First of all, I received a contract for a novella, due to be published in early 2012. Stay tuned for more details.
Secondly, I finished the first (rough draft) manuscript for my sequel for The King's Tale yesterday. Entitled The King's Heart, it will follow Christopher and Dafydd as they come to terms with changes.
Feeling very optimistic, even though my garden is going through a huge change today.
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First, I need to mention that it was only last week that I discovered, and read, "The King's Tale".
ReplyDeleteSecond, I was totally blown away by it. I can't remember the last time I so thoroughly enjoyed a book in the m/m genre as I did yours. So thank you very much for giving me such a pleasurable read.
Third, someone pointed me to your 2010 blog entry addressing some of the issues readers had with some aspects of this book. It tickled me no end that you and I were completely on the same page with these issues, particularly in regard to the inclusion of Marged. My first, and abiding, love is with "straight" historical novels so I suppose that gave me the background and/or understanding to fit your story into the context of the times. IOW, the whole story worked just fine for me - well, more than "just" fine - it was superb.
And finally - it was a well researched and written book - two aspects of paramount importance to me when reading anything historical. Had it not been for the artistic license you employed with the open love of Christopher and Dafydd, I know this book would be critically acclaimed in the mainstream historical novel genre but perhaps I am making a false assumption here - has your book been reviewed by mainstream readers and, if so, how was it received by them?
I look forward, with much anticipation, to the sequel to "The King's Tale".
First of all, thank you so much for your comment! I am currently on a vacation trip, and I first read this comment on my phone. I was so blown away I was unable to respond!
ReplyDeleteThe King's Tale was a true labor of love for me. I also have a very deep, abiding love for straight historical novels, and always longed to write one of my own. I spent a long time writing The King's Tale, and honestly never dreamed it could be published. While it is true that I spent a lot of time researching the history and culture, I will admit that a lot of the research was done by just reading a lot of books.
I'm glad you were able to read my entry about the quibbles people have with the novel. It was eye-opening to me all the different things people felt the need to pick apart with this book.
As for the artistic license, this book was published under Dreamspinner Press's "Timeless Dreams" category. After it was published, and I realized that most m/m historical novels actually follow homosexual history, I did more research. I had done some prior to publishing, but because of the Timeless Dreams, I ignored it. The sequel (all written, just needs editing and revising) adresses a lot of the inconsistencies with history.
I have never submitted it anywhere for review, all the reviews came from the publisher submitting it. Honestly, I wouldn't know how to go about getting mainstream reviewers to look at it. I'd like to agree with you, but that might seem egotistical on my part, so I'll just say that your comment really means a lot to me.
Thanks again!