Ask the Author: Michael Ward
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Michael Ward
Hi Mike - So glad you enjoyed 'Rags of Time'. My future plans are focused on writing the sequel, which I'm currently working on. Happy to be interviewed for your blog. To set it up, just send me a Goodreads message.
Thanks. Mike
Thanks. Mike
Michael Ward
Thank you so much for your great review. I'm so pleased you enjoyed the book. Positive feedback is much appreciated as Rags is my debut novel and your comments are very encouraging! Thanks also for the heads-up on the formatting issues. Will get on to that right away. It would be great if you are also able to post your review on Amazon but I know it can be a bit hit and miss with them. Please keep spreading the word on Rags. I need all the help I can get!
Michael Ward
'Rags of Time' is my debut novel. I chose historical fiction because I enjoy it myself as a reader.
From the outset I wanted to write about a period less well covered than others like Tudor and Roman. I researched the Stuart era and discovered an extraordinary 40 year section which witnessed civil war, regicide, the Commonwealth of England and royal restoration. During this time there was also a number of dramatic set pieces to feature: the Fire of London and the Great Plague of 1665/6.
It soon became clear that these 40 years not only marked a period of great political and religious change, but also significant advances in science and the birth of Britain's pre-eminence as a maritime and trading nation.
I realised this must have been an extraordinary time to live through, especially in London, the epicentre of this ferment of new thinking. And so the idea for 'Rags' and successive books was born - a series that will allow the reader to walk side by side with my hero merchant Thomas Tallant throughout his life, experiencing with him such a formative and dramatic period in British history.
From the outset, I have tried to interweave the themes of religious, political, scientific and mercantile change around the central murder plot and it was really pleasing to see that this had been noticed and appreciated in my first goodreads review. Big relief!
I am now working on Book 2.
From the outset I wanted to write about a period less well covered than others like Tudor and Roman. I researched the Stuart era and discovered an extraordinary 40 year section which witnessed civil war, regicide, the Commonwealth of England and royal restoration. During this time there was also a number of dramatic set pieces to feature: the Fire of London and the Great Plague of 1665/6.
It soon became clear that these 40 years not only marked a period of great political and religious change, but also significant advances in science and the birth of Britain's pre-eminence as a maritime and trading nation.
I realised this must have been an extraordinary time to live through, especially in London, the epicentre of this ferment of new thinking. And so the idea for 'Rags' and successive books was born - a series that will allow the reader to walk side by side with my hero merchant Thomas Tallant throughout his life, experiencing with him such a formative and dramatic period in British history.
From the outset, I have tried to interweave the themes of religious, political, scientific and mercantile change around the central murder plot and it was really pleasing to see that this had been noticed and appreciated in my first goodreads review. Big relief!
I am now working on Book 2.
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Nov 13, 2020 12:52PM · flag