2009 Historical Novel Society Conference
Your jet-lagged Hoyden just stepped off the plane, her head a-buzz from the 2009 Historical Novel Society Conference in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was held last weekend, June 12-14.There were some superb fan girl moments when I got to gush all over honoured guests Margaret George, Sharon Kay Penman, and Margaret Frazer, a fellow Minnesotan who writes engaging novels about sleuthing medieval nuns. Diana Gabaldon was as stunning as ever in her turquoise shawls and was the star of the Late Night Sex Reading. Unfortunately, being such a meek jet-lagged soul, I had gone to bed before her...
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Welcome to my new blog, which is designed as any easy way to let visitors to my website know about my latest news and upcoming events.I’m eagerly looking forward to the Historical Novel Society 2009 Conference in Schaumberg, Illinois, June 12-14. I’ll be joining Peg Herring’s panel, Talking the Talk: Historical Fiction Dialogue.I’ll also be participating in the costume parade, which should be fun. Look forward to seeing old friends and making new ones.Also please check out Hoydens and Firebrands, a lively new blog featuring me and five of my friends who are stellar...
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An American author living on the Silver Coast of Portugal, Mary Sharratt is on a mission to write women back into history. She is the author of Revelations and seven previous critically acclaimed novels, including Daughters of the Witching Hill, the Nautilus Award–winning Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard von Bingen, The Dark Lady’s Mask: A Novel of Shakespeare’s Muse, and Ecstasy, about the life, loves, and music of Alma Mahler. When she is not writing, you can find her riding her beautiful Welsh mare.
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