Lady Despenser's Scribery - Introduction

This small corner of the web concentrates mainly on the life and times of Hugh Despenser the younger, as well as the reign of Edward II and the fourteenth century in general. It contains snippets of some (though certainly not all) of the research I have done in order to write a novel about him (and hopefully, later, a biography as well). Oh yes, some 21st century stuff sneaks its way in too, from time to time!

Thursday, 3 November 2011

I'm Back!

After a prolonged absence from Blogland (and a not very successful move to WordPress), I've decided to come back to Blogger as I'm more comfortable with the layout! And blimey, I can't believe how much Blogger has changed!!! You may notice that I have added Adsense on this blog. This decision was not taken lightly, but hey, any extra cash, even pennies, will be welcome! I will, however, review the sitiation regularly to see if it interferes too much with the posts!

So. What have I been up to? Those who follow me on Facebook and Twitter will know that I have been busy with the WIP and yet more research! I have now reached the stage of 2nd draft, so the novel is starting to consolidate and add new, hopefully darker, layers to the skeleton that was 1st draft! I have also started an online business selling pretty things (see links), but the majority of my time still goes towards the early 14th century!

Right then, I'd better get on with a post! Last weekend I stayed at St Briavels Castle in the Forest of Dean (actually I was on a ghost hunt, but my '2nd mission' was to photograph the castle itself!). Therefore the next post will be about... you guessed it! St Briavels castle and the role it played during the reign of Edward II.

3 comments:

Anerje said...

Welcome back to Blogger Lady D - you've been missed:>

Su_H said...

Welcome back, Lady D!

Jules Frusher said...

Thankyou both! It's good to be back in the saddle, so to speak! :-)