Barbara Gaskell Denvil is an award-winning author with eclectic tastes in that she’s written historical, fantasy, mystery for both adults and children. At one point in her career, Barbara worked
John Richard Bell was born in Chigwell, UK and now resides in Vancouver, Canada. Before becoming an author of historical fiction, he was the CEO of a Fortune 500 company
In February I included a list of award winning historical fiction with the thought of exploring what readers think made them superb examples of the craft. I didn’t get very
It seems fitting to post one of Alexander Henry Tod’s letters to honour Remembrance Day and to give thanks to those who served and who serve in the cause of
Mark Watkins is a serial entrepreneur, passionate reader, and creator of the Bookship app, recently shortlisted by The Bookseller for BookTech Company of the Year. As creator of a social
Although stories about the fall of the Berlin Wall are not normally considered historical fiction, the anniversary of such a pivotal date and time is definitely something we should all
I don’t normally promote my novels on A Writer of History but I have two specials on at the moment, which I thought you might like to hear about. Unravelled:
In June, I read an article on John Grisham’s latest novel Camino Island. In the sidebar were the author’s 8 tips on writing fiction. He says that now, after so
Between the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Women’s Liberation Movements, college campuses in the 1960s were truly the seeds of revolution. Nowhere was this more evident than
It began like this. “We should do another bike trip,” my husband said a year ago. “Mm hmm,” I replied. “Before we get too old,” he added. Too old? Surely, mid-sixties
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