Susanna here. First off, it needs to be said there will never be anyone to fill Jo Beverley’s shoes. She just isn’t replaceable. Although I only met her in person a couple of times, they were times that I’ll remember (and I’ll always pronounce “duke” properly because of her).
While I’m honored and thrilled to be joining the Wenchery, I’m not attempting to fill the place left by Jo’s passing, but rather to take the seat next to hers, leaving hers here at the table in case she has need of it.
So. How to begin?
There were many of you who DID manage to guess my identity, based on the quiz that Anne posted a few weeks ago, but it occurs to me that there are likely just as many of you who have No Idea Who I Am, so I thought it might be a good thing to go through the answers to the questions on that quiz, and let you learn a little bit about me:
1) Although I have both British and Irish ancestry and harbor a longtime love of all things Australasian, I am sadly none of these. I’m plain old North American. Canadian, to be exact—born and raised by the shores of the Great Lakes in Ontario. Being Canadian gives me a uniquely outsider’s perspective on both British and American society and history, as well as the useful bilingualism that lets me know French fries and chips are the same thing.
2) I do indeed write books that can only be described as a marketer’s nightmare, usually with twin-stranded storylines that interweave contemporary romantic suspense with historical mystery, adventure, and even more romance. They end with a kiss, as my father would say, so whatever kind of hodgepodge the book itself may be, it will always end happily.
3) I have to confess that, thanks to the choices given for this question in the quiz, I now find myself intrigued by the possibilities of links between cats and politicians, but the true answer is that I’m fascinated by the links between the past and present. I come from a family of amateur genealogists, so my own ancestors and their lives were always very real to me, tangibly connecting me to those events in history they had lived through. I had five ancestors on the Mayflower, one on the edge of the battlefield at Waterloo, one who captained an East Indiaman on a trade voyage to China, and one who, as King John’s illegitimate half-brother, was probably hanging around at the time the Magna Carta was signed, so “history”, for me, has always been about the people who took part in it, and how what we are now was shaped by those who came before us.
4) I’m all of the above, for this one. The RITA was won in 2014 by my novel The Firebird, and the Wenches have always been generous supporters of my stories, and before being welcomed into the actual Wenchdom I was an incredibly proud Honorary Word Wench—an honor conferred on me after this lovely interview by Nicola.
5) This one I’ll scoot over because I don’t like to boast, but yes, I’m all of the above.
6) Anyone who’s met me will be able to guess from my roundish physique that I’m NOT a mad-keen jogger. But I am married—to a man I’ve known since we were both in high school, though we didn’t figure out we should be married until we were in our thirties. And we have two sons, both teenagers, both wonderful—one just entering high school and one getting ready to leave it.
7) Research is my rabbit hole, and most days I’m happily deep in it, following stray names and facts to the bottom to see where they’ll lead me. I’m especially finicky about keeping to facts—if I have an old letter in which someone says they were standing on a specific street corner at a specific time on a specific date, then that’s where they’ll be in my story, even if I have to bend the plot around them. Some of my most rewarding plot twists, I’ve learned, come from bending my fiction so it fits the facts. I’m also, thanks to all that time spent in my rabbit hole, a great person to have on your team when playing Trivial Pursuit.
8) I play the field when it comes to conferences, and always try to attend the RT Booklovers Convention and RWA National Conference each year, as well as the Surrey International Writers Conference, where I teach and learn in equal measure. When I can, I’ll squeeze in any extra opportunities available to meet with and learn from my colleagues and readers.
9) Like most readers, I suspect, I have eclectic tastes. Randomly choosing one book from each of a handful of “keeper” shelves here in my writing room gave me the stack in this picture, which gives you an idea of my favorites, old and new. Not surprisingly, many of them are romantic, mixed with either history or with mystery—sometimes both.
10) As with number 5, I’ll just say yes, the answer’s all of the above. The Catherine Cookson Fiction Prize, in 1993, was the defining one that opened all the doors for me, and will always be special since one of the judges (there were only three) was the amazing Evelyn Anthony, a writer whose books had transported me so often it seemed unimaginable that she had not only read MY book but had selected it to win. The day I met her, when she shook my hand in person, was a day I won’t forget.
So there you are—that’s me. So very happy to be here. So very honored. I shall try to be a worthy Wench!
In the meantime, since we’re getting introduced to one another, please feel free to ask me anything at all. What would you like to know about me?
I am so glad we can let the world know you’re an Official Wench now! Welcome.
I am so glad we can let the world know you’re an Official Wench now! Welcome.
I am so glad we can let the world know you’re an Official Wench now! Welcome.
I am so glad we can let the world know you’re an Official Wench now! Welcome.
I am so glad we can let the world know you’re an Official Wench now! Welcome.
I am very happy to see that you are the new Wench. 🙂
I finished reading The Firebird last night, as it happens.
I’ve read three novels so far (Mariana, Sophia’s Secret, and The Firebird) and I’m looking forward to reading more.
The funny thing is that there have been some… coincidences in my life lately, so – as I was reading Mariana – I was shocked to realize how close it came to some of my own experiences.
I am really anxious to see your future contributions to this blog. 🙂
Thumbs up!
I am very happy to see that you are the new Wench. 🙂
I finished reading The Firebird last night, as it happens.
I’ve read three novels so far (Mariana, Sophia’s Secret, and The Firebird) and I’m looking forward to reading more.
The funny thing is that there have been some… coincidences in my life lately, so – as I was reading Mariana – I was shocked to realize how close it came to some of my own experiences.
I am really anxious to see your future contributions to this blog. 🙂
Thumbs up!
I am very happy to see that you are the new Wench. 🙂
I finished reading The Firebird last night, as it happens.
I’ve read three novels so far (Mariana, Sophia’s Secret, and The Firebird) and I’m looking forward to reading more.
The funny thing is that there have been some… coincidences in my life lately, so – as I was reading Mariana – I was shocked to realize how close it came to some of my own experiences.
I am really anxious to see your future contributions to this blog. 🙂
Thumbs up!
I am very happy to see that you are the new Wench. 🙂
I finished reading The Firebird last night, as it happens.
I’ve read three novels so far (Mariana, Sophia’s Secret, and The Firebird) and I’m looking forward to reading more.
The funny thing is that there have been some… coincidences in my life lately, so – as I was reading Mariana – I was shocked to realize how close it came to some of my own experiences.
I am really anxious to see your future contributions to this blog. 🙂
Thumbs up!
I am very happy to see that you are the new Wench. 🙂
I finished reading The Firebird last night, as it happens.
I’ve read three novels so far (Mariana, Sophia’s Secret, and The Firebird) and I’m looking forward to reading more.
The funny thing is that there have been some… coincidences in my life lately, so – as I was reading Mariana – I was shocked to realize how close it came to some of my own experiences.
I am really anxious to see your future contributions to this blog. 🙂
Thumbs up!
Welcome to the blog Ms. Kearsley. I have to admit that I’m not familiar with your work. So, I went out (on line) to our local library and they have quite a selection of your work. I ordered THE ROSE GARDEN. It sounds really interesting and I look forward to reading it. I have found many wonderful new (to me) authors through this blog.
Welcome!
Welcome to the blog Ms. Kearsley. I have to admit that I’m not familiar with your work. So, I went out (on line) to our local library and they have quite a selection of your work. I ordered THE ROSE GARDEN. It sounds really interesting and I look forward to reading it. I have found many wonderful new (to me) authors through this blog.
Welcome!
Welcome to the blog Ms. Kearsley. I have to admit that I’m not familiar with your work. So, I went out (on line) to our local library and they have quite a selection of your work. I ordered THE ROSE GARDEN. It sounds really interesting and I look forward to reading it. I have found many wonderful new (to me) authors through this blog.
Welcome!
Welcome to the blog Ms. Kearsley. I have to admit that I’m not familiar with your work. So, I went out (on line) to our local library and they have quite a selection of your work. I ordered THE ROSE GARDEN. It sounds really interesting and I look forward to reading it. I have found many wonderful new (to me) authors through this blog.
Welcome!
Welcome to the blog Ms. Kearsley. I have to admit that I’m not familiar with your work. So, I went out (on line) to our local library and they have quite a selection of your work. I ordered THE ROSE GARDEN. It sounds really interesting and I look forward to reading it. I have found many wonderful new (to me) authors through this blog.
Welcome!
So fun to finally have the secret out of the bag, Susanna! We are so happy to have you as our newest Wenchly sister! I can’t wait to go down many a research rabbit hole with you.
Speaking of team Trivial Pursuit competitions . . . I have a feeling the Wenches would likely be a formidable force!
So fun to finally have the secret out of the bag, Susanna! We are so happy to have you as our newest Wenchly sister! I can’t wait to go down many a research rabbit hole with you.
Speaking of team Trivial Pursuit competitions . . . I have a feeling the Wenches would likely be a formidable force!
So fun to finally have the secret out of the bag, Susanna! We are so happy to have you as our newest Wenchly sister! I can’t wait to go down many a research rabbit hole with you.
Speaking of team Trivial Pursuit competitions . . . I have a feeling the Wenches would likely be a formidable force!
So fun to finally have the secret out of the bag, Susanna! We are so happy to have you as our newest Wenchly sister! I can’t wait to go down many a research rabbit hole with you.
Speaking of team Trivial Pursuit competitions . . . I have a feeling the Wenches would likely be a formidable force!
So fun to finally have the secret out of the bag, Susanna! We are so happy to have you as our newest Wenchly sister! I can’t wait to go down many a research rabbit hole with you.
Speaking of team Trivial Pursuit competitions . . . I have a feeling the Wenches would likely be a formidable force!
Wow! A new wench! Welcome Susanna! I have to confess that I don’t read every post though I always enjoy those that I do read. I missed the quiz, not that it would have helped as I’ve not read any of your books. Yet. I liked your reading pile as there were quite a few books there that I’ve read and dnjoyed. And I’m looking forward to reading some of your stories and posts.
Wow! A new wench! Welcome Susanna! I have to confess that I don’t read every post though I always enjoy those that I do read. I missed the quiz, not that it would have helped as I’ve not read any of your books. Yet. I liked your reading pile as there were quite a few books there that I’ve read and dnjoyed. And I’m looking forward to reading some of your stories and posts.
Wow! A new wench! Welcome Susanna! I have to confess that I don’t read every post though I always enjoy those that I do read. I missed the quiz, not that it would have helped as I’ve not read any of your books. Yet. I liked your reading pile as there were quite a few books there that I’ve read and dnjoyed. And I’m looking forward to reading some of your stories and posts.
Wow! A new wench! Welcome Susanna! I have to confess that I don’t read every post though I always enjoy those that I do read. I missed the quiz, not that it would have helped as I’ve not read any of your books. Yet. I liked your reading pile as there were quite a few books there that I’ve read and dnjoyed. And I’m looking forward to reading some of your stories and posts.
Wow! A new wench! Welcome Susanna! I have to confess that I don’t read every post though I always enjoy those that I do read. I missed the quiz, not that it would have helped as I’ve not read any of your books. Yet. I liked your reading pile as there were quite a few books there that I’ve read and dnjoyed. And I’m looking forward to reading some of your stories and posts.
Hi Susanna … Welcome!
I read ‘The Shadowy Horses’ a while back as my first time slip novel. Being a scientist I have always had a fascination with the physics of time and as an avid fiction reader am intrigued to see how novelists play with the concepts.
May I ask what inspired the ideas behind the shadowy horses? Was it an interest in Roman Britain, ghosts, or the ways that memory can play tricks. Have you ever sensed and drawn on the ‘atmospheres’ associated with historic sites eg massacre sites like Glen Coe in Scotland …. where one might perhaps expect ghosts to linger.
Hi Susanna … Welcome!
I read ‘The Shadowy Horses’ a while back as my first time slip novel. Being a scientist I have always had a fascination with the physics of time and as an avid fiction reader am intrigued to see how novelists play with the concepts.
May I ask what inspired the ideas behind the shadowy horses? Was it an interest in Roman Britain, ghosts, or the ways that memory can play tricks. Have you ever sensed and drawn on the ‘atmospheres’ associated with historic sites eg massacre sites like Glen Coe in Scotland …. where one might perhaps expect ghosts to linger.
Hi Susanna … Welcome!
I read ‘The Shadowy Horses’ a while back as my first time slip novel. Being a scientist I have always had a fascination with the physics of time and as an avid fiction reader am intrigued to see how novelists play with the concepts.
May I ask what inspired the ideas behind the shadowy horses? Was it an interest in Roman Britain, ghosts, or the ways that memory can play tricks. Have you ever sensed and drawn on the ‘atmospheres’ associated with historic sites eg massacre sites like Glen Coe in Scotland …. where one might perhaps expect ghosts to linger.
Hi Susanna … Welcome!
I read ‘The Shadowy Horses’ a while back as my first time slip novel. Being a scientist I have always had a fascination with the physics of time and as an avid fiction reader am intrigued to see how novelists play with the concepts.
May I ask what inspired the ideas behind the shadowy horses? Was it an interest in Roman Britain, ghosts, or the ways that memory can play tricks. Have you ever sensed and drawn on the ‘atmospheres’ associated with historic sites eg massacre sites like Glen Coe in Scotland …. where one might perhaps expect ghosts to linger.
Hi Susanna … Welcome!
I read ‘The Shadowy Horses’ a while back as my first time slip novel. Being a scientist I have always had a fascination with the physics of time and as an avid fiction reader am intrigued to see how novelists play with the concepts.
May I ask what inspired the ideas behind the shadowy horses? Was it an interest in Roman Britain, ghosts, or the ways that memory can play tricks. Have you ever sensed and drawn on the ‘atmospheres’ associated with historic sites eg massacre sites like Glen Coe in Scotland …. where one might perhaps expect ghosts to linger.
I love your books! I think I have them all. I love big, long, detailed books full of lots of other things besides the romance. They rarely publish those kinds of books any more. I’m glad they publish yours. I don’t usually read contemporaries, but I read yours.
I read “The Rose Garden” first, and the surprise ending knocked my socks off. I love “Season of Storms”. Are you going to write any more straight romantic suspense without the history again? Those are my favorites.
I love your books! I think I have them all. I love big, long, detailed books full of lots of other things besides the romance. They rarely publish those kinds of books any more. I’m glad they publish yours. I don’t usually read contemporaries, but I read yours.
I read “The Rose Garden” first, and the surprise ending knocked my socks off. I love “Season of Storms”. Are you going to write any more straight romantic suspense without the history again? Those are my favorites.
I love your books! I think I have them all. I love big, long, detailed books full of lots of other things besides the romance. They rarely publish those kinds of books any more. I’m glad they publish yours. I don’t usually read contemporaries, but I read yours.
I read “The Rose Garden” first, and the surprise ending knocked my socks off. I love “Season of Storms”. Are you going to write any more straight romantic suspense without the history again? Those are my favorites.
I love your books! I think I have them all. I love big, long, detailed books full of lots of other things besides the romance. They rarely publish those kinds of books any more. I’m glad they publish yours. I don’t usually read contemporaries, but I read yours.
I read “The Rose Garden” first, and the surprise ending knocked my socks off. I love “Season of Storms”. Are you going to write any more straight romantic suspense without the history again? Those are my favorites.
I love your books! I think I have them all. I love big, long, detailed books full of lots of other things besides the romance. They rarely publish those kinds of books any more. I’m glad they publish yours. I don’t usually read contemporaries, but I read yours.
I read “The Rose Garden” first, and the surprise ending knocked my socks off. I love “Season of Storms”. Are you going to write any more straight romantic suspense without the history again? Those are my favorites.
Knew it! I must tell you a couple of your books have come along during certain tricky events in my life and have smoothed the way considerably. Have loved time slip-books since I was a kid and read the sort of time-slippish Edward Eager books.The past is always present. Congratulations on your Wenchliness!
Knew it! I must tell you a couple of your books have come along during certain tricky events in my life and have smoothed the way considerably. Have loved time slip-books since I was a kid and read the sort of time-slippish Edward Eager books.The past is always present. Congratulations on your Wenchliness!
Knew it! I must tell you a couple of your books have come along during certain tricky events in my life and have smoothed the way considerably. Have loved time slip-books since I was a kid and read the sort of time-slippish Edward Eager books.The past is always present. Congratulations on your Wenchliness!
Knew it! I must tell you a couple of your books have come along during certain tricky events in my life and have smoothed the way considerably. Have loved time slip-books since I was a kid and read the sort of time-slippish Edward Eager books.The past is always present. Congratulations on your Wenchliness!
Knew it! I must tell you a couple of your books have come along during certain tricky events in my life and have smoothed the way considerably. Have loved time slip-books since I was a kid and read the sort of time-slippish Edward Eager books.The past is always present. Congratulations on your Wenchliness!
Thanks! You’ve all made me feel part of the family already. So happy to be here.
Thanks! You’ve all made me feel part of the family already. So happy to be here.
Thanks! You’ve all made me feel part of the family already. So happy to be here.
Thanks! You’ve all made me feel part of the family already. So happy to be here.
Thanks! You’ve all made me feel part of the family already. So happy to be here.
Thanks for the welcome! And yes, there’s definitely more in life than we can easily explain, isn’t there? Glad you’re enjoying the books.
Thanks for the welcome! And yes, there’s definitely more in life than we can easily explain, isn’t there? Glad you’re enjoying the books.
Thanks for the welcome! And yes, there’s definitely more in life than we can easily explain, isn’t there? Glad you’re enjoying the books.
Thanks for the welcome! And yes, there’s definitely more in life than we can easily explain, isn’t there? Glad you’re enjoying the books.
Thanks for the welcome! And yes, there’s definitely more in life than we can easily explain, isn’t there? Glad you’re enjoying the books.
Hi, Mary. I, too, have been introduced to some great books and authors by reading the recommendations here. Hope you enjoy The Rose Garden!
Hi, Mary. I, too, have been introduced to some great books and authors by reading the recommendations here. Hope you enjoy The Rose Garden!
Hi, Mary. I, too, have been introduced to some great books and authors by reading the recommendations here. Hope you enjoy The Rose Garden!
Hi, Mary. I, too, have been introduced to some great books and authors by reading the recommendations here. Hope you enjoy The Rose Garden!
Hi, Mary. I, too, have been introduced to some great books and authors by reading the recommendations here. Hope you enjoy The Rose Garden!
We would indeed. And you know there’s always plenty of room in my rabbit hole for friends!
We would indeed. And you know there’s always plenty of room in my rabbit hole for friends!
We would indeed. And you know there’s always plenty of room in my rabbit hole for friends!
We would indeed. And you know there’s always plenty of room in my rabbit hole for friends!
We would indeed. And you know there’s always plenty of room in my rabbit hole for friends!
Thanks, Shelagh. It was a fun exercise, taking those books from the shelves at random and seeing what I ended up with. On another day, I might have had Winnie the Pooh and Kurt Vonnegut and Jean Plaidy 🙂 Lots and lots of favourite reads. Which ones in my stack have you read and enjoyed?
Thanks, Shelagh. It was a fun exercise, taking those books from the shelves at random and seeing what I ended up with. On another day, I might have had Winnie the Pooh and Kurt Vonnegut and Jean Plaidy 🙂 Lots and lots of favourite reads. Which ones in my stack have you read and enjoyed?
Thanks, Shelagh. It was a fun exercise, taking those books from the shelves at random and seeing what I ended up with. On another day, I might have had Winnie the Pooh and Kurt Vonnegut and Jean Plaidy 🙂 Lots and lots of favourite reads. Which ones in my stack have you read and enjoyed?
Thanks, Shelagh. It was a fun exercise, taking those books from the shelves at random and seeing what I ended up with. On another day, I might have had Winnie the Pooh and Kurt Vonnegut and Jean Plaidy 🙂 Lots and lots of favourite reads. Which ones in my stack have you read and enjoyed?
Thanks, Shelagh. It was a fun exercise, taking those books from the shelves at random and seeing what I ended up with. On another day, I might have had Winnie the Pooh and Kurt Vonnegut and Jean Plaidy 🙂 Lots and lots of favourite reads. Which ones in my stack have you read and enjoyed?
I look forward to your contributions to Wenchly wit and wisdom, Ms. Kearsley. I am Southern by birth, by residence, and by academic field and a firm believer in the truth of William Faulkner’s claim that “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” So perhaps predictably I count some Kearsley novels among my keepers.
I look forward to your contributions to Wenchly wit and wisdom, Ms. Kearsley. I am Southern by birth, by residence, and by academic field and a firm believer in the truth of William Faulkner’s claim that “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” So perhaps predictably I count some Kearsley novels among my keepers.
I look forward to your contributions to Wenchly wit and wisdom, Ms. Kearsley. I am Southern by birth, by residence, and by academic field and a firm believer in the truth of William Faulkner’s claim that “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” So perhaps predictably I count some Kearsley novels among my keepers.
I look forward to your contributions to Wenchly wit and wisdom, Ms. Kearsley. I am Southern by birth, by residence, and by academic field and a firm believer in the truth of William Faulkner’s claim that “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” So perhaps predictably I count some Kearsley novels among my keepers.
I look forward to your contributions to Wenchly wit and wisdom, Ms. Kearsley. I am Southern by birth, by residence, and by academic field and a firm believer in the truth of William Faulkner’s claim that “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” So perhaps predictably I count some Kearsley novels among my keepers.
Hi, Quantum! The Shadowy Horses was actually inspired by a few things colliding in my imagination: my childhood love of Rosemary Sutcliff’s book The Eagle of the Ninth, which introduced me to the history of the “lost” Legion, combined with my reading H.V. Morton’s In Scotland Again, in which he related the tale of the Eyemouth Disaster, and my discovery of Stephan Schwartz’s nonfiction book The Alexandria Project, chronicling an expedition using psychics to search for Alexander the Great’s tomb.
One of the psychics, a fellow Canadian by the name of George McMullen, particularly caught my attention because he was an ordinary, unassuming man who had worked with a highly-respected Canadian archaeologist (Dr. J. Norman Emerson) doing remote viewing on various field sites to guide the digging by identifying features below the ground.
I just loved this whole concept, of the psychic and the archaeologist working together, and over time the character of little Robbie grew from that.
As for whether I myself have ever been affected by the atmosphere of a place: I actually have, more often with rooms and small spaces than with large historic sites, although in Greece I was deeply affected by the ancient 5th century stadium above the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. In the stillness of that place, amid the pines, it was so easy to hear voices…
Hi, Quantum! The Shadowy Horses was actually inspired by a few things colliding in my imagination: my childhood love of Rosemary Sutcliff’s book The Eagle of the Ninth, which introduced me to the history of the “lost” Legion, combined with my reading H.V. Morton’s In Scotland Again, in which he related the tale of the Eyemouth Disaster, and my discovery of Stephan Schwartz’s nonfiction book The Alexandria Project, chronicling an expedition using psychics to search for Alexander the Great’s tomb.
One of the psychics, a fellow Canadian by the name of George McMullen, particularly caught my attention because he was an ordinary, unassuming man who had worked with a highly-respected Canadian archaeologist (Dr. J. Norman Emerson) doing remote viewing on various field sites to guide the digging by identifying features below the ground.
I just loved this whole concept, of the psychic and the archaeologist working together, and over time the character of little Robbie grew from that.
As for whether I myself have ever been affected by the atmosphere of a place: I actually have, more often with rooms and small spaces than with large historic sites, although in Greece I was deeply affected by the ancient 5th century stadium above the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. In the stillness of that place, amid the pines, it was so easy to hear voices…
Hi, Quantum! The Shadowy Horses was actually inspired by a few things colliding in my imagination: my childhood love of Rosemary Sutcliff’s book The Eagle of the Ninth, which introduced me to the history of the “lost” Legion, combined with my reading H.V. Morton’s In Scotland Again, in which he related the tale of the Eyemouth Disaster, and my discovery of Stephan Schwartz’s nonfiction book The Alexandria Project, chronicling an expedition using psychics to search for Alexander the Great’s tomb.
One of the psychics, a fellow Canadian by the name of George McMullen, particularly caught my attention because he was an ordinary, unassuming man who had worked with a highly-respected Canadian archaeologist (Dr. J. Norman Emerson) doing remote viewing on various field sites to guide the digging by identifying features below the ground.
I just loved this whole concept, of the psychic and the archaeologist working together, and over time the character of little Robbie grew from that.
As for whether I myself have ever been affected by the atmosphere of a place: I actually have, more often with rooms and small spaces than with large historic sites, although in Greece I was deeply affected by the ancient 5th century stadium above the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. In the stillness of that place, amid the pines, it was so easy to hear voices…
Hi, Quantum! The Shadowy Horses was actually inspired by a few things colliding in my imagination: my childhood love of Rosemary Sutcliff’s book The Eagle of the Ninth, which introduced me to the history of the “lost” Legion, combined with my reading H.V. Morton’s In Scotland Again, in which he related the tale of the Eyemouth Disaster, and my discovery of Stephan Schwartz’s nonfiction book The Alexandria Project, chronicling an expedition using psychics to search for Alexander the Great’s tomb.
One of the psychics, a fellow Canadian by the name of George McMullen, particularly caught my attention because he was an ordinary, unassuming man who had worked with a highly-respected Canadian archaeologist (Dr. J. Norman Emerson) doing remote viewing on various field sites to guide the digging by identifying features below the ground.
I just loved this whole concept, of the psychic and the archaeologist working together, and over time the character of little Robbie grew from that.
As for whether I myself have ever been affected by the atmosphere of a place: I actually have, more often with rooms and small spaces than with large historic sites, although in Greece I was deeply affected by the ancient 5th century stadium above the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. In the stillness of that place, amid the pines, it was so easy to hear voices…
Hi, Quantum! The Shadowy Horses was actually inspired by a few things colliding in my imagination: my childhood love of Rosemary Sutcliff’s book The Eagle of the Ninth, which introduced me to the history of the “lost” Legion, combined with my reading H.V. Morton’s In Scotland Again, in which he related the tale of the Eyemouth Disaster, and my discovery of Stephan Schwartz’s nonfiction book The Alexandria Project, chronicling an expedition using psychics to search for Alexander the Great’s tomb.
One of the psychics, a fellow Canadian by the name of George McMullen, particularly caught my attention because he was an ordinary, unassuming man who had worked with a highly-respected Canadian archaeologist (Dr. J. Norman Emerson) doing remote viewing on various field sites to guide the digging by identifying features below the ground.
I just loved this whole concept, of the psychic and the archaeologist working together, and over time the character of little Robbie grew from that.
As for whether I myself have ever been affected by the atmosphere of a place: I actually have, more often with rooms and small spaces than with large historic sites, although in Greece I was deeply affected by the ancient 5th century stadium above the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. In the stillness of that place, amid the pines, it was so easy to hear voices…
I’m reading The Shadowy Horses right now. 😉 Having seen that in The Firebird your intention was to give Robbie his own story, I already expected to find a younger Robbie somewhere else – and here he is! Well, much younger than I had guessed, but cute as a button.
I’m reading The Shadowy Horses right now. 😉 Having seen that in The Firebird your intention was to give Robbie his own story, I already expected to find a younger Robbie somewhere else – and here he is! Well, much younger than I had guessed, but cute as a button.
I’m reading The Shadowy Horses right now. 😉 Having seen that in The Firebird your intention was to give Robbie his own story, I already expected to find a younger Robbie somewhere else – and here he is! Well, much younger than I had guessed, but cute as a button.
I’m reading The Shadowy Horses right now. 😉 Having seen that in The Firebird your intention was to give Robbie his own story, I already expected to find a younger Robbie somewhere else – and here he is! Well, much younger than I had guessed, but cute as a button.
I’m reading The Shadowy Horses right now. 😉 Having seen that in The Firebird your intention was to give Robbie his own story, I already expected to find a younger Robbie somewhere else – and here he is! Well, much younger than I had guessed, but cute as a button.
Susanna–
Welcome, welcome, welcome! I’m so glad we can introguce you officially now. A lovely post–some of those things I new, but others were new. (You met Evelyn Anthony and she chose your book?!!! A great moment for sure.)
THE SHADOWY HORSES was my first book of yours that I read, and now I’ve got my sister reading it so she, too, can get hooked. *G* I’m looking forward to spending time with you down there in your rabbit hole!
Susanna–
Welcome, welcome, welcome! I’m so glad we can introguce you officially now. A lovely post–some of those things I new, but others were new. (You met Evelyn Anthony and she chose your book?!!! A great moment for sure.)
THE SHADOWY HORSES was my first book of yours that I read, and now I’ve got my sister reading it so she, too, can get hooked. *G* I’m looking forward to spending time with you down there in your rabbit hole!
Susanna–
Welcome, welcome, welcome! I’m so glad we can introguce you officially now. A lovely post–some of those things I new, but others were new. (You met Evelyn Anthony and she chose your book?!!! A great moment for sure.)
THE SHADOWY HORSES was my first book of yours that I read, and now I’ve got my sister reading it so she, too, can get hooked. *G* I’m looking forward to spending time with you down there in your rabbit hole!
Susanna–
Welcome, welcome, welcome! I’m so glad we can introguce you officially now. A lovely post–some of those things I new, but others were new. (You met Evelyn Anthony and she chose your book?!!! A great moment for sure.)
THE SHADOWY HORSES was my first book of yours that I read, and now I’ve got my sister reading it so she, too, can get hooked. *G* I’m looking forward to spending time with you down there in your rabbit hole!
Susanna–
Welcome, welcome, welcome! I’m so glad we can introguce you officially now. A lovely post–some of those things I new, but others were new. (You met Evelyn Anthony and she chose your book?!!! A great moment for sure.)
THE SHADOWY HORSES was my first book of yours that I read, and now I’ve got my sister reading it so she, too, can get hooked. *G* I’m looking forward to spending time with you down there in your rabbit hole!
I am so delighted that you are now a Word Wench!
I am so delighted that you are now a Word Wench!
I am so delighted that you are now a Word Wench!
I am so delighted that you are now a Word Wench!
I am so delighted that you are now a Word Wench!
I read/listened to my first book of yours just recently (Sophia’s Secret) and really loved it. So I’m excited you are joining the Wenches!
I read/listened to my first book of yours just recently (Sophia’s Secret) and really loved it. So I’m excited you are joining the Wenches!
I read/listened to my first book of yours just recently (Sophia’s Secret) and really loved it. So I’m excited you are joining the Wenches!
I read/listened to my first book of yours just recently (Sophia’s Secret) and really loved it. So I’m excited you are joining the Wenches!
I read/listened to my first book of yours just recently (Sophia’s Secret) and really loved it. So I’m excited you are joining the Wenches!
It’s a difficult choice, but that is my favourite of Susanna’s books, Mary! I do hope you love it as much as I do.
It’s a difficult choice, but that is my favourite of Susanna’s books, Mary! I do hope you love it as much as I do.
It’s a difficult choice, but that is my favourite of Susanna’s books, Mary! I do hope you love it as much as I do.
It’s a difficult choice, but that is my favourite of Susanna’s books, Mary! I do hope you love it as much as I do.
It’s a difficult choice, but that is my favourite of Susanna’s books, Mary! I do hope you love it as much as I do.
It’s wonderful to be welcoming you as a Word Wench, Susanna! As you know, I am a longtime fan of your writing!
It’s wonderful to be welcoming you as a Word Wench, Susanna! As you know, I am a longtime fan of your writing!
It’s wonderful to be welcoming you as a Word Wench, Susanna! As you know, I am a longtime fan of your writing!
It’s wonderful to be welcoming you as a Word Wench, Susanna! As you know, I am a longtime fan of your writing!
It’s wonderful to be welcoming you as a Word Wench, Susanna! As you know, I am a longtime fan of your writing!
Welcome, Susanna! I’ve been a fan of yours since Every Secret Thing and Named of the Dragon, and am so excited to be able to get to know you better through my all-time favorite blog, the Word Wenches.
PS Thanks for finding a way to finally issue Named of the Dragon in eBook format! I was SO glad to read it again. And again. And again.
Cheers,
Faith
Welcome, Susanna! I’ve been a fan of yours since Every Secret Thing and Named of the Dragon, and am so excited to be able to get to know you better through my all-time favorite blog, the Word Wenches.
PS Thanks for finding a way to finally issue Named of the Dragon in eBook format! I was SO glad to read it again. And again. And again.
Cheers,
Faith
Welcome, Susanna! I’ve been a fan of yours since Every Secret Thing and Named of the Dragon, and am so excited to be able to get to know you better through my all-time favorite blog, the Word Wenches.
PS Thanks for finding a way to finally issue Named of the Dragon in eBook format! I was SO glad to read it again. And again. And again.
Cheers,
Faith
Welcome, Susanna! I’ve been a fan of yours since Every Secret Thing and Named of the Dragon, and am so excited to be able to get to know you better through my all-time favorite blog, the Word Wenches.
PS Thanks for finding a way to finally issue Named of the Dragon in eBook format! I was SO glad to read it again. And again. And again.
Cheers,
Faith
Welcome, Susanna! I’ve been a fan of yours since Every Secret Thing and Named of the Dragon, and am so excited to be able to get to know you better through my all-time favorite blog, the Word Wenches.
PS Thanks for finding a way to finally issue Named of the Dragon in eBook format! I was SO glad to read it again. And again. And again.
Cheers,
Faith
I was at least 1/4 of the way into Firebird before I realized the drop-dead handsome, mysterious, attractive protagonist was none other than little Robbie all grown up.
Was one of my most fun moments as a reader! Naturally went back and re-read Shadowy Horses right after I finished Firebird…and SH remains another of my favorites of yours.
Cheers, Faith (more comments farther down)
I was at least 1/4 of the way into Firebird before I realized the drop-dead handsome, mysterious, attractive protagonist was none other than little Robbie all grown up.
Was one of my most fun moments as a reader! Naturally went back and re-read Shadowy Horses right after I finished Firebird…and SH remains another of my favorites of yours.
Cheers, Faith (more comments farther down)
I was at least 1/4 of the way into Firebird before I realized the drop-dead handsome, mysterious, attractive protagonist was none other than little Robbie all grown up.
Was one of my most fun moments as a reader! Naturally went back and re-read Shadowy Horses right after I finished Firebird…and SH remains another of my favorites of yours.
Cheers, Faith (more comments farther down)
I was at least 1/4 of the way into Firebird before I realized the drop-dead handsome, mysterious, attractive protagonist was none other than little Robbie all grown up.
Was one of my most fun moments as a reader! Naturally went back and re-read Shadowy Horses right after I finished Firebird…and SH remains another of my favorites of yours.
Cheers, Faith (more comments farther down)
I was at least 1/4 of the way into Firebird before I realized the drop-dead handsome, mysterious, attractive protagonist was none other than little Robbie all grown up.
Was one of my most fun moments as a reader! Naturally went back and re-read Shadowy Horses right after I finished Firebird…and SH remains another of my favorites of yours.
Cheers, Faith (more comments farther down)
Hi Linda! Thanks for the kind words. I know what you mean about the straight romantic suspense novels, because I love reading those, too. At the moment I’m kind of enjoying writing the historical threads interwoven as well, and the ideas I’m getting for stories all seem to have history in them, but since I let the books choose me, and not the other way around, if an idea for a straight romantic suspense story ever presents itself again, I’ll happily follow it 🙂
Hi Linda! Thanks for the kind words. I know what you mean about the straight romantic suspense novels, because I love reading those, too. At the moment I’m kind of enjoying writing the historical threads interwoven as well, and the ideas I’m getting for stories all seem to have history in them, but since I let the books choose me, and not the other way around, if an idea for a straight romantic suspense story ever presents itself again, I’ll happily follow it 🙂
Hi Linda! Thanks for the kind words. I know what you mean about the straight romantic suspense novels, because I love reading those, too. At the moment I’m kind of enjoying writing the historical threads interwoven as well, and the ideas I’m getting for stories all seem to have history in them, but since I let the books choose me, and not the other way around, if an idea for a straight romantic suspense story ever presents itself again, I’ll happily follow it 🙂
Hi Linda! Thanks for the kind words. I know what you mean about the straight romantic suspense novels, because I love reading those, too. At the moment I’m kind of enjoying writing the historical threads interwoven as well, and the ideas I’m getting for stories all seem to have history in them, but since I let the books choose me, and not the other way around, if an idea for a straight romantic suspense story ever presents itself again, I’ll happily follow it 🙂
Hi Linda! Thanks for the kind words. I know what you mean about the straight romantic suspense novels, because I love reading those, too. At the moment I’m kind of enjoying writing the historical threads interwoven as well, and the ideas I’m getting for stories all seem to have history in them, but since I let the books choose me, and not the other way around, if an idea for a straight romantic suspense story ever presents itself again, I’ll happily follow it 🙂
Thank you, Maggie. I’m glad the books were there when you needed them.
Thank you, Maggie. I’m glad the books were there when you needed them.
Thank you, Maggie. I’m glad the books were there when you needed them.
Thank you, Maggie. I’m glad the books were there when you needed them.
Thank you, Maggie. I’m glad the books were there when you needed them.
LOTS of room in the rabbit hole! And about Evelyn Anthony — I KNOW!! The Tamarind Seed was (and still is) one of my formative reading experiences, and knowing that someone who’d created that world was now reading a world I’D created was a head-spinning revelation.
I met the lady herself at the awards luncheon, where I might have had a glass of wine and can’t remember anything of what I said, only that I managed to stay upright and not make an idiot of myself. I think.
I also had her sign my hardback (library discard!) copy of The Tamarind Seed, which is one of my treasures here now in my writing room.
Such an amazing thing.
LOTS of room in the rabbit hole! And about Evelyn Anthony — I KNOW!! The Tamarind Seed was (and still is) one of my formative reading experiences, and knowing that someone who’d created that world was now reading a world I’D created was a head-spinning revelation.
I met the lady herself at the awards luncheon, where I might have had a glass of wine and can’t remember anything of what I said, only that I managed to stay upright and not make an idiot of myself. I think.
I also had her sign my hardback (library discard!) copy of The Tamarind Seed, which is one of my treasures here now in my writing room.
Such an amazing thing.
LOTS of room in the rabbit hole! And about Evelyn Anthony — I KNOW!! The Tamarind Seed was (and still is) one of my formative reading experiences, and knowing that someone who’d created that world was now reading a world I’D created was a head-spinning revelation.
I met the lady herself at the awards luncheon, where I might have had a glass of wine and can’t remember anything of what I said, only that I managed to stay upright and not make an idiot of myself. I think.
I also had her sign my hardback (library discard!) copy of The Tamarind Seed, which is one of my treasures here now in my writing room.
Such an amazing thing.
LOTS of room in the rabbit hole! And about Evelyn Anthony — I KNOW!! The Tamarind Seed was (and still is) one of my formative reading experiences, and knowing that someone who’d created that world was now reading a world I’D created was a head-spinning revelation.
I met the lady herself at the awards luncheon, where I might have had a glass of wine and can’t remember anything of what I said, only that I managed to stay upright and not make an idiot of myself. I think.
I also had her sign my hardback (library discard!) copy of The Tamarind Seed, which is one of my treasures here now in my writing room.
Such an amazing thing.
LOTS of room in the rabbit hole! And about Evelyn Anthony — I KNOW!! The Tamarind Seed was (and still is) one of my formative reading experiences, and knowing that someone who’d created that world was now reading a world I’D created was a head-spinning revelation.
I met the lady herself at the awards luncheon, where I might have had a glass of wine and can’t remember anything of what I said, only that I managed to stay upright and not make an idiot of myself. I think.
I also had her sign my hardback (library discard!) copy of The Tamarind Seed, which is one of my treasures here now in my writing room.
Such an amazing thing.
Thank you, Paige. I’m delighted to be here!
Thank you, Paige. I’m delighted to be here!
Thank you, Paige. I’m delighted to be here!
Thank you, Paige. I’m delighted to be here!
Thank you, Paige. I’m delighted to be here!
Thanks, Aislinn. Just so you know, “Sophia’s Secret” is the British publisher’s title for my book The Winter Sea, so when you see THAT title you’ll know you’ve already read/heard the story 🙂
Thanks, Aislinn. Just so you know, “Sophia’s Secret” is the British publisher’s title for my book The Winter Sea, so when you see THAT title you’ll know you’ve already read/heard the story 🙂
Thanks, Aislinn. Just so you know, “Sophia’s Secret” is the British publisher’s title for my book The Winter Sea, so when you see THAT title you’ll know you’ve already read/heard the story 🙂
Thanks, Aislinn. Just so you know, “Sophia’s Secret” is the British publisher’s title for my book The Winter Sea, so when you see THAT title you’ll know you’ve already read/heard the story 🙂
Thanks, Aislinn. Just so you know, “Sophia’s Secret” is the British publisher’s title for my book The Winter Sea, so when you see THAT title you’ll know you’ve already read/heard the story 🙂
As I am of yours. Thank you, Nicola.
As I am of yours. Thank you, Nicola.
As I am of yours. Thank you, Nicola.
As I am of yours. Thank you, Nicola.
As I am of yours. Thank you, Nicola.
Thank you, Faith! Though I can’t take credit for the American re-issue of Named of the Dragon — that’s all the work of my publisher, Sourcebooks, to whom I owe so much. Happy you’ve been able to find the stories.
Thank you, Faith! Though I can’t take credit for the American re-issue of Named of the Dragon — that’s all the work of my publisher, Sourcebooks, to whom I owe so much. Happy you’ve been able to find the stories.
Thank you, Faith! Though I can’t take credit for the American re-issue of Named of the Dragon — that’s all the work of my publisher, Sourcebooks, to whom I owe so much. Happy you’ve been able to find the stories.
Thank you, Faith! Though I can’t take credit for the American re-issue of Named of the Dragon — that’s all the work of my publisher, Sourcebooks, to whom I owe so much. Happy you’ve been able to find the stories.
Thank you, Faith! Though I can’t take credit for the American re-issue of Named of the Dragon — that’s all the work of my publisher, Sourcebooks, to whom I owe so much. Happy you’ve been able to find the stories.
Thank you, Janga. William Faulkner was a very wise man!
Thank you, Janga. William Faulkner was a very wise man!
Thank you, Janga. William Faulkner was a very wise man!
Thank you, Janga. William Faulkner was a very wise man!
Thank you, Janga. William Faulkner was a very wise man!
He was a pretty cute kid. And he aged rather well 🙂
He was a pretty cute kid. And he aged rather well 🙂
He was a pretty cute kid. And he aged rather well 🙂
He was a pretty cute kid. And he aged rather well 🙂
He was a pretty cute kid. And he aged rather well 🙂
There should be a term for a “group” of Word Wenches, don’t you think? Cheers (clink) for becoming a member of the group – wonderful writers all. Love your stories – and I have so much respect for your research. It shines through each story. Hope to see you at SiWC again this Oct as I volunteer.
There should be a term for a “group” of Word Wenches, don’t you think? Cheers (clink) for becoming a member of the group – wonderful writers all. Love your stories – and I have so much respect for your research. It shines through each story. Hope to see you at SiWC again this Oct as I volunteer.
There should be a term for a “group” of Word Wenches, don’t you think? Cheers (clink) for becoming a member of the group – wonderful writers all. Love your stories – and I have so much respect for your research. It shines through each story. Hope to see you at SiWC again this Oct as I volunteer.
There should be a term for a “group” of Word Wenches, don’t you think? Cheers (clink) for becoming a member of the group – wonderful writers all. Love your stories – and I have so much respect for your research. It shines through each story. Hope to see you at SiWC again this Oct as I volunteer.
There should be a term for a “group” of Word Wenches, don’t you think? Cheers (clink) for becoming a member of the group – wonderful writers all. Love your stories – and I have so much respect for your research. It shines through each story. Hope to see you at SiWC again this Oct as I volunteer.
Susanna, Hi!
Two questions:
I assume you have a lot of ideas brewing, so how do you choose which story you will write next?
Your books aren’t full of gratuitous sex-how did you decide the level of intimacy you were comfortable writing about, and did your publishers ever push you for more? Your books are still full of passion, longing and romance, and I always heave a great big sigh at the end, being so very satisfied!
I’ve loved all of your books, and give them as gifts to friends-your Wednesday teasers are my favorite!
Susanna, Hi!
Two questions:
I assume you have a lot of ideas brewing, so how do you choose which story you will write next?
Your books aren’t full of gratuitous sex-how did you decide the level of intimacy you were comfortable writing about, and did your publishers ever push you for more? Your books are still full of passion, longing and romance, and I always heave a great big sigh at the end, being so very satisfied!
I’ve loved all of your books, and give them as gifts to friends-your Wednesday teasers are my favorite!
Susanna, Hi!
Two questions:
I assume you have a lot of ideas brewing, so how do you choose which story you will write next?
Your books aren’t full of gratuitous sex-how did you decide the level of intimacy you were comfortable writing about, and did your publishers ever push you for more? Your books are still full of passion, longing and romance, and I always heave a great big sigh at the end, being so very satisfied!
I’ve loved all of your books, and give them as gifts to friends-your Wednesday teasers are my favorite!
Susanna, Hi!
Two questions:
I assume you have a lot of ideas brewing, so how do you choose which story you will write next?
Your books aren’t full of gratuitous sex-how did you decide the level of intimacy you were comfortable writing about, and did your publishers ever push you for more? Your books are still full of passion, longing and romance, and I always heave a great big sigh at the end, being so very satisfied!
I’ve loved all of your books, and give them as gifts to friends-your Wednesday teasers are my favorite!
Susanna, Hi!
Two questions:
I assume you have a lot of ideas brewing, so how do you choose which story you will write next?
Your books aren’t full of gratuitous sex-how did you decide the level of intimacy you were comfortable writing about, and did your publishers ever push you for more? Your books are still full of passion, longing and romance, and I always heave a great big sigh at the end, being so very satisfied!
I’ve loved all of your books, and give them as gifts to friends-your Wednesday teasers are my favorite!
Congrats!!!
Congrats!!!
Congrats!!!
Congrats!!!
Congrats!!!
Reading the quiz made me hope that you were the selected new Wench. I didn’t send in a guess, but in anticipation I began rereading my Susanna Kearsley’s, beginning with “Shadowy Horses,” which remains my very favorite of all your books. I began reading with “Marianna,” but it doesn’t come back to remind me of your writing the way “Shadowy Horses” does. Since then I have been continually reading my e-copies of your books, and have just now reached “Named of the Dragon.”
Welcome to the Word Wenches. I love to have you here.
Reading the quiz made me hope that you were the selected new Wench. I didn’t send in a guess, but in anticipation I began rereading my Susanna Kearsley’s, beginning with “Shadowy Horses,” which remains my very favorite of all your books. I began reading with “Marianna,” but it doesn’t come back to remind me of your writing the way “Shadowy Horses” does. Since then I have been continually reading my e-copies of your books, and have just now reached “Named of the Dragon.”
Welcome to the Word Wenches. I love to have you here.
Reading the quiz made me hope that you were the selected new Wench. I didn’t send in a guess, but in anticipation I began rereading my Susanna Kearsley’s, beginning with “Shadowy Horses,” which remains my very favorite of all your books. I began reading with “Marianna,” but it doesn’t come back to remind me of your writing the way “Shadowy Horses” does. Since then I have been continually reading my e-copies of your books, and have just now reached “Named of the Dragon.”
Welcome to the Word Wenches. I love to have you here.
Reading the quiz made me hope that you were the selected new Wench. I didn’t send in a guess, but in anticipation I began rereading my Susanna Kearsley’s, beginning with “Shadowy Horses,” which remains my very favorite of all your books. I began reading with “Marianna,” but it doesn’t come back to remind me of your writing the way “Shadowy Horses” does. Since then I have been continually reading my e-copies of your books, and have just now reached “Named of the Dragon.”
Welcome to the Word Wenches. I love to have you here.
Reading the quiz made me hope that you were the selected new Wench. I didn’t send in a guess, but in anticipation I began rereading my Susanna Kearsley’s, beginning with “Shadowy Horses,” which remains my very favorite of all your books. I began reading with “Marianna,” but it doesn’t come back to remind me of your writing the way “Shadowy Horses” does. Since then I have been continually reading my e-copies of your books, and have just now reached “Named of the Dragon.”
Welcome to the Word Wenches. I love to have you here.
Finished. 🙂
It’s been a while since highschool and my Latin is a bit rusty, but I’ve been wondering about word order: shouldn’t the verb have come last in the sentence? Something like… Via periculosa est. I may be wrong, I’m tired. By the way, in my language “dangerous” is “periculos” in the masculine singular and “periculoasa” in the feminine singular. 😉
Finished. 🙂
It’s been a while since highschool and my Latin is a bit rusty, but I’ve been wondering about word order: shouldn’t the verb have come last in the sentence? Something like… Via periculosa est. I may be wrong, I’m tired. By the way, in my language “dangerous” is “periculos” in the masculine singular and “periculoasa” in the feminine singular. 😉
Finished. 🙂
It’s been a while since highschool and my Latin is a bit rusty, but I’ve been wondering about word order: shouldn’t the verb have come last in the sentence? Something like… Via periculosa est. I may be wrong, I’m tired. By the way, in my language “dangerous” is “periculos” in the masculine singular and “periculoasa” in the feminine singular. 😉
Finished. 🙂
It’s been a while since highschool and my Latin is a bit rusty, but I’ve been wondering about word order: shouldn’t the verb have come last in the sentence? Something like… Via periculosa est. I may be wrong, I’m tired. By the way, in my language “dangerous” is “periculos” in the masculine singular and “periculoasa” in the feminine singular. 😉
Finished. 🙂
It’s been a while since highschool and my Latin is a bit rusty, but I’ve been wondering about word order: shouldn’t the verb have come last in the sentence? Something like… Via periculosa est. I may be wrong, I’m tired. By the way, in my language “dangerous” is “periculos” in the masculine singular and “periculoasa” in the feminine singular. 😉
So glad to see you here, Susanna. I was hoping it was going to be you when I took the Quiz! Winter Sea was the first book of yours that I read and I immediately spent my Christmas gift cards on the rest of your back list! I think Firebird is my favorite, so far.
So glad to see you here, Susanna. I was hoping it was going to be you when I took the Quiz! Winter Sea was the first book of yours that I read and I immediately spent my Christmas gift cards on the rest of your back list! I think Firebird is my favorite, so far.
So glad to see you here, Susanna. I was hoping it was going to be you when I took the Quiz! Winter Sea was the first book of yours that I read and I immediately spent my Christmas gift cards on the rest of your back list! I think Firebird is my favorite, so far.
So glad to see you here, Susanna. I was hoping it was going to be you when I took the Quiz! Winter Sea was the first book of yours that I read and I immediately spent my Christmas gift cards on the rest of your back list! I think Firebird is my favorite, so far.
So glad to see you here, Susanna. I was hoping it was going to be you when I took the Quiz! Winter Sea was the first book of yours that I read and I immediately spent my Christmas gift cards on the rest of your back list! I think Firebird is my favorite, so far.
Ha,ha, ha!
We can visit between rabbit holes!
Ha,ha, ha!
We can visit between rabbit holes!
Ha,ha, ha!
We can visit between rabbit holes!
Ha,ha, ha!
We can visit between rabbit holes!
Ha,ha, ha!
We can visit between rabbit holes!
Ha! I think it would be a gaggle (or a gabble) of Wenches. We tend to, um, be rather chatty on our group e-mail loop.
Ha! I think it would be a gaggle (or a gabble) of Wenches. We tend to, um, be rather chatty on our group e-mail loop.
Ha! I think it would be a gaggle (or a gabble) of Wenches. We tend to, um, be rather chatty on our group e-mail loop.
Ha! I think it would be a gaggle (or a gabble) of Wenches. We tend to, um, be rather chatty on our group e-mail loop.
Ha! I think it would be a gaggle (or a gabble) of Wenches. We tend to, um, be rather chatty on our group e-mail loop.
Hello Susanna. I’m happy you’re one of the official Wenches now. I’ve read “The Rose Garden”, “The Winter Sea”, and “Mariana”. I am adding all the rest of your books to my collection. I so admire your beautiful, lyrical talent.
Hello Susanna. I’m happy you’re one of the official Wenches now. I’ve read “The Rose Garden”, “The Winter Sea”, and “Mariana”. I am adding all the rest of your books to my collection. I so admire your beautiful, lyrical talent.
Hello Susanna. I’m happy you’re one of the official Wenches now. I’ve read “The Rose Garden”, “The Winter Sea”, and “Mariana”. I am adding all the rest of your books to my collection. I so admire your beautiful, lyrical talent.
Hello Susanna. I’m happy you’re one of the official Wenches now. I’ve read “The Rose Garden”, “The Winter Sea”, and “Mariana”. I am adding all the rest of your books to my collection. I so admire your beautiful, lyrical talent.
Hello Susanna. I’m happy you’re one of the official Wenches now. I’ve read “The Rose Garden”, “The Winter Sea”, and “Mariana”. I am adding all the rest of your books to my collection. I so admire your beautiful, lyrical talent.
Susanna I had a very powerful experience in the ancient stadium at Delphi, too. Never forgotten it, even though I was only 21 at the time.
Am so thrilled you’ve joined the word wenches.
Wenchly readers, if you care to look back through our “what we’re reading” recommendations, you’ll see how often Susanna’s books have come up.
Susanna I had a very powerful experience in the ancient stadium at Delphi, too. Never forgotten it, even though I was only 21 at the time.
Am so thrilled you’ve joined the word wenches.
Wenchly readers, if you care to look back through our “what we’re reading” recommendations, you’ll see how often Susanna’s books have come up.
Susanna I had a very powerful experience in the ancient stadium at Delphi, too. Never forgotten it, even though I was only 21 at the time.
Am so thrilled you’ve joined the word wenches.
Wenchly readers, if you care to look back through our “what we’re reading” recommendations, you’ll see how often Susanna’s books have come up.
Susanna I had a very powerful experience in the ancient stadium at Delphi, too. Never forgotten it, even though I was only 21 at the time.
Am so thrilled you’ve joined the word wenches.
Wenchly readers, if you care to look back through our “what we’re reading” recommendations, you’ll see how often Susanna’s books have come up.
Susanna I had a very powerful experience in the ancient stadium at Delphi, too. Never forgotten it, even though I was only 21 at the time.
Am so thrilled you’ve joined the word wenches.
Wenchly readers, if you care to look back through our “what we’re reading” recommendations, you’ll see how often Susanna’s books have come up.
Wonderful news..love your work 😀 You do Scotland beautifully …will be really pleased to see you about
Wonderful news..love your work 😀 You do Scotland beautifully …will be really pleased to see you about
Wonderful news..love your work 😀 You do Scotland beautifully …will be really pleased to see you about
Wonderful news..love your work 😀 You do Scotland beautifully …will be really pleased to see you about
Wonderful news..love your work 😀 You do Scotland beautifully …will be really pleased to see you about
A Discourse of Wenches 🙂
And Celia, thank you for the lovely comment. You’ll definitely be seeing me at SiWC this year!
A Discourse of Wenches 🙂
And Celia, thank you for the lovely comment. You’ll definitely be seeing me at SiWC this year!
A Discourse of Wenches 🙂
And Celia, thank you for the lovely comment. You’ll definitely be seeing me at SiWC this year!
A Discourse of Wenches 🙂
And Celia, thank you for the lovely comment. You’ll definitely be seeing me at SiWC this year!
A Discourse of Wenches 🙂
And Celia, thank you for the lovely comment. You’ll definitely be seeing me at SiWC this year!
Hi Amber!
Generally the story chooses ME. Even if there are a few competing ideas, one will almost always move to the forefront, gathering stray bits of inspiration like a snowball getting bigger, until it becomes obvious which one I need to write next.
If I ever have two ideas I can’t choose between, I tell them both to a trusted friend, who can see by my face and enthusiasm which story idea I’m most excited by — and THAT’S the one I go with.
As for the sex scenes, or lack thereof, I often joke that because I had two grandmothers living when I was first published, it would have been more than my life was worth to include sex scenes in the books. But actually, the first draft of my first book did have sex in it, until it was bought by a publishing house whose guidelines required me to edit out the spicy bits.
After that, I just continued leaving the bedroom door closed, and was happy doing it, since I’m not all that great at writing sex scenes to begin with. Some writers are, and I love reading their books, but it doesn’t come easily to me.
There was a point, in the late 1990s, when one of my publishers strongly suggested I ought to spice things up, but as luck would have it I was at cocktail party around that same time and Maeve Binchy was there and we got talking and when we got to the subject of sex scenes she said, “You don’t need them,” and pointed out she’d done just fine with the bedroom door closed.
So I left things alone 🙂
Thanks for your comment and questions!
Hi Amber!
Generally the story chooses ME. Even if there are a few competing ideas, one will almost always move to the forefront, gathering stray bits of inspiration like a snowball getting bigger, until it becomes obvious which one I need to write next.
If I ever have two ideas I can’t choose between, I tell them both to a trusted friend, who can see by my face and enthusiasm which story idea I’m most excited by — and THAT’S the one I go with.
As for the sex scenes, or lack thereof, I often joke that because I had two grandmothers living when I was first published, it would have been more than my life was worth to include sex scenes in the books. But actually, the first draft of my first book did have sex in it, until it was bought by a publishing house whose guidelines required me to edit out the spicy bits.
After that, I just continued leaving the bedroom door closed, and was happy doing it, since I’m not all that great at writing sex scenes to begin with. Some writers are, and I love reading their books, but it doesn’t come easily to me.
There was a point, in the late 1990s, when one of my publishers strongly suggested I ought to spice things up, but as luck would have it I was at cocktail party around that same time and Maeve Binchy was there and we got talking and when we got to the subject of sex scenes she said, “You don’t need them,” and pointed out she’d done just fine with the bedroom door closed.
So I left things alone 🙂
Thanks for your comment and questions!
Hi Amber!
Generally the story chooses ME. Even if there are a few competing ideas, one will almost always move to the forefront, gathering stray bits of inspiration like a snowball getting bigger, until it becomes obvious which one I need to write next.
If I ever have two ideas I can’t choose between, I tell them both to a trusted friend, who can see by my face and enthusiasm which story idea I’m most excited by — and THAT’S the one I go with.
As for the sex scenes, or lack thereof, I often joke that because I had two grandmothers living when I was first published, it would have been more than my life was worth to include sex scenes in the books. But actually, the first draft of my first book did have sex in it, until it was bought by a publishing house whose guidelines required me to edit out the spicy bits.
After that, I just continued leaving the bedroom door closed, and was happy doing it, since I’m not all that great at writing sex scenes to begin with. Some writers are, and I love reading their books, but it doesn’t come easily to me.
There was a point, in the late 1990s, when one of my publishers strongly suggested I ought to spice things up, but as luck would have it I was at cocktail party around that same time and Maeve Binchy was there and we got talking and when we got to the subject of sex scenes she said, “You don’t need them,” and pointed out she’d done just fine with the bedroom door closed.
So I left things alone 🙂
Thanks for your comment and questions!
Hi Amber!
Generally the story chooses ME. Even if there are a few competing ideas, one will almost always move to the forefront, gathering stray bits of inspiration like a snowball getting bigger, until it becomes obvious which one I need to write next.
If I ever have two ideas I can’t choose between, I tell them both to a trusted friend, who can see by my face and enthusiasm which story idea I’m most excited by — and THAT’S the one I go with.
As for the sex scenes, or lack thereof, I often joke that because I had two grandmothers living when I was first published, it would have been more than my life was worth to include sex scenes in the books. But actually, the first draft of my first book did have sex in it, until it was bought by a publishing house whose guidelines required me to edit out the spicy bits.
After that, I just continued leaving the bedroom door closed, and was happy doing it, since I’m not all that great at writing sex scenes to begin with. Some writers are, and I love reading their books, but it doesn’t come easily to me.
There was a point, in the late 1990s, when one of my publishers strongly suggested I ought to spice things up, but as luck would have it I was at cocktail party around that same time and Maeve Binchy was there and we got talking and when we got to the subject of sex scenes she said, “You don’t need them,” and pointed out she’d done just fine with the bedroom door closed.
So I left things alone 🙂
Thanks for your comment and questions!
Hi Amber!
Generally the story chooses ME. Even if there are a few competing ideas, one will almost always move to the forefront, gathering stray bits of inspiration like a snowball getting bigger, until it becomes obvious which one I need to write next.
If I ever have two ideas I can’t choose between, I tell them both to a trusted friend, who can see by my face and enthusiasm which story idea I’m most excited by — and THAT’S the one I go with.
As for the sex scenes, or lack thereof, I often joke that because I had two grandmothers living when I was first published, it would have been more than my life was worth to include sex scenes in the books. But actually, the first draft of my first book did have sex in it, until it was bought by a publishing house whose guidelines required me to edit out the spicy bits.
After that, I just continued leaving the bedroom door closed, and was happy doing it, since I’m not all that great at writing sex scenes to begin with. Some writers are, and I love reading their books, but it doesn’t come easily to me.
There was a point, in the late 1990s, when one of my publishers strongly suggested I ought to spice things up, but as luck would have it I was at cocktail party around that same time and Maeve Binchy was there and we got talking and when we got to the subject of sex scenes she said, “You don’t need them,” and pointed out she’d done just fine with the bedroom door closed.
So I left things alone 🙂
Thanks for your comment and questions!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you, Sue. The Shadowy Horses was a fun book to write, and took me to Eyemouth which is one of my favourite places, so I’m glad you enjoy it!
Thank you, Sue. The Shadowy Horses was a fun book to write, and took me to Eyemouth which is one of my favourite places, so I’m glad you enjoy it!
Thank you, Sue. The Shadowy Horses was a fun book to write, and took me to Eyemouth which is one of my favourite places, so I’m glad you enjoy it!
Thank you, Sue. The Shadowy Horses was a fun book to write, and took me to Eyemouth which is one of my favourite places, so I’m glad you enjoy it!
Thank you, Sue. The Shadowy Horses was a fun book to write, and took me to Eyemouth which is one of my favourite places, so I’m glad you enjoy it!
Hi Janet! The Firebird’s a favourite of mine, too. I was writing it to a tight deadline so ended up spending hours and hours immersed in the story, writing fast and furiously, which gave me a really close connection to the characters. Glad you like it.
Hi Janet! The Firebird’s a favourite of mine, too. I was writing it to a tight deadline so ended up spending hours and hours immersed in the story, writing fast and furiously, which gave me a really close connection to the characters. Glad you like it.
Hi Janet! The Firebird’s a favourite of mine, too. I was writing it to a tight deadline so ended up spending hours and hours immersed in the story, writing fast and furiously, which gave me a really close connection to the characters. Glad you like it.
Hi Janet! The Firebird’s a favourite of mine, too. I was writing it to a tight deadline so ended up spending hours and hours immersed in the story, writing fast and furiously, which gave me a really close connection to the characters. Glad you like it.
Hi Janet! The Firebird’s a favourite of mine, too. I was writing it to a tight deadline so ended up spending hours and hours immersed in the story, writing fast and furiously, which gave me a really close connection to the characters. Glad you like it.
Thank you so much, Patricia. That’s really kind of you to say (though I never feel particularly beautiful or lyrical while working on the manuscripts 🙂
Thank you so much, Patricia. That’s really kind of you to say (though I never feel particularly beautiful or lyrical while working on the manuscripts 🙂
Thank you so much, Patricia. That’s really kind of you to say (though I never feel particularly beautiful or lyrical while working on the manuscripts 🙂
Thank you so much, Patricia. That’s really kind of you to say (though I never feel particularly beautiful or lyrical while working on the manuscripts 🙂
Thank you so much, Patricia. That’s really kind of you to say (though I never feel particularly beautiful or lyrical while working on the manuscripts 🙂
Thanks, Teresa. I love Scotland and its people, and always hope to do them justice in the stories.
Thanks, Teresa. I love Scotland and its people, and always hope to do them justice in the stories.
Thanks, Teresa. I love Scotland and its people, and always hope to do them justice in the stories.
Thanks, Teresa. I love Scotland and its people, and always hope to do them justice in the stories.
Thanks, Teresa. I love Scotland and its people, and always hope to do them justice in the stories.
Oh, I love a Discourse of Wenches!
Oh, I love a Discourse of Wenches!
Oh, I love a Discourse of Wenches!
Oh, I love a Discourse of Wenches!
Oh, I love a Discourse of Wenches!
As a reader of many if the Wenches, welcome. Scurrying off now to look at your bookshelf…😁
As a reader of many if the Wenches, welcome. Scurrying off now to look at your bookshelf…😁
As a reader of many if the Wenches, welcome. Scurrying off now to look at your bookshelf…😁
As a reader of many if the Wenches, welcome. Scurrying off now to look at your bookshelf…😁
As a reader of many if the Wenches, welcome. Scurrying off now to look at your bookshelf…😁
Thank you, Karen!
Thank you, Karen!
Thank you, Karen!
Thank you, Karen!
Thank you, Karen!
No questions, Susanna. Just wanted to say, Welcome!
No questions, Susanna. Just wanted to say, Welcome!
No questions, Susanna. Just wanted to say, Welcome!
No questions, Susanna. Just wanted to say, Welcome!
No questions, Susanna. Just wanted to say, Welcome!
Thanks, Glenda!
Thanks, Glenda!
Thanks, Glenda!
Thanks, Glenda!
Thanks, Glenda!
Day late, dollar short as usual. Welcome! Welcome to the family here. You’ve joined a great group. I found your books oh…a year or so ago and am a big fan. Looking forward to more posts 🙂
Day late, dollar short as usual. Welcome! Welcome to the family here. You’ve joined a great group. I found your books oh…a year or so ago and am a big fan. Looking forward to more posts 🙂
Day late, dollar short as usual. Welcome! Welcome to the family here. You’ve joined a great group. I found your books oh…a year or so ago and am a big fan. Looking forward to more posts 🙂
Day late, dollar short as usual. Welcome! Welcome to the family here. You’ve joined a great group. I found your books oh…a year or so ago and am a big fan. Looking forward to more posts 🙂
Day late, dollar short as usual. Welcome! Welcome to the family here. You’ve joined a great group. I found your books oh…a year or so ago and am a big fan. Looking forward to more posts 🙂
Delighted to see you’re the new wench Susanna. I have and love all your books since I first read Sophia’s Secret some years ago. I was totally absorbed in it and to this day it remains my favourite one of your books. Looking forward to your posts as it’s the one blog I never miss.
Delighted to see you’re the new wench Susanna. I have and love all your books since I first read Sophia’s Secret some years ago. I was totally absorbed in it and to this day it remains my favourite one of your books. Looking forward to your posts as it’s the one blog I never miss.
Delighted to see you’re the new wench Susanna. I have and love all your books since I first read Sophia’s Secret some years ago. I was totally absorbed in it and to this day it remains my favourite one of your books. Looking forward to your posts as it’s the one blog I never miss.
Delighted to see you’re the new wench Susanna. I have and love all your books since I first read Sophia’s Secret some years ago. I was totally absorbed in it and to this day it remains my favourite one of your books. Looking forward to your posts as it’s the one blog I never miss.
Delighted to see you’re the new wench Susanna. I have and love all your books since I first read Sophia’s Secret some years ago. I was totally absorbed in it and to this day it remains my favourite one of your books. Looking forward to your posts as it’s the one blog I never miss.
Huge congratulations – you’ll be a brilliant Word Wench! Look forward to reading your posts! xx
Huge congratulations – you’ll be a brilliant Word Wench! Look forward to reading your posts! xx
Huge congratulations – you’ll be a brilliant Word Wench! Look forward to reading your posts! xx
Huge congratulations – you’ll be a brilliant Word Wench! Look forward to reading your posts! xx
Huge congratulations – you’ll be a brilliant Word Wench! Look forward to reading your posts! xx
So glad that you are here! You are one of my all-time favorite authors – I always buy your books. (The library copy will not do!) And I enjoy the need to look things up and read history when I read your books too.
So glad that you are here! You are one of my all-time favorite authors – I always buy your books. (The library copy will not do!) And I enjoy the need to look things up and read history when I read your books too.
So glad that you are here! You are one of my all-time favorite authors – I always buy your books. (The library copy will not do!) And I enjoy the need to look things up and read history when I read your books too.
So glad that you are here! You are one of my all-time favorite authors – I always buy your books. (The library copy will not do!) And I enjoy the need to look things up and read history when I read your books too.
So glad that you are here! You are one of my all-time favorite authors – I always buy your books. (The library copy will not do!) And I enjoy the need to look things up and read history when I read your books too.
Welcome!! This is wonderful. I just love your books. I must say I found the Word Wenches because of Jo Beverley. Now I have another favorite here.
Welcome!! This is wonderful. I just love your books. I must say I found the Word Wenches because of Jo Beverley. Now I have another favorite here.
Welcome!! This is wonderful. I just love your books. I must say I found the Word Wenches because of Jo Beverley. Now I have another favorite here.
Welcome!! This is wonderful. I just love your books. I must say I found the Word Wenches because of Jo Beverley. Now I have another favorite here.
Welcome!! This is wonderful. I just love your books. I must say I found the Word Wenches because of Jo Beverley. Now I have another favorite here.
Welcome, Susanna! A great addition to the site.
Welcome, Susanna! A great addition to the site.
Welcome, Susanna! A great addition to the site.
Welcome, Susanna! A great addition to the site.
Welcome, Susanna! A great addition to the site.
Welcome, Susanna! So which of King John’s illegitimate half-brothers is your ancestor? I’m supposed to be descended from William Longespee, so I guess that makes us related — extremely distantly!
Welcome, Susanna! So which of King John’s illegitimate half-brothers is your ancestor? I’m supposed to be descended from William Longespee, so I guess that makes us related — extremely distantly!
Welcome, Susanna! So which of King John’s illegitimate half-brothers is your ancestor? I’m supposed to be descended from William Longespee, so I guess that makes us related — extremely distantly!
Welcome, Susanna! So which of King John’s illegitimate half-brothers is your ancestor? I’m supposed to be descended from William Longespee, so I guess that makes us related — extremely distantly!
Welcome, Susanna! So which of King John’s illegitimate half-brothers is your ancestor? I’m supposed to be descended from William Longespee, so I guess that makes us related — extremely distantly!
My own high school Latin is far behind me, too 🙂 But I was fortunate to have a generous reader who assured me that particular line was right (although he did correct a mistake I’d made in a Latin phrase that comes towards the ending of the book — if you have the original edition, the phrasing will be wrong, but it’s all fixed in the more recent ones).
My own high school Latin is far behind me, too 🙂 But I was fortunate to have a generous reader who assured me that particular line was right (although he did correct a mistake I’d made in a Latin phrase that comes towards the ending of the book — if you have the original edition, the phrasing will be wrong, but it’s all fixed in the more recent ones).
My own high school Latin is far behind me, too 🙂 But I was fortunate to have a generous reader who assured me that particular line was right (although he did correct a mistake I’d made in a Latin phrase that comes towards the ending of the book — if you have the original edition, the phrasing will be wrong, but it’s all fixed in the more recent ones).
My own high school Latin is far behind me, too 🙂 But I was fortunate to have a generous reader who assured me that particular line was right (although he did correct a mistake I’d made in a Latin phrase that comes towards the ending of the book — if you have the original edition, the phrasing will be wrong, but it’s all fixed in the more recent ones).
My own high school Latin is far behind me, too 🙂 But I was fortunate to have a generous reader who assured me that particular line was right (although he did correct a mistake I’d made in a Latin phrase that comes towards the ending of the book — if you have the original edition, the phrasing will be wrong, but it’s all fixed in the more recent ones).
Thank you, Theo! I’m absolutely honoured to be part of this amazing group. Your welcome is appreciated!
Thank you, Theo! I’m absolutely honoured to be part of this amazing group. Your welcome is appreciated!
Thank you, Theo! I’m absolutely honoured to be part of this amazing group. Your welcome is appreciated!
Thank you, Theo! I’m absolutely honoured to be part of this amazing group. Your welcome is appreciated!
Thank you, Theo! I’m absolutely honoured to be part of this amazing group. Your welcome is appreciated!
Thank you, Teresa. It’s a great blog, and I’ll try to add something useful (or at least entertaining) to your reading here 🙂
Thank you, Teresa. It’s a great blog, and I’ll try to add something useful (or at least entertaining) to your reading here 🙂
Thank you, Teresa. It’s a great blog, and I’ll try to add something useful (or at least entertaining) to your reading here 🙂
Thank you, Teresa. It’s a great blog, and I’ll try to add something useful (or at least entertaining) to your reading here 🙂
Thank you, Teresa. It’s a great blog, and I’ll try to add something useful (or at least entertaining) to your reading here 🙂
Thanks, Christina! Missed being at the conference with all of you (again) this year, but sending hugs!
Thanks, Christina! Missed being at the conference with all of you (again) this year, but sending hugs!
Thanks, Christina! Missed being at the conference with all of you (again) this year, but sending hugs!
Thanks, Christina! Missed being at the conference with all of you (again) this year, but sending hugs!
Thanks, Christina! Missed being at the conference with all of you (again) this year, but sending hugs!
Aw, thank you, Angela (though reading them in the library is fine with me, too. I love libraries).
If you want to get a head start on the history for the next one, you can do a bit of reading on the Seven Years’ War… 🙂
Aw, thank you, Angela (though reading them in the library is fine with me, too. I love libraries).
If you want to get a head start on the history for the next one, you can do a bit of reading on the Seven Years’ War… 🙂
Aw, thank you, Angela (though reading them in the library is fine with me, too. I love libraries).
If you want to get a head start on the history for the next one, you can do a bit of reading on the Seven Years’ War… 🙂
Aw, thank you, Angela (though reading them in the library is fine with me, too. I love libraries).
If you want to get a head start on the history for the next one, you can do a bit of reading on the Seven Years’ War… 🙂
Aw, thank you, Angela (though reading them in the library is fine with me, too. I love libraries).
If you want to get a head start on the history for the next one, you can do a bit of reading on the Seven Years’ War… 🙂
Thank you for the welcome, Jeanne. I’m glad to know you like the books!
Thank you for the welcome, Jeanne. I’m glad to know you like the books!
Thank you for the welcome, Jeanne. I’m glad to know you like the books!
Thank you for the welcome, Jeanne. I’m glad to know you like the books!
Thank you for the welcome, Jeanne. I’m glad to know you like the books!
Thanks, Evangeline. I said “yes” pretty quickly when they asked me, so they wouldn’t change their minds 🙂
Thanks, Evangeline. I said “yes” pretty quickly when they asked me, so they wouldn’t change their minds 🙂
Thanks, Evangeline. I said “yes” pretty quickly when they asked me, so they wouldn’t change their minds 🙂
Thanks, Evangeline. I said “yes” pretty quickly when they asked me, so they wouldn’t change their minds 🙂
Thanks, Evangeline. I said “yes” pretty quickly when they asked me, so they wouldn’t change their minds 🙂
Well hey there, cousin! William Longespée is my ancestor as well.
Small world 🙂
Well hey there, cousin! William Longespée is my ancestor as well.
Small world 🙂
Well hey there, cousin! William Longespée is my ancestor as well.
Small world 🙂
Well hey there, cousin! William Longespée is my ancestor as well.
Small world 🙂
Well hey there, cousin! William Longespée is my ancestor as well.
Small world 🙂
I was thinking of a Sentence of Wenches but that sounds a bit like a prison sentence. I do like a Discourse of Wenches.
Welcome, Susanna!
I was thinking of a Sentence of Wenches but that sounds a bit like a prison sentence. I do like a Discourse of Wenches.
Welcome, Susanna!
I was thinking of a Sentence of Wenches but that sounds a bit like a prison sentence. I do like a Discourse of Wenches.
Welcome, Susanna!
I was thinking of a Sentence of Wenches but that sounds a bit like a prison sentence. I do like a Discourse of Wenches.
Welcome, Susanna!
I was thinking of a Sentence of Wenches but that sounds a bit like a prison sentence. I do like a Discourse of Wenches.
Welcome, Susanna!
How clever of the Word Wenches to find exactly the right person for the new seat. I’m a long time fan of yours, Susanna, as you may know. Welcome! Look forward to your posts – especially as they’re from a fellow Marketer’s Nightmare.
How clever of the Word Wenches to find exactly the right person for the new seat. I’m a long time fan of yours, Susanna, as you may know. Welcome! Look forward to your posts – especially as they’re from a fellow Marketer’s Nightmare.
How clever of the Word Wenches to find exactly the right person for the new seat. I’m a long time fan of yours, Susanna, as you may know. Welcome! Look forward to your posts – especially as they’re from a fellow Marketer’s Nightmare.
How clever of the Word Wenches to find exactly the right person for the new seat. I’m a long time fan of yours, Susanna, as you may know. Welcome! Look forward to your posts – especially as they’re from a fellow Marketer’s Nightmare.
How clever of the Word Wenches to find exactly the right person for the new seat. I’m a long time fan of yours, Susanna, as you may know. Welcome! Look forward to your posts – especially as they’re from a fellow Marketer’s Nightmare.
Ha! Kareni, I think it would have to be A “Run-on” Sentence of Wenches, or A Compound Sentence . .
But I vote for Susanna’s A Discourse of Wenches!
Ha! Kareni, I think it would have to be A “Run-on” Sentence of Wenches, or A Compound Sentence . .
But I vote for Susanna’s A Discourse of Wenches!
Ha! Kareni, I think it would have to be A “Run-on” Sentence of Wenches, or A Compound Sentence . .
But I vote for Susanna’s A Discourse of Wenches!
Ha! Kareni, I think it would have to be A “Run-on” Sentence of Wenches, or A Compound Sentence . .
But I vote for Susanna’s A Discourse of Wenches!
Ha! Kareni, I think it would have to be A “Run-on” Sentence of Wenches, or A Compound Sentence . .
But I vote for Susanna’s A Discourse of Wenches!
I will, thanks for the hint. I am looking forward to your book.
I love libraries too. I worked in one for a short and wonderful time. But, some books I need to own so that I don’t have to wait on anyone else to read them again!
I will, thanks for the hint. I am looking forward to your book.
I love libraries too. I worked in one for a short and wonderful time. But, some books I need to own so that I don’t have to wait on anyone else to read them again!
I will, thanks for the hint. I am looking forward to your book.
I love libraries too. I worked in one for a short and wonderful time. But, some books I need to own so that I don’t have to wait on anyone else to read them again!
I will, thanks for the hint. I am looking forward to your book.
I love libraries too. I worked in one for a short and wonderful time. But, some books I need to own so that I don’t have to wait on anyone else to read them again!
I will, thanks for the hint. I am looking forward to your book.
I love libraries too. I worked in one for a short and wonderful time. But, some books I need to own so that I don’t have to wait on anyone else to read them again!
Now I’m reading Named of the Dragon. I’m wondering about the legend of the crumbling tower and how lots of nations have similar legends. One of the fundamental myths of the Romanians is about a head builder who was asked to erect the most beautiful monastery in all Christiandom. Yet every time he and his team were about to finish the church of said monastery, the walls would crumble and fall overnight. His king started threatening he would behead them all if they didn’t finish – and the head builder became desperate. One night he dreamt that such exquisite creation needed some great sacrifice in order to exist. That he had to build the being most precious to him inside the walls of the church – and that was his wife Ana, who happened to be pregnant at the time (according to some versions). He said to himself that he should obey the will of Our Lord, but he also wanted to prevent it, so when he saw – from the scaffolding – that Ana was coming to bring him his lunch, he started praying that the elements should keep her from reaching the building site. However, fighting the elements, Ana managed to get to her husband and he started crying, but he knew he no longer had a choice: he had to build her into the wall. And so he did. And he managed to finish that wondrous church. But afterwards he threw himself from the roof. Some versions say he did it because he couldn’t keep living without Ana, while in other versions the king had the scaffolding removed so that his master builders could not erect a more beautiful monastery for some other king.
Now I’m reading Named of the Dragon. I’m wondering about the legend of the crumbling tower and how lots of nations have similar legends. One of the fundamental myths of the Romanians is about a head builder who was asked to erect the most beautiful monastery in all Christiandom. Yet every time he and his team were about to finish the church of said monastery, the walls would crumble and fall overnight. His king started threatening he would behead them all if they didn’t finish – and the head builder became desperate. One night he dreamt that such exquisite creation needed some great sacrifice in order to exist. That he had to build the being most precious to him inside the walls of the church – and that was his wife Ana, who happened to be pregnant at the time (according to some versions). He said to himself that he should obey the will of Our Lord, but he also wanted to prevent it, so when he saw – from the scaffolding – that Ana was coming to bring him his lunch, he started praying that the elements should keep her from reaching the building site. However, fighting the elements, Ana managed to get to her husband and he started crying, but he knew he no longer had a choice: he had to build her into the wall. And so he did. And he managed to finish that wondrous church. But afterwards he threw himself from the roof. Some versions say he did it because he couldn’t keep living without Ana, while in other versions the king had the scaffolding removed so that his master builders could not erect a more beautiful monastery for some other king.
Now I’m reading Named of the Dragon. I’m wondering about the legend of the crumbling tower and how lots of nations have similar legends. One of the fundamental myths of the Romanians is about a head builder who was asked to erect the most beautiful monastery in all Christiandom. Yet every time he and his team were about to finish the church of said monastery, the walls would crumble and fall overnight. His king started threatening he would behead them all if they didn’t finish – and the head builder became desperate. One night he dreamt that such exquisite creation needed some great sacrifice in order to exist. That he had to build the being most precious to him inside the walls of the church – and that was his wife Ana, who happened to be pregnant at the time (according to some versions). He said to himself that he should obey the will of Our Lord, but he also wanted to prevent it, so when he saw – from the scaffolding – that Ana was coming to bring him his lunch, he started praying that the elements should keep her from reaching the building site. However, fighting the elements, Ana managed to get to her husband and he started crying, but he knew he no longer had a choice: he had to build her into the wall. And so he did. And he managed to finish that wondrous church. But afterwards he threw himself from the roof. Some versions say he did it because he couldn’t keep living without Ana, while in other versions the king had the scaffolding removed so that his master builders could not erect a more beautiful monastery for some other king.
Now I’m reading Named of the Dragon. I’m wondering about the legend of the crumbling tower and how lots of nations have similar legends. One of the fundamental myths of the Romanians is about a head builder who was asked to erect the most beautiful monastery in all Christiandom. Yet every time he and his team were about to finish the church of said monastery, the walls would crumble and fall overnight. His king started threatening he would behead them all if they didn’t finish – and the head builder became desperate. One night he dreamt that such exquisite creation needed some great sacrifice in order to exist. That he had to build the being most precious to him inside the walls of the church – and that was his wife Ana, who happened to be pregnant at the time (according to some versions). He said to himself that he should obey the will of Our Lord, but he also wanted to prevent it, so when he saw – from the scaffolding – that Ana was coming to bring him his lunch, he started praying that the elements should keep her from reaching the building site. However, fighting the elements, Ana managed to get to her husband and he started crying, but he knew he no longer had a choice: he had to build her into the wall. And so he did. And he managed to finish that wondrous church. But afterwards he threw himself from the roof. Some versions say he did it because he couldn’t keep living without Ana, while in other versions the king had the scaffolding removed so that his master builders could not erect a more beautiful monastery for some other king.
Now I’m reading Named of the Dragon. I’m wondering about the legend of the crumbling tower and how lots of nations have similar legends. One of the fundamental myths of the Romanians is about a head builder who was asked to erect the most beautiful monastery in all Christiandom. Yet every time he and his team were about to finish the church of said monastery, the walls would crumble and fall overnight. His king started threatening he would behead them all if they didn’t finish – and the head builder became desperate. One night he dreamt that such exquisite creation needed some great sacrifice in order to exist. That he had to build the being most precious to him inside the walls of the church – and that was his wife Ana, who happened to be pregnant at the time (according to some versions). He said to himself that he should obey the will of Our Lord, but he also wanted to prevent it, so when he saw – from the scaffolding – that Ana was coming to bring him his lunch, he started praying that the elements should keep her from reaching the building site. However, fighting the elements, Ana managed to get to her husband and he started crying, but he knew he no longer had a choice: he had to build her into the wall. And so he did. And he managed to finish that wondrous church. But afterwards he threw himself from the roof. Some versions say he did it because he couldn’t keep living without Ana, while in other versions the king had the scaffolding removed so that his master builders could not erect a more beautiful monastery for some other king.
When I first read the title, Named of the Dragon, I didn’t know what to expect. I instantly thought of our own Dragon, Vlad II Dracul, father of the famous Vlad the Impaler. Vlad II came to be known as ‘Dracul’ because he was a knight of the Order of the Dragon. That was the reason why his son was called ‘Dragulea’, ‘Draculea’ or ‘Dracula’. And… Of course they weren’t vampires. :p
Anyway… This gave me an idea for a novel. I don’t know if I’ll have enough time for research, but if I make up my mind to write it, I’ll let you know. 🙂
When I first read the title, Named of the Dragon, I didn’t know what to expect. I instantly thought of our own Dragon, Vlad II Dracul, father of the famous Vlad the Impaler. Vlad II came to be known as ‘Dracul’ because he was a knight of the Order of the Dragon. That was the reason why his son was called ‘Dragulea’, ‘Draculea’ or ‘Dracula’. And… Of course they weren’t vampires. :p
Anyway… This gave me an idea for a novel. I don’t know if I’ll have enough time for research, but if I make up my mind to write it, I’ll let you know. 🙂
When I first read the title, Named of the Dragon, I didn’t know what to expect. I instantly thought of our own Dragon, Vlad II Dracul, father of the famous Vlad the Impaler. Vlad II came to be known as ‘Dracul’ because he was a knight of the Order of the Dragon. That was the reason why his son was called ‘Dragulea’, ‘Draculea’ or ‘Dracula’. And… Of course they weren’t vampires. :p
Anyway… This gave me an idea for a novel. I don’t know if I’ll have enough time for research, but if I make up my mind to write it, I’ll let you know. 🙂
When I first read the title, Named of the Dragon, I didn’t know what to expect. I instantly thought of our own Dragon, Vlad II Dracul, father of the famous Vlad the Impaler. Vlad II came to be known as ‘Dracul’ because he was a knight of the Order of the Dragon. That was the reason why his son was called ‘Dragulea’, ‘Draculea’ or ‘Dracula’. And… Of course they weren’t vampires. :p
Anyway… This gave me an idea for a novel. I don’t know if I’ll have enough time for research, but if I make up my mind to write it, I’ll let you know. 🙂
When I first read the title, Named of the Dragon, I didn’t know what to expect. I instantly thought of our own Dragon, Vlad II Dracul, father of the famous Vlad the Impaler. Vlad II came to be known as ‘Dracul’ because he was a knight of the Order of the Dragon. That was the reason why his son was called ‘Dragulea’, ‘Draculea’ or ‘Dracula’. And… Of course they weren’t vampires. :p
Anyway… This gave me an idea for a novel. I don’t know if I’ll have enough time for research, but if I make up my mind to write it, I’ll let you know. 🙂