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Phil Syphe
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White Rose Blossoms
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The Marquise of Darkness: A Novel of Madame de Brinvilliers
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Escape to Deira: A Seventh-Century Adventure (Sons of Deira, #1)
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Cash 'n' Carrots & other capers
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Lunar Crescent (Emma Goodall, #1)
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Kissing Cousins (Emma Goodall, #2)
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Mixed Up (Emma Goodall, #3)
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Shep: A Cat's Tale
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The Inspirations Behind, and the Process of, Writing an Alternate History Novel
I’ve been an avid reader of historical fiction for years but felt too daunted to write it myself. I’ve also read a great deal of history books over the years, and have liked to watch history documentaries since childhood, with my foremost interests being in the histories of England and of France.
What first inspired me to attempt writing a historical novel was a ten-part TV series called The White Read more of this blog post »
What first inspired me to attempt writing a historical novel was a ten-part TV series called The White Read more of this blog post »
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“The difference between genius and stupidity is: genius has its limits.”
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“Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience.”
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“If you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you. But you have no chocolate! I think of that again and again! My dear, how will you ever manage?”
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“But he who dares not grasp the thorn
Should never crave the rose.”
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Should never crave the rose.”
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“Good-bye, Mrs Bartholemew," said tom, shaking hands with stiff politeness; "and thank you very much for having me."
"I shall look forward to our meeting again," said Mrs Bartholemew, equally primly.
Tom went slowly down the attic stairs. Then, at the bottom, he hesitated: he turned impulsively and ran up again - two at a time - to where Hatty Bartholemew still stood...
Afterwards, Aunt Gwen tried to describe to her husband that second parting between them. "He ran up to her, and they hugged each other as if they had known each other for years and years, instead of only having met for the first time this morning. There was something else, too, Alan, although I know you'll say it sounds even more absurd...Of course, Mrs Bartholemew's such a shrunken little old woman, she's hardly bigger than Tom; anyway: but, you know, he put his arms right round her and he hugged her good-bye as if she were a little girl.”
― Tom's Midnight Garden
"I shall look forward to our meeting again," said Mrs Bartholemew, equally primly.
Tom went slowly down the attic stairs. Then, at the bottom, he hesitated: he turned impulsively and ran up again - two at a time - to where Hatty Bartholemew still stood...
Afterwards, Aunt Gwen tried to describe to her husband that second parting between them. "He ran up to her, and they hugged each other as if they had known each other for years and years, instead of only having met for the first time this morning. There was something else, too, Alan, although I know you'll say it sounds even more absurd...Of course, Mrs Bartholemew's such a shrunken little old woman, she's hardly bigger than Tom; anyway: but, you know, he put his arms right round her and he hugged her good-bye as if she were a little girl.”
― Tom's Midnight Garden
