It is so coincidental that at almost the same time I had started to watch the Sharpe series, discovered when I sought movies of Sean Bean, that I picked up a lovely covered book from the library while searching for more stuff to read about the Medieval period [ had just finish reading the J. Bedier version of Tristan and Yseult]. I knew nothing of Mr. Cornwell before that! Now, I am so very glad I doreally. I read about your reason to start writing seriously. I can only say What providence! My aspiration to write is back. I am having a similar problem with the US immigration process, though I have been married to my US spouse for 12 years. We now live in Belize, my native country and a former colony of England until 1981 (so I was born a British subject). I am a slow and engaging reader that takes note of a lot of what the author; it comes from being a former English Language and Lit teacher. For this reason I have become a fan of Cornwell Saxon Series. I LOVE them! Uhtred grew on me. I didnt outright like him but he is dynamic and grounded, pragmatic and sensible. I have read all the books in the series and seen all the Sharpe movies. I plan to get more of your writings and pleasantly absorb them as before. Cant wait for more Uhtred. Should I thank you or the US INS for birthing your writings, LOL? But more seriously, what was the audience [aka market] you had in mind when you started writing overall? Was there one? And if there was, how did that help with what you wrote?
Yolanda G. Rector