HNS Preview IV – Biographies

Jun 24, 2015 | History

The volume I put together for the HNS Conference in Denver this weekend has something that will hopefully make my fellow writer's hearts go pitter-pat. Not only is there a 150-page glossary. There are also biographies of all the major Fight Masters of the late...

HNS Preview III – Sword Parts – Rapier

Jun 24, 2015 | History

This is for Sam Hubbard, who rightly called me out for the last diagram I posted. It didn't do foible, mid blade, and forte, or true edge and false edge. This is a diagram created by the amazing David Woolley, my first instructor in Rapier-Dagger, that's part...

HNS Preview – Basic Combat Terms

Jun 22, 2015 | History - Writing

Ahead of the Historical Novel Society Conference this weekend, I thought I'd throw out some basic combat terms as a resource for participants. So here are a few essential definitions:  Baldric (Baldrick) – A belt or girdle usually of leather that...

Write and Fight Right

Jun 19, 2015 | History - Writing

A week from today I'll be in Denver, leading 60 authors through their paces with Broadswords, Rapiers, and Smallswords at the Historical Novel Society Conference. It's quite an honor, and I'm hugely excited. Because the more writers understand about...