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Ride a New Trail is a new what? Ride a New Trail is my latest novel. It is a sequel to The Cowgirl Murders, but not the usual kind. It is set in Montana in 1900, when people say the Wild West is over and the new American Century is about to begin, some 30 years after...

The American Revolution is 250 years old The American Revolution. also known as the American War of Independence, didn't all happen on one day but people usually date it from the 4th July 1776 when the 13 British colonies declared independence. The causes of...

National Book Day is not over I'm sorry I left it so late to post this but it's not too late, for me to post or for any of us to do something! Let's all celebrate National Book Day because books are important. How can you celebrate National Book Day? There are so many...

Genres define your work Genres are classifications. They tell people which shelf in the bookshop or library will hold your book. They also help readers find your books online. Here are a few examples: Crime & Thrillers Mystery Horror Fantasy Science Fiction...

What's new in what sense? What's new in the world? I've no idea! Sorry if you thought I was going to make predictions about politics, the economy or business. I'm sure you will find plenty of experts to tell you what they have seen while they gazed into their...

Happy Christmas I haven't posted much lately but I hope to be back soon. Meanwhile I wish you all a really happy Christmas. And if you don't want to celebrate the birth of a character you don't believe in, I wish you happiness at this holiday season. Have a good time,...

Black Anglo-Saxons? Who says? Black Anglo-Saxons appeared in the BBC series, King and Conqueror. Not many, but some. One was Harold's right-hand man. Another was an anonymous soldier in the shield-wall. Also, Morcar, Earl of Mercia, appeared to be of mixed race. I...

The Series King and Conqueror is now over The series King and Conqueror  on BBC1 culminated with the Battle of Hastings. I gave my initial thoughts in an earlier post after seeing the first episode. Most of those comments remain valid in my opinion, although I have...

Reviews of Traitor - where? Reviews of Traitor are on Goodreads, but so far none on Amazon. You may find them helpful if you are unsure whether or not to read it, even if you have read my own comments on that novel before I self-published it. What do I think of the...

King and Conqueror is what? King and Conqueror is a TV series in eight parts on Sundays and Mondays on BBC1 about the conflict between Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy. I expect the final part will cover the Battle of Hastings, but I could be in for a...

The Spanish Armada did carry some English soldiers and sailors When we think of the Spanish Armada of 1588, we typically imagine a straightforward conflict: Catholic Spain versus Protestant England, foreign invaders against patriotic defenders. But history is rarely...

TRAITOR: An Englishman Sails with the Armada by Geoffrey Monmouth When storms scatter the Spanish Armada, English Catholic cavalry captain Edward Comyn finds himself shipwrecked on Scotland's treacherous coast. Captured, betrayed, and fighting for survival, he must...