Monthly Archives: February 2022
The Writer’s Guide to Women in Combat
Posted on February 25, 2022 3 Comments
Writers have had a fascination with women warriors for centuries. The ancient Greeks wrote about the Amazons, a fierce tribe of female fighters. The main event in many Roman gladiatorial games were the gladiatrices, female gladiators. In our modern stories, we have quite the league of combat heroines, such as Eowyn, Arya, Katniss, and Wonder […]
Writer’s Deep Dive: Horse Bits
Posted on February 18, 2022 1 Comment
Most people know that the primary way that a horse is steered is by using a bit. However, there is a lot more to it. Now, let’s dive in! The Basics First, the bit is not the only way a rider communicates with their horse. Weight shifts, leg cues, verbal commands, and sometimes whip cues […]
The Writer’s Guide to Ecclesiastical Titles
Posted on February 11, 2022 6 Comments
Besides royalty and nobility, members of the clergy also have a rich history of titles and forms of address. Since religion, especially Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, played such a large part in European society throughout much of history, it is important for a writer who is setting their story in this period or one drawing […]
Writer’s Deep Dive: Posterns
Posted on February 4, 2022 7 Comments
Castles and fortified cities are popular with writers. Access to them can become critical to the plot, especially during a war or siege. Gates and barbicans are well-known access points, but many castles and cities use posterns as a secondary point of entrance or exit. Let’s dive in! The Basics Posterns, also known as sally […]
Rebecca Shedd - Author 