Monthly Archives: June 2021

Inspiration From the19th Century by Nancy Jane Moore

Posted on 29 June 2021 by Jacey Bedford

One of the reasons I avoided majoring in English when I was in college was that the department had draconian rules requiring you to take courses from many different periods. I had no objections to Shakespeare or Chaucer and was … Continue reading →

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RESEARCHING HISTORY FOR FANTASY WRITERS by Dayle A Dermatis

Posted on 22 June 2021 by Jacey Bedford

What this? you ask. I’m writing fantasy. It’s a made-up world with magic, so I can do anything I want, right? I don’t need to know historical details. Yes, it’s your world, and you don’t have to have exact historically … Continue reading →

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Liz Williams Answers Six Questions

Posted on 15 June 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Tell us your biography in three sentences or fewer.Born in the West of England where I now live. Have had a varied career, including witchcraft shop owner, SFF writer, college lecturer and international education administrator. Practising occultist. How and when … Continue reading →

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Juliet McKenna Answers Six Questions

Posted on 14 June 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Tell us your biography in three sentences or fewer. I was born in Lincoln and after my parents divorced, we moved to Dorset, so I don’t really feel I’m ‘from’ anywhere in particular. Myth, history and SF/Fantasy were always points … Continue reading →

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Discovering what I didn’t know I didn’t know by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 8 June 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Jacey Bedford I wrote my first two (still unpublished) books on my trusty Amstrad PCW using Locoscript. I was fairly late to the computer party in general and email in particular (1996) but the … Continue reading →

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Cherith Baldry Answers Six Questions

Posted on 1 June 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Tell us your biography in three sentences or fewer. I was born in Lancaster and studied at Manchester University and St Anne’s College, Oxford. For many years I worked as a teacher, including a spell as lecturer at Fourah Bay … Continue reading →

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