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Not related to the post title, but much more interesting, there’s a month-long party going on on the 18th Century History blog, launching off with a giveaway from me.  Possibly everyone who reads my blog and wants one has already got a copy of False Colors, but if you haven’t here’s a chance to get…

Hi-diddley dee, a pirate’s life for me… It’s Talk Like a Pirate day on Sunday 19th September – we’d love to celebrate here on Speak Its Name. Why not post links to pictures of you (or your pets) in pirate garb (or other nautical gear)? Post Pirate slashy drabbles (not fanfic, please), pirate limericks and…

Hurray!  I’ve finished a story for the I Do Two anthology.  I’m particularly pleased as I have real problems in coming up with ideas for short stories – and even then they tend to be along the lines of “character a and character b sit in a room and discuss the meaning of life”. This…

How cool is this: http://girlebooks.com/about-us/ It’s a site which takes public domain books from Project Gutenberg, reformats them to read properly on an e-reader, gives them an excellent cover made from public domain art, and then lets you download the end product for free.  Free books! I’ve been and grabbed The Mystery of Udolfo, The…