Extras
I’m quite often asked for various feature articles that have been published about me and my work as well as guest blogs I’ve been invited to write for other websites – so I’ve had them all collated here together in EXTRAS. By request, I’ve also included the Build Log for HMS Teazer, which chronicles in technical and personal detail the twelve-month project of reader John Thompson to bring Teazer to life. And, for those budding writers among you, there’s a few tips on writing that I’ve gleaned over the years. I hope you enjoy dipping into these resources and do get in touch if you have suggestions for additional material.
On Writing I’m often asked how I became an author and about the writing process. In this article, first published in “The Seafarer”, I give budding writers a few hints and shortcuts to a publisher’s heart I’ve found useful. Do take a look at my twelve articles on the Writing Historical Novels site, and there is much good advice from other writers, too. There are many excellent books available now on writing and publishing – here’s three to get you started… Salty Sayings So many words and phrases in common use today can be traced back to the language of seafarers. |
Quarterdeck Features Quarterdeck is an online quarterly journal celebrating the best in maritime and historical fiction. Edited by George Jepson, subscription is free at http://www.mcbooks.com/newsletter.php Teazer Build Log![Now was the perfect time [for Kydd] to make his acquaintance with the lovely creature. Teazer was a galley-built craft, one continuous deck running fore and aft...This was his home..– Command Reader John Thompson built a superb model of one of the fictional vessels in my books and presented it to me! It was Thomas Kydd's first command, a little brig-sloop, HMS Teazer. Here’s John’s build log over the twelve-month project. HRH Princess Anne did me the great honour of inspecting the completed model when it was on loan to the Ivybridge Library.](https://julianstockwinblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/extras-build-log-pic.jpg?w=200&h=150) “Now was the perfect time [for Kydd] to make his acquaintance with the lovely creature. Teazer was a galley-built craft, one continuous deck running fore and aft…This was his home…” – Command Reader John Thompson built a superb model of one of the fictional vessels in my books and presented it to me! It was Thomas Kydd’s first command, a little brig-sloop, HMS Teazer. Here’s John’s build log over the twelve-month project. HRH Princess Anne did me the great honour of inspecting the completed model when it was on loan to the Ivybridge Library. |
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