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juditharnopp
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hello from me

Post by juditharnopp » Tue January 26th, 2010, 10:58 am

Hello,
like some others i have been lurking, reading the posts and getting a feel of the place. my name is Judith, you may have met me on other literary/history sites. i have been an avid reader of historical fact and fiction since i was a child. when i hit forty i went back to uni and studied English and medieval history and since i graduated have been concentrating on writing my own. i try to write the sort of books i love to read, Bernard Cornwell, Pamella Belle, Sharon Penman. my first novel, Peaceweaver, was published in November 09 and has been enjoying mild success and recently a volume of poetry, Waving at Trains. i look forward to discussing historical fiction old and new. id be interested to hear what reader love/hate about the genre so i can improve my own work. most of all its just great to have new friends with similar interests. :) i shall now go and jump right in!

Judith

http://www.freewebs.co.uk/judyarnoppsmedievalpage

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Vanessa
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Posts: 4378
Joined: August 2008
Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
Preferred HF: Any
Location: North Yorkshire, UK

Post by Vanessa » Tue January 26th, 2010, 11:24 am

Welcome, Judith. Hope you enjoy it here!
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads

Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind

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Amanda
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Location: Sydney, Australia

Post by Amanda » Tue January 26th, 2010, 11:27 am

Welcome Judith! I'm sure that you will enjoy the discussions here!

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Misfit
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Joined: August 2008
Location: Seattle, WA

Post by Misfit » Tue January 26th, 2010, 11:40 am

Hi Judith, glad to have you here.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be

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Ariadne
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Joined: August 2008
Location: At the foothills of Mt. Level

Post by Ariadne » Tue January 26th, 2010, 1:21 pm

Welcome to the forum, Judith, nice to meet you here.

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boswellbaxter
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Location: North Carolina
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Post by boswellbaxter » Tue January 26th, 2010, 1:32 pm

Welcome, Judith. Glad you joined us!
Susan Higginbotham
Coming in October: The Woodvilles


http://www.susanhigginbotham.com/
http://www.susanhigginbotham.com/blog/

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MLE (Emily Cotton)
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Posts: 3566
Joined: August 2008
Interest in HF: started in childhood with the classics, which, IMHO are HF even if they were contemporary when written.
Favourite HF book: Prince of Foxes, by Samuel Shellabarger
Preferred HF: Currently prefer 1600 and earlier, but I'll read anything that keeps me turning the page.
Location: California Bay Area

Post by MLE (Emily Cotton) » Tue January 26th, 2010, 3:30 pm

Hi Judith!

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donroc
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Location: Winter Haven, Florida
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Post by donroc » Tue January 26th, 2010, 3:51 pm

Welcome and enjoy.
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Bodo the Apostate, a novel set during the reign of Louis the Pious and end of the Carolingian Empire.

http://www.donaldmichaelplatt.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXZthhY6 ... annel_page

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LoveHistory
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Location: Wisconsin, USA
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Post by LoveHistory » Tue January 26th, 2010, 4:09 pm

Lovely to meet you Judith!

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Madeleine
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Posts: 5860
Joined: August 2008
Currently reading: "Mania" by L J Ross
Preferred HF: Plantagenets, Victorian, crime, dual time-frame
Location: Essex/London

Post by Madeleine » Tue January 26th, 2010, 7:41 pm

Hi Judith and welcome, what a lovely thing to do, to go back to uni and study something you're really interested in. Good luck with the book and have fun here.
Currently reading "Mania" by L J Ross

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