Writing The Grotto's Secret
Some ideas that inspired me when researching my historical mystery thriller, The Grotto's Secret, which is on Amazon at http://getBook.at/The-Grottos-Secret - or grab free chapters here: http://bit.ly/TGS-Chapters
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Medieval 1100-1450 – History of Costume
c. 1450 The man wears a “shockingly” short tunic that became popular in this period. The feet of his hose are pointed and tipped by bells. Bells were often used on many garments, especially belts, purses, and shoes. The woman wears a gown with bag sleeves trimmed in fur. Her headdress is a more modern version of the toque, worn with a butterfly veil. http://www.paulawynne.com/the-grottos-secret/medieval-clothing-featured-the-grottos-secret
Medieval 1100-1450 – History of Costume
I imagine my medieval character to be as beautiful and feisty as Isabelle in Braveheart. If she wasn't so defiant and show her feminist views, she may have dressed this way in gowns with both tight and trailing sleeves. Find out how she really dresses in The Grotto's Secret: http://www.paulawynne.com/the-grottos-secret/my-medieval-characters-beauty-within
Cueva del Gato, Benaojan, Ronda
Cueva del Gato, Benojan, Ronda is one of the caves that inspired The Grotto's Secret. The Cueva del Gato - the cat’s cave - is one of those paradisaical river pools that you often find in the depths of the Andalusian countryside. I used this combined with other imaginary caves. More at http://www.paulawynne.com/the-grottos-secret/cool-green-inspiration
Medieval 1100-1450 – History of Costume
c. 1450 The man wears a short pourpoint jacket lined with fur. His hat is trimmed with a gold coronet. The woman wears an escoffion with a veil and gold ribbon attached. Her brocade gown has fur-lined dalmation sleeves. Jewels and gold were often used to line clothing of the nobility as a means to display wealth.
John Gerard - Wikipedia
Gerard’s Herball references many of the poisonous plants mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays.The origins of Gerard's Herball, famous for its detailed (if sometimes inaccurate) descriptions of plants are controversial. It is said that The Queen's printer John Norton had commissioned a Dr Priest to prepare an English-language translation of Rembert Dodoens' immensely popular herbal, but the priest died and John Gerard to take over the work.
Nicholas Culpeper - Wikipedia
Nicolas Culpeper spent the greater part of his life in the English outdoors cataloging hundreds of medicinal herbs. His Complete Herbal is still in print today and this inspired the idea that my medieval character was in fact the first to write a herbal journal in The Grotto's Secret.
Cueva del Gato is placed between the towns of Montejaque and Benaoján, more or less 15 kilometres away from Ronda. I used the idea of this kind of 'eye' as the opening for my secret grotto in my historical conspiracy thriller The Grotto's Secret. http://www.paulawynne.com/the-grottos-secret/cool-green-inspiration
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