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My latest Historical Fiction find: ‘The Drowned City’ by K.J. Maitland

Posted on June 20, 2022June 21, 2022 by Jennifer Newbold

Signs and Portents, Traitors,  Recusants, and Other Dangerous Men   In the wake of the Gunpowder Plot, the court of James I suspects treachery everywhere. Who better to dispose of

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Adventure, Romance, Heroism, and Glamour on the High Seas

Posted on June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 by Jennifer Newbold

Adventure, Romance, Heroism, and Glamour on the High Seas Erm… maybe not glamour.  Not unless your idea or glamour is dirt, blood, sweat, and tears. And no romance upfront, either.

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What colour was Lord Nelson’s hair?

Posted on June 4, 2022June 5, 2022 by Jennifer Newbold

What  colour was Lord Nelson’s hair? Artists overwhelmingly portrayed Horatio Nelson as having white or grey hair. Even the portrait by Rigaud, painted when Nelson was a young man of

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Is Nell ‘me’?

Posted on May 13, 2022December 23, 2022 by Jennifer Newbold

How much do my characters reflect me? A friend of mine asked me, in regard to The Private Misadventures of Nell Nobody, if my protagonist was ‘me’.  To be honest, I

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History and Fiction

Posted on May 12, 2022May 13, 2022 by Jennifer Newbold

Balancing History with Fiction It is always interesting to me how other historical fiction writers approach creating a fictional version of a historical figure. I’m one of those people who

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Hello!

Posted on April 20, 2022July 17, 2022 by Jennifer Newbold

  Hello! Come in, make yourself comfortable. Can I get you anything? A coffee? Tea? Cocktail? I’m so glad you’re here, because it means you’re still interested. I’ll keep it

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