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Scribbling in the margins: January 2014

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Scribbling in the margins. Musings on the Historical Novel and life as it happens. Thursday, 30 January 2014. On a recent trip to India I re-read M.M.Kaye's. 65279;. 65279;. Entry into the Hall. It is easy to remember great Indian epic poetry here, that sourced from history and legends; poetry that contains the markers of history, if embellished; these were poems of bravery, love, great deeds, glory, sacrifice and death. 65279;. The fortress covers a huge site. The Golconda Fort and its pal...

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Scribbling in the margins: Discovering Padua, Venice and Verona in Winter

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Scribbling in the margins. Musings on the Historical Novel and life as it happens. Sunday, 1 February 2015. Discovering Padua, Venice and Verona in Winter. Venice on a chill January day with blue skies and sunshine is a pleasanter experience than Venice in mid-summer when it is crowded, hot and smelly. January is when Venice is reclaimed by Venetians for Venetians and a tourist presence is minimal. Yet, undeniably we were. The Golden Hour in Venice. The setting for La Traviata in Palazza Musico. Narrativ...

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STEPHEN TAYLOR, AUTHOR: April 2012

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Thursday, 19 April 2012. So the trilogy is nearing completion and I have been asking myself if I will return to the Georgian period in future novels and I don't really know. I seem to have been permanently researching the period for some years now, and perhaps I can share some of the information I have found out about the period, as a sort of, "Did You Know" session. Let's see: Did you know:-. Meat made up a large portion of the diets of residents of eighteenth-century. Eorgians were obsessed with protec...

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STEPHEN TAYLOR, AUTHOR: February 2012

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Wednesday, 22 February 2012. An interview with Alan Dance. Those that know me know that I am a member of a writers group, a smashing group of people at NewwritersUK. Last year at Newwriters I met a fellow historical novelist, Alan Dance. I thought it would be interesting to do an on-line interview with him to see how he approaches his own writing. Here it is - see what you think. Q1 Historical fiction - why did you choose this genre and not some other? Q2 What period in history do you prefer? Here’...

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Scribbling in the margins: May 2014

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Scribbling in the margins. Musings on the Historical Novel and life as it happens. Friday, 30 May 2014. Medieval Women, flowers, sex, motherhood. Church Wall Paintings informed men and women of sin. Sexual intercourse was part of God's original plan. If Adam and Eve had not eaten the apple- a sin of pride- they would have had intercourse. Otherwise how would they have obeyed God's order to increase and multiply (Genesis 1: 27-8)? Male seed was precious. It could not be wasted. Female seed was dan...It wa...

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Scribbling in the margins: July 2015

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Scribbling in the margins. Musings on the Historical Novel and life as it happens. Thursday, 2 July 2015. The River Thames in Medieval Times. The River Thames features in The Handfasted Wife. And briefly in The Swan-Daughter. What do we know about the Thames from the eleventh century? At the Source or Close to it! Abingdon , a location on the river in The Handfasted Wife. Along the Thames in London. Lambeth Bridge over the Thames. Happen in 893 AD. A Danish army landed in the Thames Estuary because i...

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STEPHEN TAYLOR, AUTHOR: Spooky.

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Sunday, 9 January 2011. As readers of this blog will know my novel, No Quarter Asked No Quarter Given. Is loosely based on the events in the life of Daniel Mendoza; he was the inspiration behind the story to be told. Mendoza himself was such a complex character, so in developing the story, I split his character into two separate people, one the honourable pugilist Samuel Medina, and the other the roguish Captain John Campbell-John. When the book was ready for publication I was asked by the cover designer...

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STEPHEN TAYLOR, AUTHOR: Now on E-Books

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Friday, 10 February 2012. Just wanted to let you know that my books, [No Quarter Asked and A Canopy of Stars], have now been published as multi-format ebooks by Smashwords. As many of you know, the books are historical fiction set the. In the Georgian era. I hope you’ll take time to check it out at Smashwords, where you can sample the first 20% of the books for free. Here’s the link to my author profile: [. Http:/ www.smashwords.com/profile/view/silverfox77. Thank you so much for your support!

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STEPHEN TAYLOR, AUTHOR: New Novel - Once Upon A Thatcher Time

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Wednesday, 8 May 2013. New Novel - Once Upon A Thatcher Time. Once Upon A Thatcher Time. People have asked me how long have I been writing and what motivated me to start. Well it goes back about twenty years now. I hated the Thatcher years and, as I saw it, the negative and illusionary philosophies that went with it. So I set out to write a novel highlighting all this. If you want to read it, go to Smashwords.com. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). New Novel - Once Upon A Thatcher Time.