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How the 17th-Century Religious Question Influenced Shakespeare’s works
This is an interesting question for any writer, no matter what century he or she lives/lived in, and merits a post about Shakespeare’s...
DK Marley
May 7, 20212 min read
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How the 17th-Century Religious Question Influenced Shakespeare’s works
This is an interesting question for any writer, no matter what century he or she lives/lived in, and merits a post about Shakespeare’s...
DK Marley
May 7, 20212 min read
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How People Viewed Shakespeare in His Day Versus Today
I am finding as I post more and more thoughts on Shakespeare, and as a rule in general, people are very skeptical when it comes to...
DK Marley
Apr 3, 20213 min read
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The Mind of a Master Discussing a Master
I decided to do some research on the editor of my grandmother’s college book “The Complete Works of Shakespeare”, and get an idea of the...
DK Marley
Mar 31, 20214 min read
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How to Enjoy Shakespeare
I found this passage while rereading Hardin Craig’s The Complete Works of Shakespeare and found the words immensely agreeable to anyone...
DK Marley
Mar 30, 20214 min read
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IMPERFECT ALCHEMIST: WRITING WOMEN’S VOICES by Dr. Naomi Miller
I’d like to welcome Naomi Miller to the blog today for a guest post. Dr. Naomi Miller is a professor of English and the Study of Women...
DK Marley
Mar 18, 20215 min read
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I Adore “The Hollow Crown”!!
There is a good thing about getting sick. You are forced to lay in bed or on the couch and binge watch some really great shows (plus do...
DK Marley
Nov 13, 20203 min read
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Historical Leadership in Fiction: Writing Great Leaders by Clare Rhoden
BY Clare Rhoden In these uncertain times, we are all looking for great leaders. When I wrote a novel about Australians in the World War...
DK Marley
Nov 1, 20202 min read
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My First Encounter with Shakespeare
My first encounter with Shakespeare came at the age of eleven. My grandmother, an English teacher and writer, introduced me to the works...
DK Marley
Oct 16, 20203 min read
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Simplicity Versus Academia
To me, simplicity is always the answer. If something rings true, then it most often is true. I love the quote from Galileo below in my...
DK Marley
Oct 12, 20203 min read
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The Legend of St Dwynwen – The Welsh Patron Saint of Lovers, and Shakespeare’s Inspirati
Article by S. E. Morgan – Historical fiction author In the decades after the Romans left British shores, the old gods vied with the new...
DK Marley
Oct 7, 20202 min read
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The Allure of Marlowe
Imagine this: meandering down a corridor in the great Globe Theatre full of relics of the past, all speaking William Shakespeare’s name....
DK Marley
Oct 6, 20202 min read
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Who’s the Chic?
Hi, my name is D. K. Marley and I am the Historical Fiction Chick! I’ve always loved reading books since I can remember. I think my first...
DK Marley
Oct 4, 20204 min read
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First Post? Shakespeare, of course!
Galileo said, “Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth...
DK Marley
Oct 2, 20202 min read
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Welcome, Historical Fiction Fans!
Hello! First of all, let me introduce myself . . . my name is D. K. Marley and I am a historical fiction author with a special interest...
DK Marley
Oct 1, 20201 min read
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