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Meet St Cyprian, the patron saint of sorcerers - new article on Ancient Origins

28/9/2018

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From Sorcerer to Saint: The Arcane Life and Magickal Times of Saint Cyprian

Of all the saints of the Christian church, one of the most anomalous must surely be St Cyprian who, after his martyrdom in the early 4th century AD, became known as the patron saint of sorcerers.

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Ley-Lines: new feature article on Ancient Origins

17/7/2018

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The Ancient Trackways of Britain's Ley-Lines Steered Bronze Age Tin Miners

The Great St Michael and St Mary Alignment (or 'corridor of incidence') is probably the most famous ley-line in Britain, if not the world. Running for 350-miles across the country in a north-east to south-westerly direction, from the East Anglian coast to Land's End in Cornwall, it embraces dozens of historical, mystical and archaeological sites, including the Avebury Henge complex, Glastonbury Tor, and St Michael's Mount.

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Creating Imaginary Worlds - The 12 Rules (2014 & 2018)

12/6/2018

 
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“What a brilliant book! Rule 13: Read this book. It can only help you write better genre stories. What's to lose?" …Vanessa Gebbie, award-wining author and editor of Short Circuit: A Guide to the Art of the Short Story

Do you write genre fiction? Or love reading it? This bestselling book (No.#1 on Amazon's writing reference books bestseller chart) reveals the 12 rules that writers of science fiction, fantasy, crime and horror must never break when building believable imaginary worlds for their readers. 

Can you spot the writers in love with their ‘trappings’ (showing off their research), ever been let down by an author ‘cheating’ or ‘jumping the shark’, are you in danger of losing the (credible) plot? The 12 Rules also covers gadgets vs. characters, plausible villains, unspeakable names, language and more.


If you are writing genre fiction, The 12 Rules keep your readers reading. As a reader, armed with this guide, have some fun spotting any rule transgressions in your next book. 
 
The 12 Rules is only available on Amazon (including Amazon.com if you are in the US) in a Kindle ebook format.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DMPMJ2V

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DMPMJ2V

A Travel Guide to Yorkshire's Weird Wolds (2015 & 2018)

7/6/2018

 
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Revised July 2016 to include new werewolf sightings...
Here's a new – and unusual – travel guide to that part of East Yorkshire known as the Yorkshire Wolds, a guide that pulls together the secrets of the Wold Newton Triangle – where fact is even weirder than fiction.

A travel guide to Yorkshire’s Weird Wolds: The Mysterious Wold Newton Triangle by Charles Christian is available only Amazon Kindle as an ebook.

Meet, amongst other oddities, werewolves, zombies, vampires, green skinned fairy folk, headless ghosts, screaming skulls, ancient warlords, miracle-working priests, very eccentric gentry, England’s oldest buildings, disappearing rivers, a good Queen and an avaricious Queen, a black skeleton, a Parkin-eating dragon, sea serpents, shape shifters, enchanted wells, giant monoliths and a grid of ley lines, as well as a surprising amounts of Quite Interesting Facts. 

There is even Lawrence of Arabia in there and, for enthusiasts of American naval history, Captain John Paul Jones. And for sci-fi & fantasy fans, you'll also find the inspiration for some of Philip José Farmer's books.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DKCKCPT/

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DKCKCPT/

New Nasstar Business, Law & Tech column

26/4/2018

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Flexibility Versus Security - Are The Shutters Coming Down?

I was talking to my main contact at Nasstar earlier this month and she happened to mention that her colleagues in the sales team had picked up on a common theme when talking to customers and prospects: how to get the correct balance between a mobile/flexible workforce and security.

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My latest Weird History article on Ancient Origins: Meet the Muggletonians

3/4/2018

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Killing with Curses: Obscure 17th Century Muggletonian Sect

Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. One of the debates among fans of the 'Potterverse' - the fictional universe that is the setting for the Harry Potter-related novels and movies - is where did the author J.K. Rowling draw her inspiration for the term 'Muggle'?

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Following the St Michael ley-line to lost Doggerland - on Ancient Origins

19/2/2018

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Does the St Michael ley-line reach far beyond the boundaries of our imagination to a destination lost in time and shrouded in myth? Doggerland was once a land-bridge connecting Britain to Europe during the Paleolithic era, but it has claims on Atlantis, flashbacks to giants and is plagued by a giant hoax.

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Latest Nasstar law tech column

19/12/2017

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Is The Phrase "Innovative Law Firm" An Oxymoron?

An English Law Society report - Capturing Technological Innovation in Legal Services - published earlier this year, concludes that "increasingly firms will need to foster an innovation based culture and develop firm-appropriate innovation processes, techniques and supporting technologies if they are to remain competitive and relevant to clients."

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Latest Ancient Origins story: Meet the Original Killer Queen & Wicked Stepmother

7/12/2017

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Killer Queen: Meet Queen Elfrida - The Original Wicked Stepmother

History has seen some incredible, cut-throat politics and lurid scandals, including the reign of Queen Elgiva: a teenage Saxon princess who was caught enjoying a threesome (along with her mother!), in the bed of King Eadwig, on the day of his coronation and at a time when he should have been discussing affairs of state with his noblemen and courtiers.

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Latest story on Ancient Origins: How Murder & Mayhem took a Saxon princess from the palace to death in poverty

9/11/2017

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The Wicked Queen and Her Scandalous Daughter: How Murder & Mayhem Took a Saxon Princess from Palace to Poverty

While we might be gripped by the intrigues, the machinations, and the violence of the Lannisters and the Starks in the Game of Thrones television series and the Song of Ice and Fire series of novels, at the end of each episode or chapter, we can all breathe a sigh of relief and say "Well, it's just fiction, an entertaining made-up story."

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