Enjoy!

Tracy Borman’s Elizabeth’s Women

I finished reading Elizabeth’s Women: Friends, Rivals, and Foes Who Shaped the Virgin Queen. If you’re interested in Elizabeth I or the Tudor period, definitely pick it up. It focuses on the women around Elizabeth, so even if you’ve read several books about Elizabeth herself, this one offers a new perspective. I learned more about Ann Boleyn and the other women in Elizabeth’s life than I have from other books.

Next up: Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books by Aaron Lansky. This one looks like a fun read.

Rymellan

As I’ve said on the WIP page, my editor has the September story. I need some time with it when she’s done, to deal with her feedback and format it for the web. She plans to start it as soon as she’s finished with the fantasy, so I’m hoping to post it around mid-September.

Fantasy Novel

I spoke to my editor yesterday, and she may come back on the fantasy as early as next week, which would be great. She said she’s enjoying the novel, which I’ll take as a positive sign.

Patty Henderson and I spent most of last weekend working on the front cover. Patty has come up with a wonderful design. I hope to share it soon.

Enjoy your weekend!

I’ve read a couple of books, but will refrain from reviewing either. One was a lesbian fiction novel. I don’t review fiction for the following reasons:

1. Beyond spelling and basic grammar, any review is subjective. The same could be said of non-fiction, but at least you can give some idea of the credibility of the author and the breadth and depth of the material.
2. I don’t throw stones when I’m inside a glass house.

I also read Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate by Terry Eagleton. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my many years of hanging around the net, it’s to never, ever discuss religion, so no review on that one, either.    Check out the reviews on Amazon.

The next book I’ll tackle is Elizabeth’s Women by Tracy Borman. Yes, another book about Elizabeth I, but given her long reign, there’s a lot to say. The book isn’t out in North America yet. I bought my copy from the Book Depository.

Other than that, I’ve finished the first draft of the September Rymellan story, and my computer has almost finished reading the fantasy story to me. So progress on both fronts.

I hope you’re enjoying your summer and that you’re somewhere cooler than I am!

I’ve already started to write the Rymellan September story, and that’s what the progress meter on the homepage is now tracking. I’m also editing the fantasy story.

Later.

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Maybe the Words Every Rymellan Knows scared him off?