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Ms Lafferty I now know, thanks to you, why the Satanic Verses earned Salman Rushdie the fatwa - he dared to speak about patriarchy in Islam. One mustn't ever challenge the impotence, sorry, importance of the penis in history. Esma Sultan, your creation, is one of the great Wise Women of fiction. More, more, more please! ? (oh, have to have a question mark? Can't just say an admiring 'thank you'?
Linda Lafferty I'm just finding these remarks! THANK YOU, Geoffrey!
Best, Linda
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Hello! Sorry to bother. I hope this sees you well. I am a doctorate student researching historical fiction on the Ottoman Empire, and I am interested in accessing a little bit more info about you and about how you came to write about the Ottoman Empire, why, etc.- of course if that's okay with you? Best, Djay xx
Linda Lafferty Egads! I just read this. I found Philip Mansel's work particularly illuminating. Constantinople: City of the World's Desire.
Best to you, Djay
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Hello, Linda: I am a writer/researcher with specializing in Pre-Revolutionary Russia, 18th Dynasty Egypt, & Comparative Mythology. My daughter is a translator in Brussels and adivsed me of The Girl Who Fought Napoleon. I thought to share a piece on a number of such women I published in 1999, using diaries, 1915 newspaper clippings. etc. I am happy to share? Bred & showed Arabians :) Best, DeeAnn Hoff Bend, OR
Linda Lafferty Oh, my apologies!!!!
I just this minute saw this comment, DeeAnn. I'm so sorry I didn't answer earlier. I don't know how I missed it.

Yes, I would be delighted to see what you've found on (military?) women. Hmm... how to contact me. Let's see shall we try a message through FB? I'm the Linda Lafferty with the equestrian pic.
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Linda Lafferty Heather! I don't know how I didn't see this question, sorry! Oh, I can't say--major spoiler!
However think about the clues, what happened (pretty extraordinary) BEFORE the incident. And look at the epilogue...
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Can't wait until September for your Napoleon story which I will review! In the meantime would you like to take look at look at my Napoleon's Rosebud, a darkish new book set during Napoleon's exile in Saint Helena?
Linda Lafferty Thank you, Humphry.
Napoleon is fascinating, isn't he? Absolutely unique.
I'm sorry but I can't read anything beyond my stack right now. I'm deep into a book on Caravaggio, drowning in research and rough drafts.
I do wish you the best with your book.

Linda L.
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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?
Linda Lafferty Take criticism objectively which means guard your heart. It may or may not be appropriate. Don't let criticism and rejection crush your delicate tendrils as you grow as a writer but stand close enough to the criticism to see if it really applies to you.

Guard your heart.
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What’s the best thing about being a writer?
Linda Lafferty I can be a really messy housekeeper and get away with it. Hey! I'm writing.
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Linda Lafferty In my case, I read more history, research, review my manuscript, and then go cross country skiing or biking to work it out.
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What are you currently working on?
Linda Lafferty I'm working on a book set during the Napoleonic Wars in Russia (think the time frame/setting of War and Peace).
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How do you get inspired to write?
Linda Lafferty I'm often inspired by reading history or reading about psychology and science.
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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
Linda Lafferty I learned about Virginia Tacci, the girl who rode the Palio race (bareback) in 1581, while I was living for a month in Siena, Italy. I believe I may have read about it in a guide book although I can't quite remember. I knew I had a novel as soon as I read about her.
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