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M is for Mysterious Sea Route

M is for Mysterious Sea Route

(image courtesy Piotrus via Wikimedia Commons) M is for Mysterious Sea Route Myth I’ve written about the island of Jindo a few times during this Blogging from A to Z challenge. I mentioned the shifting tides that Admiral Yi Sun Shin used to defeat the Japanese navy in the 16th century and that contributed to the Sewol ferry disaster. Part of the unusual land/sea formations in this part of the world is an annual natural phenomenon in which a land…

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On Seizing Serendipity

On Seizing Serendipity

 On Seizing Serendipity Today I’m a guest at a wonderful site called Historical Fiction Research. I highly recommend Tinney’s site for readers and writers who like to take in that behind-the-scenes view of history and historical fiction writing. Please visit me here. I’ll be discussing the unexpected role of serendipity (yes, I know, serendipity is by its nature unexpected) in the process of research and writing. Please join me over at Historical Fiction Research as I relate how serendipity played into…

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