About
Sarah was born in March 1969 in Dunfermline, Scotland, but didn't live there long.She currently lives in Chesterfield, a lovely market town in the UK.
She's a pisces according to one zodiac and a rooster by another. Make of that what you will.
Mother to 2 children and running her own business from home, Ethics Trading, as well as writing means Sarah is always busy. But in what spare time she has she keeps chickens and grows some of the family's fruit and veg.
Sarah began writing properly after a dare was issued by a good friend in November 2005. But she's been making stories since teenage years, just never got round to finishing anything or writing most of them down.
The Usurper King (The Plantagenet Legacy Book 3)
Description
<p><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">First, he led his own uprising. Then he captured a forsaken king. Henry had no intention of taking the crown for himself; it was given to him by popular acclaim. Alas, it didn't take long to realize that that having the kingship was much less rewarding than striving for it. Only three months after his coronation, Henry IV had to face a rebellion led by Richard's disgruntled favorites. Repressive measures led to more discontent. His own supporters turned against him, demanding more than he could give. The haughty Percies precipitated the Battle of Shrewsbury which nearly cost him the throne—and his life.</span><br style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;" /><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">To make matters worse, even after Richard II's funeral, the deposed monarch was rumored to be in Scotland, planning his return. The king just wouldn't stay down and malcontents wanted him back.</span></p>
Story Behind The Book
Late in 2005 a very good friend discovered the NaNoWriMo writing challenge and dared me to join her and take part. After several days of arguing and refusing to do so, at the stroke of midnight, as we moved from October and into November, I opened a word document and began to write.
I wrote of a woman with long dark hair waking up in bed to find a child snuggled in there with her. They were then joined by 3 more children and Kate was clearly a single parent and there were events happening in her life that warranted further exploration.
From there the story grew and evolved into a fantasy where characters wandered in and took over. I hadn't planned anything and just wrote, often being heard to shout "I need a name!" or similar when I needed a new person and made them up as I went along.
By the end of the month I had 55,000 words and the story wasn't finished. I haven't stopped writing since.
