Finishing Jerusalem Falls and seeing it in print has been particularly exhilarating for me. I worked with that story for four long years through some pretty difficult things. Even though it’s my second, I learned a thing or two about how much work it takes, and how excruciating it can… Read More »Jerusalem Falls by Jack Dixon
The Thrills and Spills of Researching the Distant Past By Nan Hawthorne, author of Beloved Pilgrim, a novel of the Crusade of 1101 In history class in college we learn about the difference between primary and secondary sources, but anyone who has tried to research events in the Middle Ages knows… Read More »The Thrills and Spills of Researching the Distant Past by Nan Hawthorne
What was Robert the Bruce really like? On occasion, I have been asked if I would have liked to live in the past. Actually, I don’t think I’d want to live in medieval Scotland (lack of modern comforts being the major factor), but I’d definitely like to visit. Perhaps just long enough… Read More »The Honor Due A King: The Bruce Trilogy, Book III by N. Gemini Sasson