For those that are seeking agents, the Writer’s Digest new agency alerts is a good listing of agents seeking to build their client lists. The agents listed often are looking for debut authors. I subscribe to this list, and comb through it from time to time just to see if… Read More »New agency alerts
I’ve recently updated my website and migrated hosts, so I hope to start posting more content again regularly and working on shopping my novel again. The plan is to start submitting to literary agents again over the summer. In the past, these were some literary agencies I had looked at.… Read More »Novel update
The Pagan Lord by Bernard Cornwell Series: Saxon Tales Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Harper; Reprint edition (January 7, 2014) ISBN-10: 0061969702 Rating on Amazon: 4.5 stars Read my reviews on the other novels in the Saxon Tales: The Last Kingdom (I thought I had reviewed this one, but I must… Read More »The Pagan Lord by Bernard Cornwell
Bodiam Castle is a 14th century castle in East Sussex built by Edward Dalyngrigge in 1385. Edward Dalyngrigge was a former knight of Edward III, fighting for the king in the Hundred Years’ War as a member of the Free Companies. He received his license to build Bodiam from King… Read More »Bodiam Castle
Today is officially Leif Erikson Day. Commemorated as a national holiday by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, the holiday is an observance of Leif Erikson and his companions as the first known Europeans to set foot in North America. The holiday gives the nation a chance to honor the… Read More »Today in Medieval History: Happy Leif Erikson Day!
I recently came across the Secrets of the Viking Sword documentary streaming on Netflix. The documentary is very interesting as it details how the famous Ulfberht sword was forged during that period. Unlike any sword of its day, the Ulfberht viking sword was far superior to its counterparts in how it was… Read More »Secrets of the Viking Sword
So I finally got around to finishing A Dance with Dragons. I had started this book sometime last year, but put it down for a while and just circled back around to it recently. If it had been written by anyone other than George and was a series which I… Read More »Review of A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Agent spotlight is intended to highlight agents who are open to new authors and accept fantasy and/or historical fiction. Dr. Jamie Bodnar Drowley Dr. Jamie Bodnar Drowley is a literary agent who comes to Inklings Literary Agency from Corvisiero Literary Agency. In Adult, New Adult and Young Adult fiction, Jamie is seeking… Read More »Agent Spotlight
River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay Hardcover: 656 pages Publisher: Roc Hardcover; 1 edition (April 2, 2013) In his latest book River of Stars, Guy Gavriel Kay returns to the empire of Kitai several centuries following Under Heaven. While it is not necessary to have read Under Heaven before this… Read More »Review of River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay