A Surprise bonus for blog subscribers! 😉 VISTARIA HAS FALLEN (Vistaria Has Fallen: Book One) A Romantic Military Thriller VISTARIA HAS FALLEN WILL BE RELEASED ON OCTOBER 19, 2017 EXCERPT FROM VISTARIA HAS FALLEN COPYRIGHT © TRACY COOPER-POSEY 2017 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Chapter One Calli gripped the bars in the window, stretched up on her toes and looked […]
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I’ve been keeping a blog for over a decade, on an off. The older posts were lost to site moves, although many of them were saved as articles, which you can find on the Articles pages. I’ve blogged about heart-stopping heroes, annual events and anything historical that tickled my fancy. I’ve also had hiatuses, where
Heading Off For A Bit. Read More »
This article first appeared on my blog a long, long time ago. It’s still relevant, so I’ve updated it, with clean links, for the many new blog readers who missed it the first time around — t. ______________ I was culling some reviews the other day and came across an old one for one of
Why Should Historical Characters Sound Like They’re Speaking Funny In Historical Novels? Read More »
This is my first Canada Day as a Canadian citizen. It’s Canada’s 150th. Yay, Canada! (eh.)
Many of the TV series I get to watch are recommended to me by readers who know I’m just as interested in a good story as they are. Also, now Netflix is sending me recommendations, which, given my eclectic tastes, can be fraught. The odd whacky title they’ve recommended, though, I’ve still taken a look
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It’s the summer solstice today. We’re half-way through the solar calendar already, and nearly halfway through the Gregorian calendar, too. My, how the days whizz by when you’re writing your knuckles off! 🙂 This morning, the pagans would have circled around Stonehenge (above) to welcome the solstice and the turning of the year. They’ve been
Midsummer…Already! Read More »
The third Sunday in June is Father’s/Fathers’/Fathers Day for a whole swhack of countries, including the UK, USA and Canada. Look at them: The holdout among the western nations is Australia. Australia’s Father’s Day is in September and often coincides with the footie grand final. 🙂 There are a handful of other countries that observe
Father’s Day 2017…Except for Aussie Dads. Read More »
If you’ve been reading my books for very long, you’ll know I tend to geek out over historical details and love odd and quirky stories and coincidences in history. My guest post author today, Catherine Hemmerling, also writes historicals rich with actual historical details (what a concept, huh?), and spices up her romance storylines
In the seventeenth century, the Dutch were among the most adventurous sea explorers in the western world. The new worlds they discovered quickly became favoured trading destinations. One in particular was Jakarta, on the island of Java in Indonesia. The Dutch traders were wily. They quickly discovered that one of the fastest ways to get
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Since switching to 100% indie publishing, I have done two things consistently (apart from writing a lot of books!): I have planned a schedule of book releases for two years out. I haven’t shared that plan with readers. There are a lot of reasons why I don’t share, even though I get peppered with constant
Is Your Favourite Series Coming Up? Read More »