This author draws upon her extensive background in archaeology, using it as a foundational element for her literary works. Her early years spent in Africa and Ireland, followed by settling in England, shaped her worldview. A childhood fascination with archaeology, initially sparked by a misunderstanding about dinosaurs, evolved into a deep appreciation for history and culture that informs her writing. Her previous career as an archaeological illustrator lends a unique visual and detail-oriented perspective to her narratives.
What lies beneath? Things are not right at Crowfield Abbey. The building has begun to crumble. And what Will finds beneath the floor of the side chapel is truly terrifying. Is this the end of Crowfield forever?
It's 1347 and fifteen-year-old Will, an orphan boy, lives at Crowfield Abbey. Sent into the forest to gather wood, he rescues instead, a creature from a trap - a hob, who shares with Will a terrible secret. When two hooded strangers arrive at Crowfield asking questions about the angel's grave.
For the hundreds of thousands who buy writers’ guides every year, at last there’s one that tells the ugly writers who can’t get published are usually making a lot of mistakes. This honest, often funny, book shows them how to identify their own missteps, stop listening to bad advice, and get to work. Drawing on his experience as founding editor of MacAdam/Cage, Pat Walsh gives writers what they need—specific, straightforward feedback to help them overcome bad habits and bad luck. He avoids the optimistic, sometimes misleading directions often found in publishing how-to books and presents the industry as it is, warts and all. Here is the first guide that tells writers just what the odds against them are and gives them practical tips for evening them.