Self-published and indie authors need to plan their marketing efforts. Yesterday I was over at The Independent Publishing Magazine with an outline for a marketing plan. Hope it’s helpful. My
When I first read one of Anne Perry’s WWI novels – At Some Disputed Barricade – I was looking for colour and context for my manuscript, UNRAVELLED. The nitty, gritty of war in and around
I’m puzzling over metadata — apparently this is the data that helps search engines find books to suggest when folks like you and me enter keywords into Google, Amazon and
Over the past few days, I read Michelle Moran’s MADAME TUSSAUD from cover to cover. An exciting story of the French Revolution presented from Marie Grosholtz’ point of view. (Marie
I am pleased to welcome author Stephanie Carroll to talk about researching historical fiction. In her post you will see vivid examples of how she has incorporate research into her
In mid-June I took a writers workshop, joining nine others in a two-day event led by well-known historical fiction author, Barbara Kyle. Two days of insights, lively discussion and laughter.
Today’s post is an appeal to hear from those who consider themselves ‘second career authors’. During the past year or so, I’ve noticed a lot of fiction authors who have
As I mentioned in Tuesday’s post, accuracy is a difficult challenge for writers of historical fiction. Today my brother Dave Bingham casts a keen eye on Ken Follett’s Winter of
Accuracy is a difficult challenge for writers of historical fiction. 44% of readers in the 2012 historical fiction survey mentioned inaccuracies as detracting for their enjoyment of the genre. As
When is your manuscript done? A facetious answer is ‘when it’s done’. And there are endless opportunities to tweak and tighten but I thought I was done when I sent
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
