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Char Newcomb
@charnewcomb.bsky.social
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Writes 12th/13th century #histfic & #scifi
BATTLE SCARS trilogy - ROGUE - ECHOES OF THE STORM
https://charlenenewcomb.com

U.S. Navy veteran. Retired librarian. Grandma.
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Char Newcomb @charnewcomb.bsky.social · Aug 3
How about a retelling of the Robin Hood legend? Check out my new novel ROGUE! https://mybook.to/RogueTales
book cover for Rogue
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Teleportation, Sci-Fi, and a Coin That Could Change Everything
- Luciana Cavallaro visits Jacqui Murray's blog to talk about her new book, The Race for the Lost Coin
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Luciana’s The Race for the Lost Coin Continues
I met Luciana Cavallaro at a writer’s conference in San Diego. We sat across from each other at a huge round table during lunch, crowded with ten historical fiction writers, but managed to have a w…
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November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Check out The Coffee Pot Book Club #BookOfTheWeek:

💫The Unquiet Spirit by Penny Hampson💫

Discover an intriguing tale of new beginnings, secrets, an irritating neighbour, and ghostly shenanigans!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/11/book...
#RomanticSuspense #BookSky
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November 17, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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I join
@Thehistorybits
to talk, among other things, about writing HF and my favourite characters. Thank you so much for hosting me, Sharon
https://historytheinterestingbits.com/author/sharonbennettconnolly/

##wotr ##Tudors ##HistoricalFiction
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Look at this gorgeous portrait! I give you Sibylle of Cleves, a woman who lived in a time of much turmoil! #Reformation #religiouswars #womeninhistory

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November 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Are "what if" stories historical fiction? Some thoughts in this post. www.alison-morton.com/2015/09/16/a... #alternatehistory #historicalfiction
“What if” stories – historical fiction? | Alison Morton's Thrillers
'What if' stories fascinate us, especially about Ancient Rome. But are alternative history stories part of historical fiction?
www.alison-morton.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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The Race for the Lost Coin - #newrelease

TRAVEL—THE BEST EXPERIENCE THAT
LUCIANA CAVALLARO HAS HAD
#GreekMyth

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Blog Tour Luciana Cavallaro The Race for the Lost Coin #Suspense #Thriller #GreekMyth #CoinofTime @ClucianaLuciana
INTRODUCTION I’m delighted to host the blog tour for Author Luciana Cavallaro, featuring The Race for the Lost Coin (Book 2 Coin of Time Series), scheduled t
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November 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Today's #SERIES #Promo features @carolynhughes.bsky.social - what was it like to #survive the #plague? Life in the #14thCentury
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November 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Sharon @thehistorybits.bsky.social interviews Rosemary Griggs
#writingcommunity
#historicalfiction

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Wordly Women: Rosemary Griggs
Just over a year ago I spent a fabulous weekend at the Historical Novel Society Conference at Dartington Hall in Devon. It was a fabulous weekend! And amidst it all I had a meet Rosemary Griggs. An…
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November 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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The latest episode of A Slice of Medieval is out now!
@derekbirks.bsky.social and I have a fascinating chat with @historylauren.bsky.social about the subject of her latest book, the much-maligned and misunderstood - and remarkable, Margaret Beaufort!
#medievalsky
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MargaretBeaufort | A Slice of Medieval #79
Historian, Sharon Bennett Connolly and historical author, Derek Birks are joined by historian, Lauren Johnson, to discuss the much-maligned Margaret Beaufort. Music by Adriel Fair licensed from Epid
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November 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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You don’t need to watch Seth Meyers to see the danger here. Presidents in democracies don’t demand that critics be fired, and federal regulators don’t amplify those demands. It undermines editorial independence and chills dissent.
November 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Congratulations to Sharon Overend on the upcoming release of her debut novel, LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER- about a dysfunctional family coming together over a crisis involving one of their own. It has a wry sense of humour and drama in equal measure. Available now for pre-order. books2read.com/u/bzGr7z
September 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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This month's newsletter is delayed - that's what happens when the writer succumbs to the flu.
This newsletter is a reflection on the passing of time, and somehow Descartes - the "cogito, ergo sum" dude - ends up in there!
www.annabelfrage.com/2025/11/05/m...
#writing #reflections
My November newsletter - a reflection on the passing of time - Anna Belfrage
October was quite a busy month for me. First, I had the pleasure of visiting Dresden with dear friend and fellow writer Alison Morton. Among other things, we undertook a seventeen kilometre trek throu...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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next author in my 'Serious about a #series' blog posts is @elizabethstjohn.bsky.social #GoodIdeas for #GoodReads - and for potential #Thanksgiving / #Christmas gifts!
ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2025/11/seri...
November 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Nothing like car trouble to mess up your Monday morning plans... No editing done today. :(
#writingcommunity
November 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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November: Thoughts from a Devonshire Farmhouse - Fake or Fact? True or False? #Devon #UK #BlogPost #Sccams #FakeNews #DontFallForIt thoughtsfromadevonshirefarmhouse.blogspot.com/2025/11/nove...
November 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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It's #HALLOWEEN so all about (#friendly #nonspooky #ghosts) on my blog AND a #photo of a #REALghost at a window... pop across to my blog and see if you can see him. (100% genuine encounter!)
ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2025/10/hall...
October 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Diving into notes from my editor on Rogues & Kings. 📚💙
#amediting #historicalfiction #medieval
#writingcommunity
October 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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##NewRelease2025 A Daughter of Warwick: the story of Anne Neville is Available now in audio narrated by Alex Lee.

http://mybook.to/dow

##HistoricalFiction ##WOTR ##RichardIII
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Check out The Coffee Pot Book Club #BookOfTheWeek:

💫Whispers in the Canyon by Gifford MacShane💫

Discover an evocative tale of a new beginning in face of adversity, danger – and love!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/10/book...
#WesternRomance #FamilySaga
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October 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Visiting the country church of St. Leodegarius by the manor of Ashby St. Ledger turned up some surprises, including a brass of William Catesby with his throat slashed.
#MedievalSky #History #Books
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Hidden Beneath the Brass: Secrets of the Princes in the Tower
A closer look at William Catesby, the lawyer who shaped Richard III’s claim—and may have known the princes’ fate
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October 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Looking for an escape from the news? Or for a country where honour and integrity count, sacrifice is valued and putting the country first is automatic?
Roma Nova is imaginary, but oh, we'd love it to be real!
alison-morton.com/2018/10/11/s...
#bookstoread #RomaNovaSeries #althist #whatif
October 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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My #TheCoffeePotBookClub guest
@ragriggsauthor.bsky.social via @cathiedunn.bsky.social
1587 England is at war with Spain The people of #Devon wait in terror for Spain’s armada
#HistoricalFiction #SpanishArmada #BlogTour #Tudor #DartingtonHall
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My Coffee Pot Book Tour Guest: Mistress of Dartington Hall by Rosemary Griggs
A blog about pirates, 1066, King Arthur, history, mysteries, writing and general chit-chat interesting bits and pieces
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October 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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October 14, 1066: The Battle of Hastings. An event that looms large in the Robin Hood legend (after Sir Walter Scott’s 1819 novel Ivanhoe), even though most versions of #RobinHood are set over 100 years later. #BattleofHastings #OTD #NothingsForgotten
Bayeau Tapestry: King Harold is killed Robin of Sherwood: Nobody ran at Hastings Response to Robin: No, they stood and died by the thousand. Will Scarlet: That’s an old battle to bring up.
October 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Respect to those who got here first.
October 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Yarde Reviews & Book Promotion: Excerpt from The Agincourt King: THE FRENCH ARCHBISHOP ATTEMPTS TO NEGOTIATE WITH KING HENRY as told by Humphrey Duke of Gloucester buff.ly/3VOxgfJ /
@maryanneyarde
October 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM