So, I’ve been through it again after some months and a couple of comments (from alpha-reader on the whole manuscript + a critique of the first 4000words) and corrected a couple of mistakes thanks to my Templar expert friend – I don’t know where I got the idea that the Krak des Chevaliers belonged to [...]
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Historical novel
Posted by Barb on December 16, 2011
http://creativebarbwire.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/historical-novel/
Historical research
A short Facebook “discussion” between me and Mesmered on Tuesday prompted me to do this post. Here was the exchange (my comment to her posting of Mark Williams piece about her): # (me) I see I’m really NOT the only one writing about Richard and John Plantagenet’s times! # (Mesmered) Medieval era highly popular, Barb. [...]
Posted by Barb on May 19, 2011
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Back and still catching up
Last week I was in London to meet friends AND use libraries without having to buy books and doing some research “on the field” for the historical novel. I came back with a cold, thanks to the British weather, and Sunday afternoon/night my server (Telecom Italia) was so very slow that I had to quit [...]
Posted by Barb on May 17, 2011
http://creativebarbwire.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/back-and-still-catching-up/
On historical novels
Because I’m typing draft zero in the computer and I’m taking notes on what I want to change and expand, and because next week I might be able to go to a library to do some more research, I thought I’d rant about that for a day. My main source for research has been the [...]
Posted by Barb on May 5, 2011
http://creativebarbwire.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/on-historical-novels/
Reading break
I must finish my first draft of the historical novel by march 19, and also reading all those neat PDFs I downloaded from Gallica, Project Guttenberg or Medieval Sourcebook. I’m at the beginning of part 3, that will probably be shorter than the middle, but still… I should be able to write it by the [...]
Posted by Barb on February 24, 2011
http://creativebarbwire.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/reading-break/
Chanson de geste
I know that a long time ago I read Tristan and Iseult and some Round Table stories. Don’t remember much. I’m reading them again, free English translations found at Project Gutenberg. At least I don’t have to translate in English some old French and all those medieval terms (although those are 10th century translations… but [...]
Posted by Barb on January 27, 2011
http://creativebarbwire.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/chanson-de-geste/
Names and other research
Directly connected the the Happiness Is… I’m going to ramble my historical research. I’ve pulled out my old notes again, and I’m still looking for new stuff, to refine my searches. Hence I discovered that the beginning wasn’t quite right and changed the siege of Fougères to the burning of that same castle – still [...]
Posted by Barb on January 25, 2011
http://creativebarbwire.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/names-and-other-research/
And the winner is…
Sorry, again it’s not easy to import the True Random Number Generator window from Random.org… so here’s the text version. From 1 to 7 the random generator chose: True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 5 AND 5 is my favorite number! Which means… comment #5… it’s JAI! Please contact me at creativebarbwire (at) [...]
Posted by Barb on January 13, 2011
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My name is Barb, and I'm a writer, sometimes an artist, mostly a world-creator and storyteller of fantasy worlds. I have more than one pen-name and write in more than one genre.
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