Writing Shed Secrets with Christina Baehr
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The problem with not believing in dragons (opens the original)
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From my study of pre-modern sources on dragons, I’m convinced that portraying dragons exclusively as evil is, in fact, a modern phenomenon. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="700" src="https://
Surprising Art (opens the original)
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The real dragons of Wormwood Abbey (opens the original)
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The following brief historical note is part of the back matter of my novel, Wormwood Abbey. Since it wasn’t included in the (otherwise wonderful) audiobook version, I’ve decided to make it available here, with my audiobook listeners particularly in mind.Please be aware that there is at least one major spoiler in this historical note. If you are interested in Wormwood Abbey and would like to experience the reveals as I arranged them in my novel, please consider reading it first.<div class="subscr
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