Writing historical fiction is an unfolding process of discovery: an unexpected fact or event → a human question → a plot twist, a character trait, an element of setting, an emotional reaction. Now that
At the end of May, I wrote A Clear and Present Danger to describe the situation on Project 2025 implementation. The conclusion at the end of that post: “the seeds
A few days ago, I shared a post titled ‘Checklist for a Novel #1’ which was a look at the current manuscript and a focus on what’s working from the
Some time ago, I read and blogged about Hit Lit – Cracking the Code of the Twentieth Century’s Biggest Bestsellers by James W. Hall. Let me be the first to
Michael Pascullo has written a novel that looks at a conspiracy behind the assassination of John F. Kennedy. This is a fascinating topic and a story that is certain to
Back in March 2023, I posted on the benefits of reading fiction, and then earlier this year, I wrote about historical fiction as a tool of empathy. You might be
As some of you know, A Writer of History has been going since early 2012 – which means that the blog is over 14 years old. Now, if you’d asked
A recent post by author Amy B Cohen discussed family history as inspiration for her novels. That prompted me to look at other posts on A Writer of History with
After retiring from a long career as a law professor, Amy Cohen was able to pursue her dream of writing a novel. She began with genealogy and family history research
Last week, Jerome Bourgault author of Day of Epiphany guest-posted with Genesis of a Novel in which he wrote of his interest in French Canadian history of the 1940s and
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
