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Welcome to Conversations with Authors, where I – Alison Thompson, AKA The Proof Fairy – meet amazing authors and find out what inspires them to write and what advice they would offer other aspiring authors.    My guest today is Christine Hancock, a historical novelist and author of The Byrhtnoth Chronicles, a series of books set in tenth century England. Christine wrote her first book, Bright Sword, by accident – listen to the episode to find out how, and why she’s now on book number five!  We talk about the pros and cons of self-publishing, how real historical figures can become realistic book characters, and why it’s important that writers also read!   More About Christine Hancock Christine Hancock was born in Essex and moved to Rugby, Warwickshire when she married. She has a husband, two sons and two lovely grandchildren. She is a long term family historian and leader of the local history group. Christine had never thought of becoming an author; she just wanted to write about some of he