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Historical Novel and ethics

Jerome de Groot — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:36:24 GMT

Dear all, I am writing an academic chapter about historical fiction and ethics, to be published sometime in late 2010. As part of my research I had hoped that

Re: The Crusader's Vow

Sidney Allinson — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:52:40 GMT

The "Childrens' Crusade" of 1212 was the most poignant of all the various crusades. Whether it actually ocurred or not, it seems to offer a particularly good

Re: The Crusader's Vow

Nan Hawthorne — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:20:27 GMT

Thanks Richard and Joan! I heard from a fellow who has a college course on the Crusades who said just what you did and a little more, that the one common

Re: The Crusader's Vow

Richard Lee — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:57:13 GMT

Hi Nan, I agree with Joan. It is very unlikely that there was a specified crusader's vow at any time, and almost certainly not this early. Indeed the term

Re: The Crusader's Vow

jszechtman4hns — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:41:52 GMT

Nan, I did a google book search on "crusader's vow" and one of the books it cites that discusses the vow is The Crusades: a history by Jonathan Riley-Smith.

The Crusader's Vow

Nan Hawthorne — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:45:15 GMT

Does anyone happen to have a copy of the/a Crusader's Vow? I am doing online research right now, but though there are many references to the bow, I have and

Re: My Forthcoming Historical Novel

Graceann Macleod — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:29:52 GMT

What a fascinating bit of history that you've hit upon, Ms. Perkins-Valdez. I'll be very interested in reading this story. Graceann

BSP--which I don't do often. New reviews received - xpost

ruthsims_author — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:18 GMT

I don't do BSP very often, guys, so please don't stick pins in a voodoo doll. (g) I might have already mentioned the Bookwenches review, and if I did I

Re: Need help About Author HOUSE

Helaina Hinson — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:03 GMT

And of course my ex-husband was a much less important and talented writer than you are too..... ... From: Julianne Lee Subject:

Re: Need help About Author HOUSE

Julianne Lee — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:08:01 GMT

... If my first book had only sold 4,500 copies, there never would have been a second book. And I'm certainly not a bestseller. Bear in mind that the Civil War

Re: Need help About Author HOUSE

Five Rivers Chapmanry — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:17:15 GMT

Ruth wrote: I was cautioning the poster about using any subsidy publisher unless they go into it with their eyes wide open. (I don't believe Five Rivers is a

Re: Need help About Author HOUSE

Julianne Lee — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:10:58 GMT

... Yup. It's the masquerade that makes it a scam. Classic bait-and-switch con. Julianne Lee http://www.julianneardianlee.com "A Question of Guilt: A Novel of

Re: Need help About Author HOUSE

Mirella P — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:06:49 GMT

Helaina, In Canada, selling 4,500 copies is considered a bestseller. Thanks for sharing this. It can be done. Mirella

Re: Need help About Author HOUSE

Helaina Hinson — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:26:40 GMT

Self-publishing doesn't have to be a waste, depending on your audience. My ex-husband self-published his non-fiction Civil War biography, and promoted it

Subsidy publishers

ruthsims_author — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:04:12 GMT

Subsidy publishing and self-publishing are two different things. The self-publisher pays for everything and takes all the risks and keeps all the profits if