The technical difficulties we were having a couple days ago seem to have been largely resolved. Which means I’m now retroactively appearing at Karen Johnson’s Release Notes. Take my hand for a little double-layered time travel, as we go Falling Into Medieval England.

– Margaret

I’m joining Jeri Westerson, author of the Crispin Guest Medieval Noir series, and Getting Medieval. Jeri’s hosting my thoughts on the Joys of Research. If there’s anything that I enjoy in the same degree that I enjoy writing, it’s the research that goes with it…

– Margaret

What is a historical novel? Why do we write them? What makes them special? These are questions I wrestle with often and Patricia Stoltey gave me a chance to explore some answers in Historical or ?. Check it out. I’ll be joining you in the comments over there later today.

Patricia is the author of The Prairie Grass Murders and The Desert Hedge Murders, two mysteries starring Sylvia Thorn, a retired FBI agent and judge who finds herself drawn into some surprising sleuthing.

– Margaret