Showing posts with label Tower of London. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tower of London. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Tower of London



More pictures from the Tower of London.The view to the left is from a street bridge looking onto the fortress. It seems so strange that William the Conquorer built a fortress here in 1066. Kings after him continued building. And the place is quite grand with all of its various buildings.

The cage below is where raven's live. The rumor goes that if the ravens ever leave the monarchy will fall. So their wings are clipped ensuring the realm's prosperity.




Below is what used to be a waterway bringing water in from the Thames. It has since been made into a gate.



And now onto writing. The contest I entered will let us know at the end of March if we made it into the semi-finals. Since I was put in another category, I do not have high hopes. So once again, my sister/editor and I are working on revisions. Another once over and then she will be making queries in August when she goes to a writing conference. That is only five months away. However, with three inches of snow falling today, August seems light years away. Regardless, I'm back to re-writes. Until next week . . . . .    

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Tower of London,

Bad news. The contest I entered did not have enough entries in the category I submitted my book into. So I had the option of withdrawing my entry or changing to another category. I opted to go to historical romance from inspirational romance. I don't know if I stand a chance. I will keep you posted.

 Onto my second book. It seems to be flowing wonderfully writing freestyle. Setting deadlines to complete one chapter each month. By May I should have five chapters done since I finished chapter one in January.

 The setting seems to be more alive since I've just returned from London. The streets I walked on and the architecture I saw is making its way through my pen and onto the pages.

This is the walkway above the courtyard in the Tower of London.  The bottom picture was taken from this walkway. Below I am standing in front of one of the Tower's doors.

And this is what we had for lunch - lamb pie with mashed potatoes, brocolli and bread. Very interesting.