My marketing exercise has passed its expiration point. I had set it to run from 10 - 14 February. The point of the exercise was to broaden my readership by offering the book, The Devil Within Us, for free. I paid for a promotion run with Just Kindle Books and arranged for the book to be free to download on the dates specified above. I invested $48 in the scheme.
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The War Wolf – Let’s Read and Discuss 08
This is the calm before the storm and the perfect place to start setting out the positions of the main players. I begin with the arrival in York of Coenred's brother huscarls, in particular Sigbert and Hereric. The opening scene introduces all of the warriors, Thrydwulf is a peasant who has made good through his martial prowess. Aethelmaer, Hengist, and Alfrid are younger men, the sons of lords, but true huscarls all the same. I enjoyed writing the banter between the elder and younger men, which continues into the following novels.
The War Wolf – Let’s Read and Discuss 07
So why did King Hardrada of Norway invade England? This chapter gave me an opportunity to examine why the most famous Viking of his day risked everything to go to war against the Anglo-Saxons. In 1066 Harald Hardrada was entering the autumn of his life. He had worked hard to become rich and powerful and, most of all, the king of his people.
A Marketing We will go – again!
I certainly have not moved very quickly since I last wrote about marketing in September, Marketing, like all other oceans, is full of sharks. That was quite a negative experience. Thankfully, I opted to be cautious and invested no more of my money than I could afford to lose and, of course, lose it I did. … Continue reading A Marketing We will go – again!
The War Wolf – Let’s Read and Discuss 06
This chapter really falls into two halves. First, we see Mildryth in a domestic setting with her friend, Branda. I doubt that anyone would be surprised to know that Anglo-Saxon people enjoyed talking about what other people were up to; it is a very human activity enjoyed the world over. Although Mildryth is theign-worthy she … Continue reading The War Wolf – Let’s Read and Discuss 06
The War Wolf – Let’s Read and Discuss 05
King Harold was a religious man. The role of religion in early medieval life was very strong. The Anglo-Saxons had gone from a collection of heathen tribes to a nation of devout Christians. In 1066 they were busy either building new churches or rebuilding older wooden churches in stone.
The War Wolf – Let’s Read and Discuss 04
If you are going to have a female character who has a genuine role in the story then she is going to need an antagonist.
The War Wolf – Let’s Read and Discuss 03
In 1066, King Harold of England faced two enemies, Duke Guillaume of Normandy and King Hardrada of Norway. Both had only weak claims to the English crown but it appears that Harold underestimated Hardrada and, coincidentally, the thirst for vengeance of his own brother, Tostig Godwinson. King Harold spent the summer watching the movements of … Continue reading The War Wolf – Let’s Read and Discuss 03
The War Wolf – Let’s Read and Discuss 02
Very early on in working on The War Wolf I realised that only a warrior could link all three books together. Originally, I had thought of writing more of an historical account of 1066, but, in my opinion, there was too much separation between the main historical figures to make that work. I needed to create a character who could logically appear in all three battles.
The War Wolf – Let’s Read and Discuss 01
Having looked at the Prologue in my previous post we now move to the opening chapter. It might surprise those who have not read the book that I began with the actual tale not in Saxon England but on the continent: enter Duke Guillaume of Normandy!
Peter C Whitaker 