Romans Invaded Scotland Today! Saturday I went down to Dumbarton Castle for the Rock of Ages event–a living history demo…
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Day Six – Isle of Bute
Isle of Bute FTW Friday I didn’t hit the road until 1 PM. Destination: Isle of Bute. I still hadn’t…
Continue ReadingDay Four and Five – Rambling Around Argyll
Scouting Locations around Argyll I woke up at 9 on Thursday instead of 8 (still trying to recover from jet…
Continue ReadingDay Three – Another Search for Roman Ruins
Traces of the Antonine Wall Tuesday, I decided to head back down the A82 toward Glasgow to see other Roman…
Continue ReadingDay Two – Dunadd and the sites in Kilmartin Glen
Dunadd, the home of the hero Yesterday, I drove about an hour and a half down the peninsula where Argyll…
Continue ReadingGreetings from Scotland – Day One – Exploring Scotland’s Roman Past
I totally forgot I was going to blog every day, so I’m going to do some quick blogs over the…
Continue ReadingAdding Truth to Fiction Might Cause Hair Loss
Truly. How many times have you woven in cool tidbits from your research only to be slammed by your beta…
Continue ReadingResearch Can Add Rich Detail: The British Museum
My main character works at the British Museum in present day, but finds herself in 1834 London. I thought it…
Continue ReadingBe Humble: Fact Check, Or Why I Thought I Knew This Fact About Jane Austen
When I originally conceived this blog post, it was to use Jane Austen’s anonymity as an example of fact-checking. It…
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