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23 contributions to Historical Fiction Club
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9d •
Woohoo! It’s Friday! What are you reading this weekend?
I’m reading the truly wonderful Whalebone Theatre by Julia Quinn (as well as smatterings of various nonfiction). You?
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@Zena Ryder yes
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@Zena Ryder yes
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Learnt any cool history lately?
Either via your historical fiction reading or otherwise? Share with the community anything you've discovered.
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Sure did! I learned that Cannabis was called Haenep (where the ae is joined) in Middle English. I didn't realize it was around in those days. For some reason I thought it was found in America like tobacco but it has been around as early as about 10,000 BC. The Middle English pronunciation is where we get the word Hemp.
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@Zena Ryder Pretty much what it is used for today. Rope and other textiles, and "medicine".
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How long before you decide to DNF?
How long do you usually stick with a book before you decide to DNF (do/did not finish)?
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If a book is not grabbing me right away, I don't usually continue past the first few pages. I definitly do not like heavy description or trying to fugure out what is going on or where the story is going.
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@Zena Ryder Right. In for a penny...
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The Author Directory is live!
It's under the Classroom tab at the top of the page. The first couple of authors are in there now, @Julie Furxhi and @Clarissa Harwood! @Julia Quay, @Carrie Callaghan: You're both Book Cats (Level 3), so you're eligible for a spot in the directory too, so you can let readers know if you have books available and what they're about, your newsletter, social media, etc. Max. 250-ish words, first person, whatever links you like. @Marilee Aufdenkamp, I know you're busy with your presentation, and @Zane Dowling, I know you're waiting for your second edition to come out, but I didn't want you to think I've forgotten you 🙂 Whenever you're ready, send me your entry.
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Thanks so much for this.
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@Julia Quay Thanks. Time just keeps flying by. I don't know, it must be that I lived through it, but it doesn't feel like history. I guess when you think about it yesterday is history already.
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@Julie Furxhi Thanks
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@zane-dowling-6703
Army veteran self published on Amazon. I love to write, edit, and mentor those who aspire to write. Experienced in poetry, fiction, & inspirational.
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