Gladys Strickland/GB Strickland https://gladysstrickland.com/ Author of Adventure Thriller Books and Short Stories Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:56:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://gladysstrickland.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-G-32x32.jpg Gladys Strickland/GB Strickland https://gladysstrickland.com/ 32 32 A Reader’s Guide to BookFunnel https://gladysstrickland.com/a-readers-guide-to-bookfunnel/ https://gladysstrickland.com/a-readers-guide-to-bookfunnel/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 21:03:34 +0000 https://gladysstrickland.com/?p=2184 Step-by-step instructions to show you how to download ebooks from BookFunnel onto the device of your choice. Are you familiar with BookFunnel? It is a service used by many authors to deliver ebooks and audiobooks to readers. You may have encountered if when you joined an author’s email list and received a story. More recently, ... Read more

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]]> https://gladysstrickland.com/recommended-reads-for-2023/feed/ 0 York Minster Chapter House and Mason’s Lodge https://gladysstrickland.com/york-minster-chapter-house-and-masons-lodge/ https://gladysstrickland.com/york-minster-chapter-house-and-masons-lodge/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2023 22:43:32 +0000 https://gladysstrickland.com/?p=1891 The Chapter House and Mason’s Loft in York Minster are setting for my novel, The Stonemason’s Secret. Learn more about their history and how they are used in the story.

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]]> https://gladysstrickland.com/york-minster-chapter-house-and-masons-lodge/feed/ 0 Reading Recommendations from 2022 https://gladysstrickland.com/reading-recommendations-from-2022/ https://gladysstrickland.com/reading-recommendations-from-2022/#respond Fri, 09 Dec 2022 19:28:14 +0000 https://gladysstrickland.com/?p=1828 These were some of my favorite books from 2022. I’ve included the book descriptions along with my thoughts to help you find something good to read.

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]]> https://gladysstrickland.com/reading-recommendations-from-2022/feed/ 0 Remembering On Memorial Day – A Personal Essay https://gladysstrickland.com/remembering-on-memorial-day/ https://gladysstrickland.com/remembering-on-memorial-day/#respond Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:05:42 +0000 https://gladysstrickland.com/?p=1773 On Memorial Day, I remember my uncle. He wasn't in the military, yet he served and died for his country in 1944.

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]]> https://gladysstrickland.com/remembering-on-memorial-day/feed/ 0 The Cup of Jamshid in “The Stonemason’s Secret” https://gladysstrickland.com/the-cup-of-jamshid-in-the-stonemasons-secret/ https://gladysstrickland.com/the-cup-of-jamshid-in-the-stonemasons-secret/#respond Wed, 08 Dec 2021 20:42:54 +0000 https://gladysstrickland.com/?p=1690 The protagonist of every story needs to seek an object of desire. Learn about the artifact at the center of The Stonemason’s Secret, and the facts and fiction in the book.

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]]> https://gladysstrickland.com/the-cup-of-jamshid-in-the-stonemasons-secret/feed/ 0 Keeping an Idea Notebook for Fiction Books https://gladysstrickland.com/keeping-an-idea-notebook-for-fiction-books/ https://gladysstrickland.com/keeping-an-idea-notebook-for-fiction-books/#respond Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:25:19 +0000 https://gladysstrickland.com/?p=1549 How do I get ideas for what to write about in my books? I’ve got another blog and video about the idea behind “The Stonemason’s Secret”, but I often come across other art and history information that might be good for a future book. To keep track of them, I have a notebook just for ... Read more

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]]> https://gladysstrickland.com/keeping-an-idea-notebook-for-fiction-books/feed/ 0 Meet the Main Character: Sarah Walker https://gladysstrickland.com/meet-the-main-character-sarah-walker/ https://gladysstrickland.com/meet-the-main-character-sarah-walker/#respond Wed, 10 Feb 2021 19:45:59 +0000 https://gladysstrickland.com/?p=1506 I conducted an interview with the main character in The Stonemason’s Secret, Sarah Walker. During this question and answer session, she shares some of her background, how she developed an interest in art history, and why the medieval minstrel carvings in Beverley Minster are special to her. Sarah is researching her dissertation for her PhD ... Read more

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]]> https://gladysstrickland.com/meet-the-main-character-sarah-walker/feed/ 0 Gift Ideas for Readers and Book Lovers https://gladysstrickland.com/gift-ideas-for-readers-and-book-lovers/ https://gladysstrickland.com/gift-ideas-for-readers-and-book-lovers/#respond Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:24:49 +0000 https://gladysstrickland.com/?p=1476 Looking for gift ideas for the readers/book lovers on your list? Take a look at some ideas I found around the internet. And…as a reader yourself, you feel free to use it to create your own list! Books or Gift Cards to Bookshops If you know what someone likes to read, a book by a ... Read more

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]]> https://gladysstrickland.com/gift-ideas-for-readers-and-book-lovers/feed/ 0 Medieval Minstrels and Their Music: A Brief Overview https://gladysstrickland.com/medieval-minstrels-and-their-music-a-brief-overview/ https://gladysstrickland.com/medieval-minstrels-and-their-music-a-brief-overview/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2020 18:58:53 +0000 https://gladysstrickland.com/?p=1439 What was a minstrel? What role did they have in medieval society? What type of music did they play? Here is a brief overview. The minstrel carvings in Beverley Minster are central to the plot in The Stonemason’s Secret. I’ve written about them before, but in this post I want to explore who the minstrels ... Read more

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