Recent content by Pemry Janes

This article seems to be flawed to me. Like stating that a society run by a monarchy is inherently more free, that's going to need some thorough evidence because I can think of several ways that the historical examples I know of were not very free. Equally, of course, you can find examples of...

There is another weapon if you're looking solely to puncture an opponent, the estoc.

A pre-order for a book that hasn't been written yet? I don't think writing deadlines like that are a good idea. Some stories turn out to need more work than expected.

Can I just say that I really like your cover.

I have a question as I'm trying to get my own newsletter going. How does one distribute a free story? Like, do you put it up on OneDrive or some such?

To the ancient Greeks, the Persian empire was pretty evil. If the empire is looking to add you and yours to their dominion, it's reason enough to declare them evil. I think this term should be seen as subjective. The empire itself isn't going to think it is evil, it will instead point out all...

If the magicians had to make the substance toxic to non-magicians, why did they do that? Because that right there is not a nice move, enough to create hostility. On an unrelated note, you might want to consider changing the name of that organization to something other than GDI. Because right...

Very sorry to hear about your father's troubles and your own struggles. I wish you both the best and hope to see you again.

I thought some of you might be interested to hear that The Living Sword is on a discount over at Smashwords. At the moment, you can buy it for 99 cents. This offer lasts until the 17th of February.

The more general numbers of army size, speed, and the like seem right to me. How much do you figure a single soldier needs per day? Also, don't forget they'll need water. At least to drink on the march, since they'll almost certainly need a source of replenishment for that while they camp...

Yes, I wrote that and a minute later I realized I was way too vague. But I also misremembered, I thought the bathhouses were closed in the fifteenth century. I'd completely forgotten it was a consequence of the Reformation. Maybe I should do some research and do blog post about it.

skip.nox's knowledge on medieval matters is far greater than mine. But if I recall right, medieval bathhouses were seen as dens of sin. Apparently people liked to do more than just washing in them.

Does the answer matter to the story? That's the big question. If the answer is no, then answering the question is not necessary. That's how I feel about it.

I read it with interest. I myself didn't remember just how organized Sauron's armies were.

I finally got my second book published. Very proud of that.