Monday, April 26, 2010

Cowboy Movies

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I've just spent three days at the Santa Clarita Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival , doing research and making connections for my new seri...

Top 3 Westerns?

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Which three Western movies do you think might be the most popular among real cowboys and cowboy re-enactors? Go on. Have a guess. Then read...
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Saturday, April 24, 2010

Cowboy Poetry

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What is Cowboy Poetry? Yvonne Hollenbeck I'm in the lobby of La Quinta Inn in Newhall, California, waiting for a shuttle to take m...

High Noon at the Cowboy Festival

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I've been looking forward to the Santa Clarita Cowboy festival for over a year. It's at the Melody Ranch where lots of famous Wester...
Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Dubai Lit Fest '10

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If you should find yourself having tea at the Burj Al Arab this weekend, take a moment to glance at the person at the next table - there...
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Friday, April 02, 2010

Winged Sandals!

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. In my interview with Lucy Coats on her first MYTHIC INTERVIEW FRIDAY , she asked me which power I would like to have - and what I would do...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Beckham as Achilles

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In the talk I give at schools, How to Write a Great Story , I always start by telling them about Achilles and his heel and why it is necessa...
Saturday, March 20, 2010

Shooting Soap

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Every historical author needs at least one good expert source. One of mine is 'Hawkeye', a British gun-dealer and expert on Civil Wa...
Sunday, March 07, 2010

Get the bang right

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I am having another fun session shooting cap & ball Colts today at a shooting club in South London. My mentor - let's call him Hawke...
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Ivory Bangle Lady - My Story

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Sometimes I miss Rome so much I think I might die. I loved growing up there. The life, the colour, the warmth, the sophistication. My fam...
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Friday, February 26, 2010

Great Westerns #1

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For the past three years I've secretly been working on a new series: The Western Mysteries. One of the best things about it has been r...
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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Pulchra in Camulodunum

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by Caroline Lawrence  Back in 2007, when they were holding auditions for the Roman Mysteries TV series , lots of fans emailed me to ask ho...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Golden Sponge-Stick Results!

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. some excerpts from this year's winning entries: After a good feast of dates and honey the five children had a long, catch-up conversat...