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Misfortune of Song is RELEASED!
Misfortune of Song by Christy Nicholas Book #5 in The Druid’s Brooch Series (works as a stand-alone) IS NOW LIVE! Historical fantasy set in 12th century Ireland ~ Even a soldier cannot fight love ~ In 12th century Ireland, all…
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Posted in History, pagan, Writing
Posted in History, pagan, Writing
Promise on a Parchment by Moire Criomtainn
It’s rare that I come across a relatively unknown author that blows me away. However, having read the first book by Moire Criomtainn, Tale on a Parchment, I can only bow and say ‘I’m not worthy! I’m not worthy!” .…
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Posted in History, pagan, Writing
Posted in History, pagan, Writing
The Anglo-Saxon Mappa Mundi – The Archaeology and Metal detecting Magazine
Source: The Anglo-Saxon Mappa Mundi – The Archaeology and Metal detecting Magazine
In the old Celtic calendar, today is Sheelah’s Day. – Stair na hÉireann/History of Ireland
In the old Celtic calendar, today is Sheelah’s Day. In ancient Ireland, it was an annual festival to honour the fertility Goddess known as Sheela-na-gig. Naked Sheela-na-gig figures appeared in Iri… Source: In the old Celtic calendar, today is Sheelah’s…
Living Liminally: Saint Patrick, Druids, and Snakes
Source: Living Liminally: Saint Patrick, Druids, and Snakes
Misfortune of Time is on Contract!
Misfortune of Time, book #6 in The Druid’s Brooch Series is on contract with my fantastic publisher, Tirgearr Publishing! The tentative date is set for early July 2018. Stay tuned for more details! Misfortune of Time Time…
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Posted in History, pagan, Writing
Posted in History, pagan, Writing
Call of the Morrigú is a Finalist in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2017!
Call of the Morrigú has been selected as a finalist in the 2017 Wishing Shelf Book Awards – Adult Division. Would you dare rouse a goddess? Life isn’t easy in 1798 Ireland. Rebellions are rising across the countryside, and…
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Posted in Writing
Misfortune of Song is on pre-order!
Misfortune of Song, book five in The Druid’s Brooch Series, is now on pre-order, as of today! Release date is set for April 4, 2018. Even a soldier cannot fight young love. In 12th century Ireland, all Maelan…
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Posted in History, pagan, Writing
Posted in History, pagan, Writing
Win up to 30+ Historical Romance eBooks!
Win up to 30+ Historical Romance eBooks! (2) Grand Prize “Gift Baskets” of ALL eBooks! (30+) Winners of Individual eBooks (randomly selected titles)
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Posted in Writing
Posted in Writing
The Trusty Steed – Richie Billing
There’s always a horse in a fantasy book. So I decided to do a bit of research on the trusty steeds that carry us fearlessly into battle, and this is what I found. Source: The Trusty Steed – Richie Billing
Sally Wilde | A blog about writing medieval crime fiction
Source: Sally Wilde | A blog about writing medieval crime fiction
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Posted in History, Writing
Posted in History, Writing
Historical Fiction 10 Editing Tips: No 10 Feigning Accuracy
Source: Historical Fiction 10 Editing Tips: No 10 Feigning Accuracy
A River of Silence by Susan Clayton-Goldner
When Detective Winston Radhauser is awakened by a call from dispatch at 12:45a.m., it can mean only one thing—something terrible awaits him. He races to the Pine Street address. In the kitchen, Caleb Bryce, nearly deaf from a childhood accident,…
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Posted in Writing
Release Day for Misfortune of Vision!
Today is release day for Misfortune of Vision by Christy Nicholas Book #4 in The Druid’s Brooch Series Historical fantasy set in 12th century Ireland ~ Prophecy can be dangerous ~ In 12th century Ireland, Orlagh has been Seer to…
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Posted in History, pagan, Writing
Posted in History, pagan, Writing
Semifinalists in the Golden Box Books!
BOTH Legacy of Hunger and Call of the Morrigú are semifinalists in the Golden Box Books 2017 awards! Get Legacy of Hunger NOW when it’s on sale for 99 cents!
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Posted in Writing
Posted in Writing
Happy Solstice!
Ah, December. The ringing of jingle bells until you want to smash the little buggers whenever they appear, the mad dash for holiday gifts, the dreaded anticipation of hordes of relatives appearing at your doorstep. And yet, it is a…
Tirgearr Winter Sale!
Many of Tirgearr’s books are on sale this winter, including Legacy of Hunger, Book #1 in The Druid’s Brooch Series! Ireland is no promised land in 1846. It is wracked by a crippling potato blight, and people are dying. But…
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Posted in Writing
10 Beautiful Images from the Book of Kells – Medievalists.net
The Book of Kells is thought to be the work of a number of unknown genius-artists living in the monastery of Iona around the year 800. Source: 10 Beautiful Images from the Book of Kells – Medievalists.net
Lady of the Two Lands by Elizabeth Delisi
Lady of the Two Lands by Elizabeth Delisi One minute, Hattie Williams is in a museum, sketching a gold necklace that belonged to Hatshepsut, first female Pharaoh of Egypt; and the next, she’s lying in a room too archaic to…
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Posted in History, Writing
Posted in History, Writing
