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Char Newcomb
@charnewcomb.bsky.social
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Writes 12th/13th century #histfic & #scifi
BATTLE SCARS trilogy - ROGUE - ECHOES OF THE STORM
https://charlenenewcomb.com

U.S. Navy veteran. Retired librarian. Grandma.
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While waiting for my editor's comments on the mss. I've been editing a writer friend's police procedural. Some powerful scenes in this one. Will link the book when Ryan publishes it.
#writingcommunity
#amediting
Crossing Lake Pontchartrain on the Causeway bridge. Photo from last Wed.
October 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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First visit back since I moved 3 years ago. Lots of fun seeing writer, faculty, and library friends.
Aggieville sign in Manhattan KS
October 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Coming soon: The Race for the Lost Coin by Luciana Cavallaro.
#thriller #actionadventure

lucianacavallaro.me/the-race-for...
September 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Favorite places. #Lincoln UK
Exchequer gate, Lincoln, UK
September 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Characters in my #WIP spend a lot of time at Lincoln Castle.
#historicalfiction #RobinHood #KingJohn
Lincoln Castle
September 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Final review of the #WIP before it gets shipped for a developmental edit. Almost there...
#writerslife
#historicalfiction
#RobinHood #KingJohn
Lucy Tower, Lincoln Castle
September 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Revisions done! Manuscript sent to beta. While I wait for her feedback, I'm working on the #historical note.
#historicalfiction #writingcommunity
#RobinHood #KingJohn
Newark Castle ruins
August 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Happy Book Pub Day, @sarahjdaley.bsky.social!
book cover image for Wings of Steel and Fury
August 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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"This critically timely and engaging work effectively demonstrates the toll of book bans on communities. A compelling take on tackling censorship that elevates the authentic voices of youths and their allies."
Congrats to @bybirthright.bsky.social! A must read!
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book cover image of Ban This!
August 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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I revised a chapter of the #WIP today, which takes place at #LincolnCastle and includes the indomitable Lady Nichola de la Haye.
#writingcommunity #historicalfiction 📚💙
Lincoln Castle
August 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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The last chapters of my #WIP take place at Newark Castle.
#amwriting #KingJohn
It was great to visit Newark a couple of years ago & catch up with author friend @thehistorybits.bsky.social.
Newark Castle Newark Castle
August 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Such a cool place to visit: Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem
from my 2016 trip to Nottingham
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, Nottingham UK
August 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Favorite places - Medieval Bishop's Palace, Lincoln, UK
#research #historicalfiction
Ruins of the Bishop's Palace in Lincoln UK
August 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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#caturday
Cat sleeping
July 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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This!
#amwriting #historicalfiction
#writingcommunity
Tweet about writing historical fiction.
May 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Working on the final chapter of my #WIP.
📚💙
#HistoricalFiction
#WritingCommunity
April 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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#amresearching #British #medieval history for the #WIP
Book cover of King John and the road to Magna Carta by Stephen Church.
April 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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#Research snippet...
On King John during the last few weeks of his life...

#history #medieval #England
Quote about the last few weeks of King John's life from Ralph Turner's book "King John: England's Evil King?"
April 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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#WritingCommunity
#AmWriting
On the 2nd to last chapter of my #WIP. Today the words flowed. They may not be great words, but they flowed.
April 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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In late March 1194, following the siege of Nottingham, King Richard I, the Lionheart, visited Sherwood Forest...
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(The famous Major Oak would have been a young thing at the time...)
#England #history
The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest
March 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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After the Saturday storm, fog rolled in...
March 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Today's #MarchingThroughHistory post offers a peek at the daily life of Anglo Saxon women from @paulaloftingauthor.bsky.social

#WomensHistoryMonth
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March 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Last Kingdom fan? Read about the real Aethelflaed, lady of the Mercians with @anniehistory.bsky.social
www.annabelfrage.com/2025/03/08/m...

#WomensHistoryMonth
#MarchingThroughHistory
March 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Always fun to say 'good morning' to the neighbor cows when I head out for coffee.
Cows grazing
February 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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A government of the people, for the people, by the people would be listening...

60% of Americans did not want the pardons for the Jan 6 rioters

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Poll summary re pardons for January 6 rioters
January 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM