Amanda Forester – Of Historical Note » Amanda’s Updates

HIGHLANDER’S HEART Release Party

I am so pleased to announce my second book, THE HIGHLANDER’S HEART is finally being released today! Yay!  The crowd goes wild!!
It is wonderful my characters are finally seeing the light of day, so to speak. I enjoy all my characters, but David Campbell comes the closest to a man I might I actually fall [...]

Easter Eggs and Other Medieval Easter Traditions

While Christmas is huge holiday for Christians in modern times, for medieval Christians it was Easter that was the biggest celebration.   Not only did it have the greatest religious significance, but after fasting for almost 6 weeks, people looked forward to Easter with great anticipation!
The Season of Lent
Preparations for Easter began 40 days (not including [...]

First Line Contest Winner!

Thank you everyone who entered!  It takes a lot of guts to enter a contest and put yourself “out there” for others to evaluate.  So kudos to all of you who gave it a go!  Fortunately I didn’t have to pick the winner, because look at all these fabulous entries! 
Let’s start with the three runners-up [...]

First Line Contest–Win a Critique from NY Agent Barbara Poelle!

To celebrate my debut novel, THE HIGHLANDER’S SWORD I am sponsoring a first line contest for historical romance writers – and the grand prize is a three chapter critique from my agent, the utterly brilliant Barbara Poelle of the Irene Goodman Literary Agency!  She really helped me improve my writing, and without even making me [...]

And the winner is…

Thank you everyone who voted for the Dueling Videos for THE HIGHLANDER’S SWORD.  It was a completely new experience for me to try to make videos (ok, my husband did most of the work), but turned out to be a lot of fun!
I received a lot of positive feedback for both videos and the voting [...]

How To Fall In Love, Medieval Style

Let’s suppose you find yourself transported back to medieval times and now you are looking for a little romance (which is of course the main purpose for going back in time).  But what are the rules of the game?  What is the social etiquette of the day surrounding love?  Today we’ll review some commonly held [...]