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    Language switching and “Empress Matilda of England”
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Jan 17, 2017
    • 4 min

    Language switching and “Empress Matilda of England”

    As Matilda prayed King Henry quietly slipped into the chapel, “You are still in mourning, Matilda.” Matilda turned to him and bowed her head respectfully, “Mein König!” “You are not empress and this is not Germany.” “Ja, mein König.” “Stop calling me that and speak English, Matilda,” growled King Henry sternly. “Pourquoi?” “Parce que je suis le roi d’Angleterre et vous êtes ma fille!” “Oui, sa est ta fille, Henri,” confirmed Queen Adeliza as she strode out from behind one of
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    Going Global:  A Look at Translation Options for Independent Authors
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Apr 18, 2016
    • 5 min

    Going Global: A Look at Translation Options for Independent Authors

    One of the best pieces of advice I ever received as an author was to publish as many books in as many places as possible and to sell on as many websites as possible.  The writing profession is a numbers game.  To win it (meaning making a living as a writer) you need to be where the customers are and sell what they want to read.  You cannot achieve it with a single kindle book sold exclusively on Amazon.  It won’t happen — or perhaps it could but your chances of winning the lo
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    Ghosts of the Past: the Dark Side of Medieval politics
    Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Dec 14, 2015
    • 1 min

    Ghosts of the Past: the Dark Side of Medieval politics

    Life for women has always been somewhat of a treacherous experience filled with dangers.  With few or no legal rights or protections, women rarely decided for themselves who to have sex with, let alone marry.  Instead the men in their families, their governments, and their religions held almost complete control over their bodies.  Among women of high social status this meant that women’s bodies were tools for gaining wealth, power, and social status by those in position to us
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