About
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Who am I?
I am the author of a series of crime books set in medieval England. So far, I have thirty-two titles published in the Last Templar Mystery series, another three in the Vintener Trilogy set in the Hundred Years War, five stories in my Bloody Mary Tudor crime series, and stand alone titles such as ACT OF VENGEANCE, a modern spy story.
I’m an experienced writer, reviewer, presenter, judge and competition manager. In an age where only the very top authors have even a budget for marketing, I’m also a bit of an entrepreneur and gradually learning marketing and publicity. Well, if no one else will do it . . .
A few years ago I was Chairman of the Crime Writers’ Association, and I am a member of the Detection Club. I’ve founded Medieval Murderers and Bloody Brits as performance groups, and helped found the Historical Writers’ Association. In between, I’ve criss-crossed America signing books, from Anchorage to Houston and New York. In 2014 I was the Grand Master of the first parade in the New Orleans Mardi Gras, as well as the International Guest of Honour at the Bloody Words Convention in Toronto. Oh, and I’ve helped design a fountain pen with the wonderful Conway Stewart company.
For me, historical books should read as easily as any modern thriller. That is what I am looking to provide: action, excitement, and a rest away from modern life and modern problems. But accuracy is key as well. I don’t want to mislead. So you may find aspects of my books that irritate, annoy, or make you downright angry. If I do – sorry. But it’s how life was, and how people were.
These pages are to be about my writing, the life of a novelist trying to scratch a living in the new century.
For more about my different interests and passions, take a look at my other blog at http://www.michaeljecks.co.uk/photoblog – and on the main pages there you can also see where I’ll be delivering talks or signing books, too.
Because my books take up most of my time, there will be occasions when I cannot blog as often as I’d like, but I will be trying to write a short post at least once a week – whether it’s about me, or a review of a book I’ve enjoyed will depend on work!
Happy reading, and if you don’t enjoy my blogs, well, I understand. I can’t please everyone all the time!
writerlywitterings 
Hi there,
Thank you for taking the time to stop by and check out my little corner of the blogosphere and the follow, your support is greatly appreciated. Looking forward to seeing more from you :-)
Have a great day,
Eddie
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Thanks for the comment, Eddie. Looking forward to your blogs too. Cheers!
Mike
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Hi just nominated you for Very inspiring Blogger Award. You can view it here: http://wp.me/p4jR6N-g9
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Many thanks for that, James. Sorry, I’ve been away on holiday for the last couple of weeks, so this is the first I’ve seen of your nomination!
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Please follow up ‘City of Fiends’ with a book noting the ending of Edward II life ( realize the history is controversial – especially Ian Mortimer’s take on it) plus it did seem that Baldwin and Simon have a few years of adventures left to report???
Also ‘Fields of Glory’ could also use few sequels please. Your use of history is rather marvelously accurate, and I truly appreciate that while having read all of your books concerned with the Medieaval period. Thank You, i am an ever fan!,
Sally MacAller
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Hi, Sally, and as soon as I can, I will. It’s the age-old problem. I need to show the publisher that there is a good market for a book of this sort. I’m straining my little grey cells with a view to how to introduce this as a concept, and I hope one day there will be a book that covers it. Keep watching this space!
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Thanks for following my blog! Yours is right up my alley. Medieval England? I have to read your books!
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Many thanks! And thanks for the interest in my blog too!
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Pleased to meet you.
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You too!
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Don’t know if this is going to show up here. Trying to get my head round what your mechanic has loaned you. Are you sitting in a car in your study/office?
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He loaned me a car to go to Exeter to find and office chair!
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Ah.
I’ve finished ‘The Death Ship’ (parts of it were just so funny), I’m now on ‘The Templar, the Queen . . . .’
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Not as funny, but a thrilling story. Hope you like it.
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Unless you like skidding from one side of the room to the other get a rug!
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Or one of those plastic weave mats that were popular back in the 70s, the castors should still roll but not of their own violition.
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Here is the link – the comment about you and your friend Ian is about the fourteenth one down.
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Hi, Lindsey – I cannot see any link in that comment. Did you forget to attach it or am I being a twerp?
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No – I’m the twerp! Forgot to add the link. I’m afraid three 14 hour days of hiding ‘clutter’ (MS, notes, maps, etc) finally caught up with me and the brain turned to mush.
http://edwardthesecond.blogspot.co.uk/2006/11/execution-of-roger-mortimer.html
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Many thanks – off to look. The Ed II blogspot is always a good reference page.
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Oooooh – you’ve put all your videos in one easy to find place. Great.
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We try to please, Lindsey!
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On more than one of your Vids you have ‘quick brown fox jumped’n it needs to be jumps or dogs otherwise no s
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I’m not worried about it. I’m showing the colours and shading of the inks, and the letters used are irrelevant, but thanks for the observation.
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I know the reason your Cross fountain pens started to leak. I just had the same problem and solved it. It is caused by dipping the metal trim ring in ink when it’s not tight enough anymore, letting ink seep in. You have to then refill by not letting ink touch the metal ring or else filling the converter separately.
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Many thanks for the reblog, my friend!
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