Writing Historical Novels About the Irish
I’m very pleased to have Amanda Hughes guest posting today. According to Amanda, she has been a “Walter Mitty” all her life, spending more time in heroic daydreams than the
April 12, 2013
I’m very pleased to have Amanda Hughes guest posting today. According to Amanda, she has been a “Walter Mitty” all her life, spending more time in heroic daydreams than the
Recently I interviewed Judith Sanders, author of the novel In His Stead: A Father’s War. Judith has kindly offered a three book giveaway which I am pleased to announce today.
My grandfather fought at Vimy Ridge and all three of my novels include scenes from this battle. On two other occasions, the British and French tried to capture this ridge
A few months ago, I developed a concept of ten essential ingredients for favourite historical fiction. Time to test another top author against those ingredients. To do so, I’ve chosen Dissolution
Two weeks ago, I listened to the store manager of a large Barnes & Noble store talk about books he’s read in the last while. He spoke easily in front
I’m very pleased to have Roger Morris here today talking about his writing. When I saw his Twitter banner — “I’m a novelist. I make stuff up. You have been
As readers of A Writer of History know, this blog is focused on historical fiction. And yet, Judith Sanders’ novels about war resonated with my own interest in WWI and
I am delighted to have Jacqueline Winspear, author of the very popular Maisie Dobbs mystery series, appear on A Writer of History. You will see that she is passionate about
At the age of seventy-five, my grandmother died on the way to her second wedding. Although shocking at the time, I now think of her death as beautifully poignant. For
Last year I conducted a historical fiction survey. As regular readers of A Writer of History know, more than 800 participants responded creating the first ever comprehensive set of data
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
