Mr. Cornwell,
I was just sitting at the keyboard and wanted to reach out and say, “Thank you.” I have enjoyed your books and storytelling- particularly the Saxon series, The Grail Quest, and Azincourt (I have an affinity for European history). But I want to relay to you that my 92 yr old father is also a fan of your work. He was a career Air Force man and in 30 years I never saw him read anything other than reports. Once he retired, he began the Sharpe series and, I believe, read them all except maybe the latest. That Sir is a tribute to your storytelling.
In my retirement I have been working on a story- I won’t say “novel” because that implies an expectation of publication. This is more of a…project. You ever get those ideas in your head, and you can’t shake them until play with them and let them run their course? It’s like that. Don’t worry, there is no manuscript to follow. I mention it because it has renewed my awe in the amount of historical mining you must do for every novel. Even allowing for creative license I cannot get my head around how you have done that for so many periods and places in history and still been such a prolific author. It is impressive.
Anyway, thanks for your stories and inspiration!
Sincerely,
Matt