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I have completed a fantasy adventure novel aimed at 9-14 year olds. How can I get it published without it costing me an arm and leg thorugh the "self publishing" or "vanity press" routes. Does anyone have any ideas please?

Further to my last post "Expressions from the Past" pleas check out these ancient proverbs. Some are very close to those we still use today. ENJOY:lol: A Dictionary of Proverbs in England in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: " MP Tilley, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan...

As a Tudor reenactor, I am mhugely interested in how everyday sayings and expression came into being. I thought I might kick off this thread with a few and see if anyone out there has any more to add. "Rule of thumb". In Tudor times it was legal for a man to beat his wife with a stick to keep...

I reenact a Tudor commoner, and to add some "business" for visitors, I want to play a poacher and so am looking for some realistic dead rabbits. These can either be real stuffed specimens, or realistic fakes, but I am having trouble finding anyone who can supply. Is there anyone out there who...

I have acquired the above and am attempting some restoration. In order to tension the blade, some form of rope or string is needed which loops around two top arms and then twisted with a piece of wood (is this clear?) Trouble is I dont know what rope string or whatever is authentic. - HELP