First Draft to Published

By Cynthia Haggard Fun Thing #1 Visiting Cecylee's girlhood home at Castle Raby, Co. Durham in July 2007, and being taken on my very own private "Cecylee" tour, which included clambering up a very steep and twisted spiral staircase to visit her room in the Keep, where her father locked her up. Fun Thing #2 After about three years of writing the novel, I submitted it to my editor Catherine Adams in the summer of 2007 for some structural advice. At that point, the novel had only three books: THE BRIDE PRICE, ONE SEED SOWN and TWO MURDERS REAPED. "But you can't have a novel set at the time of the Wars of the Roses and barely mention it," Catherine said. "But Cecylee wasn't taking part in a direct way," I replied. "She was busy having thirteen children in seventeen years." "You have to have something," responded Catherine, giving me a series of suggestions. That is how I came to write THE GILDED CAGE, which is now Boo...

Cynthia Haggard, author of the historical biography, Thwarted Queen is on virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book this month of May, to talk about her book, the writing life and her future projects. Today, May 3, 2012 she will be visiting Pump Up Your Book . About Thwarted Queen THWARTED QUEEN is a portrait of a woman trapped by power, a marriage undone by betrayal, and a King brought down by fear. Cecylee is the apple of her mother’s eye. The seventh daughter, she is the only one left unmarried by 1424, the year she turns nine. In her father’s eyes, however, she is merely a valuable pawn in the game of marriage. But does Cecylee wish to marry the boy her father has picked out for her? Does she wish to marry at all?  Purchase the kindle or book format at Amazon If you would like information about a book tour, please visit my blog, Writing Daze or email Rebecca at Rebecca.camarena@yahoo.com Join us for a birthday celebration for the main character, Cecyl...