards rather than back!
Glad you enjoyed it, Quantum! Timeslip to the future…. yes I am sure it has been done, although I can’t name any authors off the top of my head. I think seeing any of those huge moments in scientific progress would be wonderful, but would the scientists involved actual realise just what they were unleashing? Let’s face it, the spin off of the space race that affects most of us is probably the non-stick frying pan! Okay, possibly that’s a bit facetious, but you know what I mean.
Thank you for dropping by, and I hope, if you do get a chance to travel in time, you get your wish to go forwards rather than back!
Glad you enjoyed it, Quantum! Timeslip to the future…. yes I am sure it has been done, although I can’t name any authors off the top of my head. I think seeing any of those huge moments in scientific progress would be wonderful, but would the scientists involved actual realise just what they were unleashing? Let’s face it, the spin off of the space race that affects most of us is probably the non-stick frying pan! Okay, possibly that’s a bit facetious, but you know what I mean.
Thank you for dropping by, and I hope, if you do get a chance to travel in time, you get your wish to go forwards rather than back!
Melinda, I won a copy of “Moon Shadows” from you in 2008 (a pdf file, such ancient history!, so don’t enter me in the contest.
But, have you updated the story since then? If so, I’ll buy the new one.
Melinda, I won a copy of “Moon Shadows” from you in 2008 (a pdf file, such ancient history!, so don’t enter me in the contest.
But, have you updated the story since then? If so, I’ll buy the new one.
Melinda, I won a copy of “Moon Shadows” from you in 2008 (a pdf file, such ancient history!, so don’t enter me in the contest.
But, have you updated the story since then? If so, I’ll buy the new one.
Melinda, I won a copy of “Moon Shadows” from you in 2008 (a pdf file, such ancient history!, so don’t enter me in the contest.
But, have you updated the story since then? If so, I’ll buy the new one.
Melinda, I won a copy of “Moon Shadows” from you in 2008 (a pdf file, such ancient history!, so don’t enter me in the contest.
But, have you updated the story since then? If so, I’ll buy the new one.
It would be fascinating to be an assistant for Phineas Parkhurst Quimby who was interested in mesmerism and eventually, through this early development of hypnotism, was able to heal thousands of people who came to him in Maine. He was born in the early 19th-century.
He read the Bible and in some deep level of consciousness was able to figure out how to connect to the oneness of spirit within him and others and help so many people.
He spoke to each person to find out what they were thinking and feeling before and when they became ill. He used clarity of argumentative thought to convince people how to think and feel differently about their situation. If anyone had a relapse, which was rare, he talked to them again to straighten out their thinking and feeling natures concerning illness.
To be able to hear him help clients would have been an astounding experience.
It would be fascinating to be an assistant for Phineas Parkhurst Quimby who was interested in mesmerism and eventually, through this early development of hypnotism, was able to heal thousands of people who came to him in Maine. He was born in the early 19th-century.
He read the Bible and in some deep level of consciousness was able to figure out how to connect to the oneness of spirit within him and others and help so many people.
He spoke to each person to find out what they were thinking and feeling before and when they became ill. He used clarity of argumentative thought to convince people how to think and feel differently about their situation. If anyone had a relapse, which was rare, he talked to them again to straighten out their thinking and feeling natures concerning illness.
To be able to hear him help clients would have been an astounding experience.
It would be fascinating to be an assistant for Phineas Parkhurst Quimby who was interested in mesmerism and eventually, through this early development of hypnotism, was able to heal thousands of people who came to him in Maine. He was born in the early 19th-century.
He read the Bible and in some deep level of consciousness was able to figure out how to connect to the oneness of spirit within him and others and help so many people.
He spoke to each person to find out what they were thinking and feeling before and when they became ill. He used clarity of argumentative thought to convince people how to think and feel differently about their situation. If anyone had a relapse, which was rare, he talked to them again to straighten out their thinking and feeling natures concerning illness.
To be able to hear him help clients would have been an astounding experience.
It would be fascinating to be an assistant for Phineas Parkhurst Quimby who was interested in mesmerism and eventually, through this early development of hypnotism, was able to heal thousands of people who came to him in Maine. He was born in the early 19th-century.
He read the Bible and in some deep level of consciousness was able to figure out how to connect to the oneness of spirit within him and others and help so many people.
He spoke to each person to find out what they were thinking and feeling before and when they became ill. He used clarity of argumentative thought to convince people how to think and feel differently about their situation. If anyone had a relapse, which was rare, he talked to them again to straighten out their thinking and feeling natures concerning illness.
To be able to hear him help clients would have been an astounding experience.
It would be fascinating to be an assistant for Phineas Parkhurst Quimby who was interested in mesmerism and eventually, through this early development of hypnotism, was able to heal thousands of people who came to him in Maine. He was born in the early 19th-century.
He read the Bible and in some deep level of consciousness was able to figure out how to connect to the oneness of spirit within him and others and help so many people.
He spoke to each person to find out what they were thinking and feeling before and when they became ill. He used clarity of argumentative thought to convince people how to think and feel differently about their situation. If anyone had a relapse, which was rare, he talked to them again to straighten out their thinking and feeling natures concerning illness.
To be able to hear him help clients would have been an astounding experience.
I often find myself imagining the past in old places. I have found pretending to stare at the room’s sheet of items and the items gives me time to indulge my imagination. It’s ghoulish, but I would like to be there around the time of the two princes’ death or disappearance. Was it Richard III? His mother? An accident?
I often find myself imagining the past in old places. I have found pretending to stare at the room’s sheet of items and the items gives me time to indulge my imagination. It’s ghoulish, but I would like to be there around the time of the two princes’ death or disappearance. Was it Richard III? His mother? An accident?
I often find myself imagining the past in old places. I have found pretending to stare at the room’s sheet of items and the items gives me time to indulge my imagination. It’s ghoulish, but I would like to be there around the time of the two princes’ death or disappearance. Was it Richard III? His mother? An accident?
I often find myself imagining the past in old places. I have found pretending to stare at the room’s sheet of items and the items gives me time to indulge my imagination. It’s ghoulish, but I would like to be there around the time of the two princes’ death or disappearance. Was it Richard III? His mother? An accident?
I often find myself imagining the past in old places. I have found pretending to stare at the room’s sheet of items and the items gives me time to indulge my imagination. It’s ghoulish, but I would like to be there around the time of the two princes’ death or disappearance. Was it Richard III? His mother? An accident?
Gosh Linda, that was when it was first published by Samhain – yes a long time ago! I haven’t updated the book, just revised it slightly to improve the writing where I thought it was required. It is still one of my favourite novels
Gosh Linda, that was when it was first published by Samhain – yes a long time ago! I haven’t updated the book, just revised it slightly to improve the writing where I thought it was required. It is still one of my favourite novels
Gosh Linda, that was when it was first published by Samhain – yes a long time ago! I haven’t updated the book, just revised it slightly to improve the writing where I thought it was required. It is still one of my favourite novels
Gosh Linda, that was when it was first published by Samhain – yes a long time ago! I haven’t updated the book, just revised it slightly to improve the writing where I thought it was required. It is still one of my favourite novels
Gosh Linda, that was when it was first published by Samhain – yes a long time ago! I haven’t updated the book, just revised it slightly to improve the writing where I thought it was required. It is still one of my favourite novels
Patricia, I think it would be interesting to have a 21st century witness on this – would Quimby be considered more of a therapist today, perhaps?
Patricia, I think it would be interesting to have a 21st century witness on this – would Quimby be considered more of a therapist today, perhaps?
Patricia, I think it would be interesting to have a 21st century witness on this – would Quimby be considered more of a therapist today, perhaps?
Patricia, I think it would be interesting to have a 21st century witness on this – would Quimby be considered more of a therapist today, perhaps?
Patricia, I think it would be interesting to have a 21st century witness on this – would Quimby be considered more of a therapist today, perhaps?
Hi Shannon – many old places do have a resonance, I think, and it’s great to let our imaginations tap into that. As for the princes in the tower, I am sure there are many, many people who would like to know just what went on there!
Hi Shannon – many old places do have a resonance, I think, and it’s great to let our imaginations tap into that. As for the princes in the tower, I am sure there are many, many people who would like to know just what went on there!
Hi Shannon – many old places do have a resonance, I think, and it’s great to let our imaginations tap into that. As for the princes in the tower, I am sure there are many, many people who would like to know just what went on there!
Hi Shannon – many old places do have a resonance, I think, and it’s great to let our imaginations tap into that. As for the princes in the tower, I am sure there are many, many people who would like to know just what went on there!
Hi Shannon – many old places do have a resonance, I think, and it’s great to let our imaginations tap into that. As for the princes in the tower, I am sure there are many, many people who would like to know just what went on there!
Thank you for a great interview, ladies. I really enjoy timeslip novels and I think part of their attraction for me is the idea of being able to visit the past. I’ve been interested in history ever since I was a child and there are lots of periods I’d love to explore but the person I would choose to meet above all others is Alexander the Great. Ancient accounts paint him as very intelligent and well-read with a strong artistic streak so he wasn’t just a conqueror and it would be wonderful to discover if he as charismatic as I imagine he must have been to inspire his soldiers to follow him to the ends of the known world.
Thank you for a great interview, ladies. I really enjoy timeslip novels and I think part of their attraction for me is the idea of being able to visit the past. I’ve been interested in history ever since I was a child and there are lots of periods I’d love to explore but the person I would choose to meet above all others is Alexander the Great. Ancient accounts paint him as very intelligent and well-read with a strong artistic streak so he wasn’t just a conqueror and it would be wonderful to discover if he as charismatic as I imagine he must have been to inspire his soldiers to follow him to the ends of the known world.
Thank you for a great interview, ladies. I really enjoy timeslip novels and I think part of their attraction for me is the idea of being able to visit the past. I’ve been interested in history ever since I was a child and there are lots of periods I’d love to explore but the person I would choose to meet above all others is Alexander the Great. Ancient accounts paint him as very intelligent and well-read with a strong artistic streak so he wasn’t just a conqueror and it would be wonderful to discover if he as charismatic as I imagine he must have been to inspire his soldiers to follow him to the ends of the known world.
Thank you for a great interview, ladies. I really enjoy timeslip novels and I think part of their attraction for me is the idea of being able to visit the past. I’ve been interested in history ever since I was a child and there are lots of periods I’d love to explore but the person I would choose to meet above all others is Alexander the Great. Ancient accounts paint him as very intelligent and well-read with a strong artistic streak so he wasn’t just a conqueror and it would be wonderful to discover if he as charismatic as I imagine he must have been to inspire his soldiers to follow him to the ends of the known world.
Thank you for a great interview, ladies. I really enjoy timeslip novels and I think part of their attraction for me is the idea of being able to visit the past. I’ve been interested in history ever since I was a child and there are lots of periods I’d love to explore but the person I would choose to meet above all others is Alexander the Great. Ancient accounts paint him as very intelligent and well-read with a strong artistic streak so he wasn’t just a conqueror and it would be wonderful to discover if he as charismatic as I imagine he must have been to inspire his soldiers to follow him to the ends of the known world.
I am not here for the book, but just because the question made me think… I used to wish I could meet Queen Elizabeth I of England or Queen Marie of Romania, but last year my interest in Empress Wu Zetien of China grew a lot and I would love to be able to learn the truth about her life. Were I to actually meet her, I don’t know how we could communicate, though, since I don’t speak Chinese. :p
Nicola, I’ve just finished reading House of Shadows. It’s been an interesting experience, given the fact that I can’t say I ‘liked’ it per se (even though I had expected to like it, as it was YOUR ‘baby’), but I was drawn to it somehow… I would go to sleep and dream I should wake up and keep reading – it was a strange feeling. Not in the sense that I was so enthusiastic about it that I couldn’t wait to wake up to read more, but in the sense that I felt I HAD TO.
I wonder if it has something to do with several things I experienced last year, especially with the time I spent in Spain and my feeling of ‘deja vu/deja vecu’ in Toledo. I feel I need to go back there when I have the time and money to travel ‘for pleasure’ (not work) and find out what links me to that particular building. I’m not going to tell you the whole story here, as you know I have the unfortunate tendency to write A LOT, so if you’re interested, let me know, and perhaps we can talk about it on facebook. A big hug.
I am not here for the book, but just because the question made me think… I used to wish I could meet Queen Elizabeth I of England or Queen Marie of Romania, but last year my interest in Empress Wu Zetien of China grew a lot and I would love to be able to learn the truth about her life. Were I to actually meet her, I don’t know how we could communicate, though, since I don’t speak Chinese. :p
Nicola, I’ve just finished reading House of Shadows. It’s been an interesting experience, given the fact that I can’t say I ‘liked’ it per se (even though I had expected to like it, as it was YOUR ‘baby’), but I was drawn to it somehow… I would go to sleep and dream I should wake up and keep reading – it was a strange feeling. Not in the sense that I was so enthusiastic about it that I couldn’t wait to wake up to read more, but in the sense that I felt I HAD TO.
I wonder if it has something to do with several things I experienced last year, especially with the time I spent in Spain and my feeling of ‘deja vu/deja vecu’ in Toledo. I feel I need to go back there when I have the time and money to travel ‘for pleasure’ (not work) and find out what links me to that particular building. I’m not going to tell you the whole story here, as you know I have the unfortunate tendency to write A LOT, so if you’re interested, let me know, and perhaps we can talk about it on facebook. A big hug.
I am not here for the book, but just because the question made me think… I used to wish I could meet Queen Elizabeth I of England or Queen Marie of Romania, but last year my interest in Empress Wu Zetien of China grew a lot and I would love to be able to learn the truth about her life. Were I to actually meet her, I don’t know how we could communicate, though, since I don’t speak Chinese. :p
Nicola, I’ve just finished reading House of Shadows. It’s been an interesting experience, given the fact that I can’t say I ‘liked’ it per se (even though I had expected to like it, as it was YOUR ‘baby’), but I was drawn to it somehow… I would go to sleep and dream I should wake up and keep reading – it was a strange feeling. Not in the sense that I was so enthusiastic about it that I couldn’t wait to wake up to read more, but in the sense that I felt I HAD TO.
I wonder if it has something to do with several things I experienced last year, especially with the time I spent in Spain and my feeling of ‘deja vu/deja vecu’ in Toledo. I feel I need to go back there when I have the time and money to travel ‘for pleasure’ (not work) and find out what links me to that particular building. I’m not going to tell you the whole story here, as you know I have the unfortunate tendency to write A LOT, so if you’re interested, let me know, and perhaps we can talk about it on facebook. A big hug.
I am not here for the book, but just because the question made me think… I used to wish I could meet Queen Elizabeth I of England or Queen Marie of Romania, but last year my interest in Empress Wu Zetien of China grew a lot and I would love to be able to learn the truth about her life. Were I to actually meet her, I don’t know how we could communicate, though, since I don’t speak Chinese. :p
Nicola, I’ve just finished reading House of Shadows. It’s been an interesting experience, given the fact that I can’t say I ‘liked’ it per se (even though I had expected to like it, as it was YOUR ‘baby’), but I was drawn to it somehow… I would go to sleep and dream I should wake up and keep reading – it was a strange feeling. Not in the sense that I was so enthusiastic about it that I couldn’t wait to wake up to read more, but in the sense that I felt I HAD TO.
I wonder if it has something to do with several things I experienced last year, especially with the time I spent in Spain and my feeling of ‘deja vu/deja vecu’ in Toledo. I feel I need to go back there when I have the time and money to travel ‘for pleasure’ (not work) and find out what links me to that particular building. I’m not going to tell you the whole story here, as you know I have the unfortunate tendency to write A LOT, so if you’re interested, let me know, and perhaps we can talk about it on facebook. A big hug.
I am not here for the book, but just because the question made me think… I used to wish I could meet Queen Elizabeth I of England or Queen Marie of Romania, but last year my interest in Empress Wu Zetien of China grew a lot and I would love to be able to learn the truth about her life. Were I to actually meet her, I don’t know how we could communicate, though, since I don’t speak Chinese. :p
Nicola, I’ve just finished reading House of Shadows. It’s been an interesting experience, given the fact that I can’t say I ‘liked’ it per se (even though I had expected to like it, as it was YOUR ‘baby’), but I was drawn to it somehow… I would go to sleep and dream I should wake up and keep reading – it was a strange feeling. Not in the sense that I was so enthusiastic about it that I couldn’t wait to wake up to read more, but in the sense that I felt I HAD TO.
I wonder if it has something to do with several things I experienced last year, especially with the time I spent in Spain and my feeling of ‘deja vu/deja vecu’ in Toledo. I feel I need to go back there when I have the time and money to travel ‘for pleasure’ (not work) and find out what links me to that particular building. I’m not going to tell you the whole story here, as you know I have the unfortunate tendency to write A LOT, so if you’re interested, let me know, and perhaps we can talk about it on facebook. A big hug.
Gail, I remember learning about Alexander the Great at Primary School and thinking him a real hero! I fell in love with history very early, possibly to do with having good teachers in those early years who told us great stories!
Gail, I remember learning about Alexander the Great at Primary School and thinking him a real hero! I fell in love with history very early, possibly to do with having good teachers in those early years who told us great stories!
Gail, I remember learning about Alexander the Great at Primary School and thinking him a real hero! I fell in love with history very early, possibly to do with having good teachers in those early years who told us great stories!
Gail, I remember learning about Alexander the Great at Primary School and thinking him a real hero! I fell in love with history very early, possibly to do with having good teachers in those early years who told us great stories!
Gail, I remember learning about Alexander the Great at Primary School and thinking him a real hero! I fell in love with history very early, possibly to do with having good teachers in those early years who told us great stories!
I am sure Nicola will reply as well, Oana-Maria, but thank you for sharing your interesting post with us. As for communication, it is something that timeslip authors tend to skip over – conveniently!
I am sure Nicola will reply as well, Oana-Maria, but thank you for sharing your interesting post with us. As for communication, it is something that timeslip authors tend to skip over – conveniently!
I am sure Nicola will reply as well, Oana-Maria, but thank you for sharing your interesting post with us. As for communication, it is something that timeslip authors tend to skip over – conveniently!
I am sure Nicola will reply as well, Oana-Maria, but thank you for sharing your interesting post with us. As for communication, it is something that timeslip authors tend to skip over – conveniently!
I am sure Nicola will reply as well, Oana-Maria, but thank you for sharing your interesting post with us. As for communication, it is something that timeslip authors tend to skip over – conveniently!
Dear Oana-Maria, that sounds very curious and rather disturbing. It sounds as though you feel there is a mystery for you to uncover in Toledo when you have the opportunity and that there may have been resonances with the book. Take care, Nicola.
Dear Oana-Maria, that sounds very curious and rather disturbing. It sounds as though you feel there is a mystery for you to uncover in Toledo when you have the opportunity and that there may have been resonances with the book. Take care, Nicola.
Dear Oana-Maria, that sounds very curious and rather disturbing. It sounds as though you feel there is a mystery for you to uncover in Toledo when you have the opportunity and that there may have been resonances with the book. Take care, Nicola.
Dear Oana-Maria, that sounds very curious and rather disturbing. It sounds as though you feel there is a mystery for you to uncover in Toledo when you have the opportunity and that there may have been resonances with the book. Take care, Nicola.
Dear Oana-Maria, that sounds very curious and rather disturbing. It sounds as though you feel there is a mystery for you to uncover in Toledo when you have the opportunity and that there may have been resonances with the book. Take care, Nicola.
I think communication should be possible :p – the way it happens in dreams: somehow people just understand each other – by telepathy, perhaps? 😉
I find it easy to learn foreign languages, but Chinese is a little too exotic for me. I’ll learn Korean first. 🙂
I think communication should be possible :p – the way it happens in dreams: somehow people just understand each other – by telepathy, perhaps? 😉
I find it easy to learn foreign languages, but Chinese is a little too exotic for me. I’ll learn Korean first. 🙂
I think communication should be possible :p – the way it happens in dreams: somehow people just understand each other – by telepathy, perhaps? 😉
I find it easy to learn foreign languages, but Chinese is a little too exotic for me. I’ll learn Korean first. 🙂
I think communication should be possible :p – the way it happens in dreams: somehow people just understand each other – by telepathy, perhaps? 😉
I find it easy to learn foreign languages, but Chinese is a little too exotic for me. I’ll learn Korean first. 🙂
I think communication should be possible :p – the way it happens in dreams: somehow people just understand each other – by telepathy, perhaps? 😉
I find it easy to learn foreign languages, but Chinese is a little too exotic for me. I’ll learn Korean first. 🙂
I hope it didn’t sound scary. It was strange, but I didn’t get a negative vibe. You are, however, right about the resonances. It’s like… getting clues about something I’ll uncover when the time is right. There’s something in your book that I need to understand in order to do so. Even though the ending suggests a ‘full circle’, I get the feeling it’s not… complete. Can you truly say that subject is closed for you? I don’t think so. I think you’re drawn to that building the same way I’m drawn to that particular spot in Toledo. It’s just… important.
I hope it didn’t sound scary. It was strange, but I didn’t get a negative vibe. You are, however, right about the resonances. It’s like… getting clues about something I’ll uncover when the time is right. There’s something in your book that I need to understand in order to do so. Even though the ending suggests a ‘full circle’, I get the feeling it’s not… complete. Can you truly say that subject is closed for you? I don’t think so. I think you’re drawn to that building the same way I’m drawn to that particular spot in Toledo. It’s just… important.
I hope it didn’t sound scary. It was strange, but I didn’t get a negative vibe. You are, however, right about the resonances. It’s like… getting clues about something I’ll uncover when the time is right. There’s something in your book that I need to understand in order to do so. Even though the ending suggests a ‘full circle’, I get the feeling it’s not… complete. Can you truly say that subject is closed for you? I don’t think so. I think you’re drawn to that building the same way I’m drawn to that particular spot in Toledo. It’s just… important.
I hope it didn’t sound scary. It was strange, but I didn’t get a negative vibe. You are, however, right about the resonances. It’s like… getting clues about something I’ll uncover when the time is right. There’s something in your book that I need to understand in order to do so. Even though the ending suggests a ‘full circle’, I get the feeling it’s not… complete. Can you truly say that subject is closed for you? I don’t think so. I think you’re drawn to that building the same way I’m drawn to that particular spot in Toledo. It’s just… important.
I hope it didn’t sound scary. It was strange, but I didn’t get a negative vibe. You are, however, right about the resonances. It’s like… getting clues about something I’ll uncover when the time is right. There’s something in your book that I need to understand in order to do so. Even though the ending suggests a ‘full circle’, I get the feeling it’s not… complete. Can you truly say that subject is closed for you? I don’t think so. I think you’re drawn to that building the same way I’m drawn to that particular spot in Toledo. It’s just… important.
I really enjoyed this interview. And the experiences people have had….I have had unusual experiences too and one was very unsettling, the other was a feeling of warmth and humor.
I really enjoyed this interview. And the experiences people have had….I have had unusual experiences too and one was very unsettling, the other was a feeling of warmth and humor.
I really enjoyed this interview. And the experiences people have had….I have had unusual experiences too and one was very unsettling, the other was a feeling of warmth and humor.
I really enjoyed this interview. And the experiences people have had….I have had unusual experiences too and one was very unsettling, the other was a feeling of warmth and humor.
I really enjoyed this interview. And the experiences people have had….I have had unusual experiences too and one was very unsettling, the other was a feeling of warmth and humor.
Annette – many of us like to explore the unexplained happenings. Timeslip allows me to let my imaginations run riot – but in a way that I enjoy, and I hope you enjoy it too. It’s a way of mixing romance, history and just a tad of the paranormal. I love it!
Annette – many of us like to explore the unexplained happenings. Timeslip allows me to let my imaginations run riot – but in a way that I enjoy, and I hope you enjoy it too. It’s a way of mixing romance, history and just a tad of the paranormal. I love it!
Annette – many of us like to explore the unexplained happenings. Timeslip allows me to let my imaginations run riot – but in a way that I enjoy, and I hope you enjoy it too. It’s a way of mixing romance, history and just a tad of the paranormal. I love it!
Annette – many of us like to explore the unexplained happenings. Timeslip allows me to let my imaginations run riot – but in a way that I enjoy, and I hope you enjoy it too. It’s a way of mixing romance, history and just a tad of the paranormal. I love it!
Annette – many of us like to explore the unexplained happenings. Timeslip allows me to let my imaginations run riot – but in a way that I enjoy, and I hope you enjoy it too. It’s a way of mixing romance, history and just a tad of the paranormal. I love it!
What an enjoyable interview, so thank you Melinda and Nicola. I’m a long time lover of timeslip novels and other books of that sort. (In fact, an article of favorite such books would certainly be welcome!)
Were I to travel back in time, I’d like to meet my parents in their early twenties (before they became parents). It would be fascinating, I think, to know them as individuals rather than through the lens of a child’s eyes.
What an enjoyable interview, so thank you Melinda and Nicola. I’m a long time lover of timeslip novels and other books of that sort. (In fact, an article of favorite such books would certainly be welcome!)
Were I to travel back in time, I’d like to meet my parents in their early twenties (before they became parents). It would be fascinating, I think, to know them as individuals rather than through the lens of a child’s eyes.
What an enjoyable interview, so thank you Melinda and Nicola. I’m a long time lover of timeslip novels and other books of that sort. (In fact, an article of favorite such books would certainly be welcome!)
Were I to travel back in time, I’d like to meet my parents in their early twenties (before they became parents). It would be fascinating, I think, to know them as individuals rather than through the lens of a child’s eyes.
What an enjoyable interview, so thank you Melinda and Nicola. I’m a long time lover of timeslip novels and other books of that sort. (In fact, an article of favorite such books would certainly be welcome!)
Were I to travel back in time, I’d like to meet my parents in their early twenties (before they became parents). It would be fascinating, I think, to know them as individuals rather than through the lens of a child’s eyes.
What an enjoyable interview, so thank you Melinda and Nicola. I’m a long time lover of timeslip novels and other books of that sort. (In fact, an article of favorite such books would certainly be welcome!)
Were I to travel back in time, I’d like to meet my parents in their early twenties (before they became parents). It would be fascinating, I think, to know them as individuals rather than through the lens of a child’s eyes.
I love timeslip and time travel novels. The past and it’s history fascinate me. If I could go back I would have a hard time choosing where to go. But ultimately I would love to meet Jane Austen. She is a heroine of mine. I’d love to discuss her novels with her. And even though I was three years old when he died, I’d love to go back and meet Winston Chruchill. What a man!! He wrote some wonderful speeches and it was he who got England through the war.
This was a lovely interview and I’ll be looking up the book.
I love timeslip and time travel novels. The past and it’s history fascinate me. If I could go back I would have a hard time choosing where to go. But ultimately I would love to meet Jane Austen. She is a heroine of mine. I’d love to discuss her novels with her. And even though I was three years old when he died, I’d love to go back and meet Winston Chruchill. What a man!! He wrote some wonderful speeches and it was he who got England through the war.
This was a lovely interview and I’ll be looking up the book.
I love timeslip and time travel novels. The past and it’s history fascinate me. If I could go back I would have a hard time choosing where to go. But ultimately I would love to meet Jane Austen. She is a heroine of mine. I’d love to discuss her novels with her. And even though I was three years old when he died, I’d love to go back and meet Winston Chruchill. What a man!! He wrote some wonderful speeches and it was he who got England through the war.
This was a lovely interview and I’ll be looking up the book.
I love timeslip and time travel novels. The past and it’s history fascinate me. If I could go back I would have a hard time choosing where to go. But ultimately I would love to meet Jane Austen. She is a heroine of mine. I’d love to discuss her novels with her. And even though I was three years old when he died, I’d love to go back and meet Winston Chruchill. What a man!! He wrote some wonderful speeches and it was he who got England through the war.
This was a lovely interview and I’ll be looking up the book.
I love timeslip and time travel novels. The past and it’s history fascinate me. If I could go back I would have a hard time choosing where to go. But ultimately I would love to meet Jane Austen. She is a heroine of mine. I’d love to discuss her novels with her. And even though I was three years old when he died, I’d love to go back and meet Winston Chruchill. What a man!! He wrote some wonderful speeches and it was he who got England through the war.
This was a lovely interview and I’ll be looking up the book.
That’s an interesting idea, Kareni. My parents had quite a hard, working-class life and were a young married couple during WWII – I think I might find that a bit terrifying to witness, even knowing that they survived and had a long happy marriage (and me!)
That’s an interesting idea, Kareni. My parents had quite a hard, working-class life and were a young married couple during WWII – I think I might find that a bit terrifying to witness, even knowing that they survived and had a long happy marriage (and me!)
That’s an interesting idea, Kareni. My parents had quite a hard, working-class life and were a young married couple during WWII – I think I might find that a bit terrifying to witness, even knowing that they survived and had a long happy marriage (and me!)
That’s an interesting idea, Kareni. My parents had quite a hard, working-class life and were a young married couple during WWII – I think I might find that a bit terrifying to witness, even knowing that they survived and had a long happy marriage (and me!)
That’s an interesting idea, Kareni. My parents had quite a hard, working-class life and were a young married couple during WWII – I think I might find that a bit terrifying to witness, even knowing that they survived and had a long happy marriage (and me!)
Two interesting choices, Teresa. Churchill – hmm, get him on a good day, won’t you, I believe he could be difficult (but he did suffer from depression so that might explain some of it).
And Austen – wouldn’t we all love to meet her? If time travel actually happened I think she might have to set up “open days” to meet up with everyone, or else she would never get those brilliant novels written 🙂
Two interesting choices, Teresa. Churchill – hmm, get him on a good day, won’t you, I believe he could be difficult (but he did suffer from depression so that might explain some of it).
And Austen – wouldn’t we all love to meet her? If time travel actually happened I think she might have to set up “open days” to meet up with everyone, or else she would never get those brilliant novels written 🙂
Two interesting choices, Teresa. Churchill – hmm, get him on a good day, won’t you, I believe he could be difficult (but he did suffer from depression so that might explain some of it).
And Austen – wouldn’t we all love to meet her? If time travel actually happened I think she might have to set up “open days” to meet up with everyone, or else she would never get those brilliant novels written 🙂
Two interesting choices, Teresa. Churchill – hmm, get him on a good day, won’t you, I believe he could be difficult (but he did suffer from depression so that might explain some of it).
And Austen – wouldn’t we all love to meet her? If time travel actually happened I think she might have to set up “open days” to meet up with everyone, or else she would never get those brilliant novels written 🙂
Two interesting choices, Teresa. Churchill – hmm, get him on a good day, won’t you, I believe he could be difficult (but he did suffer from depression so that might explain some of it).
And Austen – wouldn’t we all love to meet her? If time travel actually happened I think she might have to set up “open days” to meet up with everyone, or else she would never get those brilliant novels written 🙂
Well the subject of the book isn’t closed for me as I will continue to study the history for a long time, I’m sure. However, as a novel, House of Shadows is finished. In my mind there is a very clear separation between the fictional story and the history.
Well the subject of the book isn’t closed for me as I will continue to study the history for a long time, I’m sure. However, as a novel, House of Shadows is finished. In my mind there is a very clear separation between the fictional story and the history.
Well the subject of the book isn’t closed for me as I will continue to study the history for a long time, I’m sure. However, as a novel, House of Shadows is finished. In my mind there is a very clear separation between the fictional story and the history.
Well the subject of the book isn’t closed for me as I will continue to study the history for a long time, I’m sure. However, as a novel, House of Shadows is finished. In my mind there is a very clear separation between the fictional story and the history.
Well the subject of the book isn’t closed for me as I will continue to study the history for a long time, I’m sure. However, as a novel, House of Shadows is finished. In my mind there is a very clear separation between the fictional story and the history.
It would be purely personal, but I’d go back in time and find my parents before they met. I have always been curious and there are no family stories about it (nor anyone alive now to tell them). I’d meet my oldest brother, who died when he was only 4 (no vaccines in those days). I’d try to change things for all of us. I doubt I’d succeed but that’s to be discovered.
For known historical figures, I’d like to meet some of the Founding Fathers – Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Adams — and their ladies. Between the saintly versions of my early school history books and the deconstructed, practically demonized, versions we get now, I suspect there’s a lot more to learn about them.
It would be purely personal, but I’d go back in time and find my parents before they met. I have always been curious and there are no family stories about it (nor anyone alive now to tell them). I’d meet my oldest brother, who died when he was only 4 (no vaccines in those days). I’d try to change things for all of us. I doubt I’d succeed but that’s to be discovered.
For known historical figures, I’d like to meet some of the Founding Fathers – Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Adams — and their ladies. Between the saintly versions of my early school history books and the deconstructed, practically demonized, versions we get now, I suspect there’s a lot more to learn about them.
It would be purely personal, but I’d go back in time and find my parents before they met. I have always been curious and there are no family stories about it (nor anyone alive now to tell them). I’d meet my oldest brother, who died when he was only 4 (no vaccines in those days). I’d try to change things for all of us. I doubt I’d succeed but that’s to be discovered.
For known historical figures, I’d like to meet some of the Founding Fathers – Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Adams — and their ladies. Between the saintly versions of my early school history books and the deconstructed, practically demonized, versions we get now, I suspect there’s a lot more to learn about them.
It would be purely personal, but I’d go back in time and find my parents before they met. I have always been curious and there are no family stories about it (nor anyone alive now to tell them). I’d meet my oldest brother, who died when he was only 4 (no vaccines in those days). I’d try to change things for all of us. I doubt I’d succeed but that’s to be discovered.
For known historical figures, I’d like to meet some of the Founding Fathers – Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Adams — and their ladies. Between the saintly versions of my early school history books and the deconstructed, practically demonized, versions we get now, I suspect there’s a lot more to learn about them.
It would be purely personal, but I’d go back in time and find my parents before they met. I have always been curious and there are no family stories about it (nor anyone alive now to tell them). I’d meet my oldest brother, who died when he was only 4 (no vaccines in those days). I’d try to change things for all of us. I doubt I’d succeed but that’s to be discovered.
For known historical figures, I’d like to meet some of the Founding Fathers – Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Adams — and their ladies. Between the saintly versions of my early school history books and the deconstructed, practically demonized, versions we get now, I suspect there’s a lot more to learn about them.
Interesting, Janice, and so intriguing to meet up with family (although possibly heartbreaking, too). That is where writing fiction can help, I think, because one can explore different scenarios. And the Founding Fathers – I suspect with history the truth is always slightly different – and possibly not even straightforward if you were a witness to events – it may well depend upon your point of view, too.
Interesting, Janice, and so intriguing to meet up with family (although possibly heartbreaking, too). That is where writing fiction can help, I think, because one can explore different scenarios. And the Founding Fathers – I suspect with history the truth is always slightly different – and possibly not even straightforward if you were a witness to events – it may well depend upon your point of view, too.
Interesting, Janice, and so intriguing to meet up with family (although possibly heartbreaking, too). That is where writing fiction can help, I think, because one can explore different scenarios. And the Founding Fathers – I suspect with history the truth is always slightly different – and possibly not even straightforward if you were a witness to events – it may well depend upon your point of view, too.
Interesting, Janice, and so intriguing to meet up with family (although possibly heartbreaking, too). That is where writing fiction can help, I think, because one can explore different scenarios. And the Founding Fathers – I suspect with history the truth is always slightly different – and possibly not even straightforward if you were a witness to events – it may well depend upon your point of view, too.
Interesting, Janice, and so intriguing to meet up with family (although possibly heartbreaking, too). That is where writing fiction can help, I think, because one can explore different scenarios. And the Founding Fathers – I suspect with history the truth is always slightly different – and possibly not even straightforward if you were a witness to events – it may well depend upon your point of view, too.
Thank you very much indeed to Melinda for being our guest on Word Wenches and congratulations to Kareni who has won a copy of Moonshadows! Thank you all for your comments – and enthusiasm for time travel!
Thank you very much indeed to Melinda for being our guest on Word Wenches and congratulations to Kareni who has won a copy of Moonshadows! Thank you all for your comments – and enthusiasm for time travel!
Thank you very much indeed to Melinda for being our guest on Word Wenches and congratulations to Kareni who has won a copy of Moonshadows! Thank you all for your comments – and enthusiasm for time travel!
Thank you very much indeed to Melinda for being our guest on Word Wenches and congratulations to Kareni who has won a copy of Moonshadows! Thank you all for your comments – and enthusiasm for time travel!
Thank you very much indeed to Melinda for being our guest on Word Wenches and congratulations to Kareni who has won a copy of Moonshadows! Thank you all for your comments – and enthusiasm for time travel!
Nicola, thank you and Word Wenches for inviting me. It has been a real pleasure, and thank you to all those who took the trouble to post a comment, I have enjoyed “talking” to you all. Congratulations Kareni, I hope you enjoy Moonshadows.
Nicola, thank you and Word Wenches for inviting me. It has been a real pleasure, and thank you to all those who took the trouble to post a comment, I have enjoyed “talking” to you all. Congratulations Kareni, I hope you enjoy Moonshadows.
Nicola, thank you and Word Wenches for inviting me. It has been a real pleasure, and thank you to all those who took the trouble to post a comment, I have enjoyed “talking” to you all. Congratulations Kareni, I hope you enjoy Moonshadows.
Nicola, thank you and Word Wenches for inviting me. It has been a real pleasure, and thank you to all those who took the trouble to post a comment, I have enjoyed “talking” to you all. Congratulations Kareni, I hope you enjoy Moonshadows.
Nicola, thank you and Word Wenches for inviting me. It has been a real pleasure, and thank you to all those who took the trouble to post a comment, I have enjoyed “talking” to you all. Congratulations Kareni, I hope you enjoy Moonshadows.
Thanks so much, Melinda! I’m looking forward to reading Moonshadows.
Thanks so much, Melinda! I’m looking forward to reading Moonshadows.
Thanks so much, Melinda! I’m looking forward to reading Moonshadows.
Thanks so much, Melinda! I’m looking forward to reading Moonshadows.
Thanks so much, Melinda! I’m looking forward to reading Moonshadows.