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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM LEE ROWAN
GIFT EXCHANGE
by
LEE ROWAN
“I don’t know what to say.” Second Lieutenant William Marshall gazed at the little bundle of treasure that Third Lieutenant David Archer had just placed in his hands a few minutes after they’d come off watch.
Will was not only surprised but [...]

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM MAGGIE ANTON
In the second volume of my RASHI’S DAUGHTERS trilogy of historical novels, which take place in the 11th-century household of the great Jewish Talmud scholar, I chose to include the story of a Talmud student who struggles with an increasingly carnal attraction to [...]

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM STEVIE WOODS

I’ve got an extra Christmas present this year. A revised version of my first novel, Cane, which also happened to be my first historical novel, is set to be re-released by Phaze Books in both ebook and print on 21st December, and I [...]

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM MARK R PROBST
I would like to congratulate Speak Its Name on its most noteworthy 2nd Anniversary. As I am a writer and publisher of historical fiction, this blog holds a special interest to me. I find that it provides detailed and insightful reviews as [...]

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM CHARLIE COCHRANE

Yes, Christmas is over-commercialised (I wonder if an alien visiting the UK would think that it’s a celebration of Marks and Spencer finding no room at the furniture store and then receiving gifts of ipods, sausage rolls and Coca Cola?).
Yes, the festival itself [...]

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM DONALD L HARDY
This is an extra scene from my book “Lover’s Knot” which is available now–the scene happens after the end of the novel – so possibly, unless you want to be spoiled, it’s best not to read this until you’ve read the book [...]

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ALEX BEECROFT
In the 18th Century, the Christmas season didn’t start until the 25th of December. But then it went on until the 6th of January, where it ended with a massive 12th Night Feast.

Follow the link on the picture for a fantastic article about [...]

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM HAYDEN THORNE
I always listen to music when I write. Though art and literature both inspire me on so many levels, neither does so as though it were eating into me the way music does. Art and literature make me think; music makes me feel. [...]

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM AVA MARCH
The holidays are a wonderful time of year. A time to spend time with family, to bask in the joys of giving, and a time to deck the halls.
Decorating is a big part of the holidays, and I have a friend who really [...]

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM KATE COTONER
Since I’m researching for a story set in the Heian period (794-1185), I thought I’d write a little about the ancient Japanese December (Eleventh Month) festival of Toyoakari no Sechie and its accompanying Gosechi Dances. Originally a Shinto thanksgiving ritual celebrating the rice harvest, [...]

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM JEANNE BARRACK

It was purely the luck of the draw that there were only two dates left for the SIN advent calendar and one of them was the 11th. Since this year Chanukah begins on the 12th and we light the first of eight [...]

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM JOSH LANYON
I was thinking long and hard about this Advent Calendar post. Mostly I’m known as a writer of mysteries and crime novels, but history was my first love. I was a history major for most of my college career. And, of course, the [...]

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ALEKSANDR VOINOV
I’ve recently had a chat with a colleague at my rent-paying job, who asked me “why are you doing this?” when I told her about some of the woes of being an author. I could talk a lot about piracy, but I won’t.
I [...]

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM SYD MCGINLEY

What’s a pomander?
An aromatic and pretty handmade Christmas ornament made from oranges and cloves.
Some background:
When I was a little Syd, I loved historical novels for children — well, I still do now that I am a big Syd!  I inhaled works by Leon [...]