Confessions of a Writaholic
I’ve been going through old posts with the thought of organizing them better for those who visit A Writer of History and came across this one I wrote in 2012.
August 31, 2021
I’ve been going through old posts with the thought of organizing them better for those who visit A Writer of History and came across this one I wrote in 2012.
Author Lisa See was the guest of honour at this year’s Historical Novel Society virtual conference. Lisa’s writing is highly acclaimed and includes wonderful tales such as Snow Flower and
I met Nancy Kilgore at this year’s Historical Novel Society conference which ran completely virtually. We connected during a conversation room focused on the topic of turning family history into
Friend and fellow author Margaret Rodenberg (Secretary of the Napoleonic Historical Society, avid reader of historical fiction, and author of Finding Napoleon: A Novel) shares advice from the master strategist
Lenora Good of Coffee Break Escapes was an early reader of Paris In Ruins. In our back-and-forth exchanges, I discovered that Lenora has written a novel and also writes poetry.
Author Oliver Greeves is a direct descendant of Frances (Fanny), Viscountess Nelson and her son, Josiah Nisbet. Today, Oliver shares the rich deposit of fascinating history and unknown detail about
One of our special guests at the HNS North America 2021 conference was Libbie Hawker. Libbie is a prolific and excellent writer with many novels to her credit. A recent
David Ebsworth, author of A Betrayal of Heroes, explores the role of world building in historical fiction and takes us on a journey from wartime Casablanca to Brazzaville, from the
Dana Mack, author of All Things That Deserve To Perish, is an historian, journalist, and musician. She is also the author of two non-fiction books: The Assault on Parenthood: How
Almost two years ago, I had the honour of joining the Board for the HNS North America 2021 conference. It’s a totally volunteer board charged with the responsibility of putting
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
