I hope you have been enjoying these fictional, comedic movie plots and posters! Here is the final one…plus a bonus one (because they are way too fun to make!). Click here to read the full article.
Category: Writing
New article: 10 simple ways to teleport into history
My imagination often takes me on a trip into the past. Sometimes the journey is planned and many times I happen upon a time because it cannot be avoided. Here are 10 ways I teleport back in time*. *Metaphorically. I’m a writer not a magician or scientist. A gravel path. Nothing transports me into the…
A Very Tudor Christmas: An online event with historian and author Claire Ridgway
I am pleased to announce that all participants of historian and author Claire Ridgway’s event, A Very Merry Tudor Christmas, will receive a free e-book copy of ‘Twas the Night Before Tudor Christmas! As a bonus, I had a lot of fun creating a cooking video featuring two recipes from the book which will be…
Christmas in July
Do you celebrate Christmas in July? I didn’t, but having written a Christmas-themed book I now see the benefits… Whether you celebrate or not, I created a Tudor-themed word search that can be printed for your enjoyment and personal use. Please see my free printable page here to download the PDF and print yourself a…
Who was ‘The Witch of Plum Hollow’?
The history of “witches” is plagued with terrible tales of torture and unjust death sentences. These cases are tragic indeed. However, I came across a historical ‘witch’ whose life happily does not end with a gruesome execution. My day of folding laundry, cleaning, and attempting to tweak a cookie recipe to be healthier, took an…
It’s maple syrup season!
Yes, maple syrup has a season. If you live around maple trees, you may spot some buckets hanging from trees during late winter to early spring. Ideal temperatures for producing the sweet, amber treat are when the temperatures fall below freezing at night, but the days are above zero degrees. The sap from the trees…
Printable ‘Twas gift tags!
’Tis the season for giving! Thank you to illustrator Kathryn Holeman for creating these beautiful gift tags (for home use only). There are two styles to choose from or simply use both! They are compatible to print with Avery 9422 Rectangle label sheets or you can print them out on a full label sheet. Another…
Online version of the storybook portion of ‘Twas – now available!
An online version of the storybook portion of ‘Twas the Night Before Tudor Christmas is now available! Kathryn Holeman has created this video of me reading along to her beautiful illustrations. Special thanks to historian and author Claire Ridgway for hosting us on The Anne Boleyn Files‘ YouTube channel! You can view the video here…
New printable bookmarks made by artist Kathryn Holeman
Thank you to the talented artist Kathryn Holeman who created the illustrations for ‘Twas the Night Before Tudor Christmas. She has very generously made a set of three double-sided bookmarks which can be printed out for personal use. These bookmarks coordinate with the section in the book called Would You Rather? In this section, readers…
New article published on The Anne Boleyn Files website
Thank you very much to best-selling author and historian Claire Ridgway for kindly inviting me to write a guest blog post for her esteemed website The Anne Boleyn Files. I have been reading Claire’s work for more than a decade, so it is truly an honour! Sample from the article: “One Tudor tidbit, which I…