candace robb
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Tag: Joan of Kent
A GLIMPSE INTO A WRITER’S PROCESS: A TRIPLE KNOT
On World Book Day, a paper presented in 2013 about how A Triple Knot came into being.
"A Medieval Woman’s Companion" as Inspiration for Novelists
It is my great pleasure to welcome Susan Signe Morrison to A Writers Retreat. Her new book, A Medieval Woman’s Companion: Women’s Lives in the European Middle Ages, just out from Oxbow Books, is a snappy, engaging exploration of remarkable individuals as well as… Continue Reading “"A Medieval Woman’s Companion" as Inspiration for Novelists”
“A Medieval Woman’s Companion” as Inspiration for Novelists
It is my great pleasure to welcome Susan Signe Morrison to A Writers Retreat. Her new book, A Medieval Woman’s Companion: Women’s Lives in the European Middle Ages, just out from Oxbow Books, is a snappy, engaging exploration of remarkable individuals as well as… Continue Reading ““A Medieval Woman’s Companion” as Inspiration for Novelists”
Embodying Medieval Women
I think you will enjoy a post I wrote for the Women’s Literary Culture and the Medieval Canon network, an international network funded by the Leverhulme Trust and centered at the University of Surrey. I feel it a great honor to be invited to… Continue Reading “Embodying Medieval Women”
Background on A TRIPLE KNOT: Envisioning Joan
In the beginning, I play with characters, trying them out in scenes, testing how they react to events and their fellow characters. With Joan of Kent, I’d already portrayed her several years before the death of her husband, the Black Prince, in A Vigil… Continue Reading “Background on A TRIPLE KNOT: Envisioning Joan”
