My life has been pretty simple. I grew up in Alabama and graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor's in Advertising. I have spent about the last ten years in web development. In 1998, a friend of mine and I started a web design company we ran for three or four years before deciding to close it due to the demands of school. Since then, I stayed in the web working with various companies in Alabama. I worked for a brief period with Southern Progress, namely with Southern Living magazine and Health magazine, in their web departments. While there, I also wrote for Southern Living magazine, Health.com., and the company's internal newsletter. I write as much as I can. For the last five years, I have been working on my first novel. I am on the third revision now and hope to be finished with this draft by the end of the year. I also write short fiction, though not as frequently as I used to due to the time I spend on the novel. My goal is to have my novel published in the next three years. Other interests include: History (particularly medieval and ancient civlizations), Reading, Foreign Language (I currently speak Spanish but plan to learn as many as I can), Landscape Photography, the outdoors, sports (especially college football), and Travel.
The detailed service records of 250,000 medieval soldiers – including archers who served with Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt – have gone online. The database of those who fought in the Hundred Years War reveals salaries, sickness records and who was knighted. More at BBC News. I didn’t… Read More »Online Medieval Battle Records
George R.R. Martin has posted on his blog a list of actors that have been cast — thus far — for the HBO series A Song of Ice and Fire. The list includes: Sean Bean as Lord Eddard Stark Mark Addy as King Robert I Baratheon Jack Gleeson as Joffrey… Read More »Casting for HBO “A Song of Ice and Fire” Series
I’ve compiled a list of blog topics related to medieval history, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction writing, or industry news. Here’s a brief rundown: Mark Lord dicusses Medieval Myths about Witchcraft and Sorcery ABC will air an hourlong documentary about the woman behind the boy wizard, “J.K Rowling: A Year in… Read More »Blogs of Interest
Victor Verney is the author of Warrior of God: Jan Zizka and the Hussite Revolution. Read more about the author on his Web site. 1. How did you become interested in Jan Zizka and why did you choose to write about him? Did your Slavic ancestry have anything to do… Read More »Interview with Victor Verney, Author of Warrior of God
The Battle of Barnet, one of the critical battles in the Wars of the Roses, involved the forces of Edward IV and Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick. At one time, Edward and Richard had been allies, both of them overthrowing Henry VI (of Lancaster) and putting Edward on the… Read More »Battles in Medieval History: The Battle of Barnet, 1471
In his essay, “The Accu-Thump of Googletarity,” author John Crowley gives his take on writing historical fiction. The particular example he uses is from the World War II era in America, but the principles can be applied to whatever historical period (medieval or any other) you are writing about. The… Read More »Author John Crowley on Historical Fiction
The morning mist hovers over Loch Awe, and across the lake, on the northeastern edge, Kilchurn Castle and the mountains beyond reflect in the still waters, transporting visitors back to a time when the Campbells of Glenorchy ruled this region. All that stands today are the castle ruins, but Kilchurn… Read More »Kilchurn Castle
Beautiful photos of castles from around the world, not all of them medieval (like Neuschwanstein). The colors and compositions are really nice, even though they have been edited in post or are HDR images. The section has been split into three parts: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The reflection… Read More »Castles Around the World
A Podcast of Ice and Fire covers all topics relating to George R.R. Martin and his A Song of Ice and Fire series. Each episode discusses one chapter, one character, and one theory … and may contain spoilers. For example, Episode 1: Ghost Cow focuses on the major noble houses… Read More »A Song of Ice and Fire Podcast