by Chris Karlsen | Apr 1, 2018 | Blog, Historical Factoids, Uncategorized
Celtic The Celts used beet juice to dye cloth red. In approximately 60-61 CE, Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, a Celtic tribe, and known as the Warrior Queen led an uprising against the Romans harsh occupation of Briton. Upon her death, her people buried her in an unknown...
by Chris Karlsen | Jul 16, 2015 | Blog
The Worthy Opponent Silk is a big departure from the historical romances I usually write. I never thought I’d want to write a story where the protagonist is a police officer. As a retired police detective, I never wanted to relive my career through my...
by Chris Karlsen | Jul 14, 2015 | Blog
AUGUST 2015 Cover Contest for Silk August 9th on StoryFinds Featuring on… Suspense Theme Week Starting August 9th on StoryFinds August 15 2015 Featured spot on StoryFinds
by Chris Karlsen | Sep 28, 2014 | Blog
CONTEST TIME! ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ANSWER ONE QUESTION & YOU COULD WIN a $5 Amazon gift card, a boxed set of Knights in Time (digital), and a swag bag, which I will ship international. ARE YOU READY… LET’S BEGIN! My question is: What is your favorite...
by Chris Karlsen | Sep 17, 2014 | Blog
I found when I mention writing protagonist(s) from diverse cultures, particularly the hero and heroine; readers view the issue from a predominantly geographic POV. He’s from Italy, she’s from India or he’s from Brazil and she’s from Japan. My writer friends are...
by Chris Karlsen | Sep 16, 2014 | Blog
If you’re writing sci-fi or fantasy, or a similar genre where you do the world building, you have unlimited leeway with creating setting…or so it seems to me. When your hero and heroine land on Mellifluous, your imaginary planet a million miles from earth, they...
