The Beauty of New Zealand
Some of you may know that I’m in New Zealand for two weeks with my mother to visit her partner of 13 years who’s health is seriously failing. A mission both
November 24, 2015
Some of you may know that I’m in New Zealand for two weeks with my mother to visit her partner of 13 years who’s health is seriously failing. A mission both
I recently purchased several books (yes, real books) at a Toronto store called Book City. They provided a book mark as many book stores do and the other night, I
Wednesday’s post by Leah Klocek covered two important lessons on historical research. Today, Leah adds three more lessons. You can find out more about Leah and the work she does at Crossroads
Leah Klocek and I connected a few months ago on the interesting and essential topic of historical research. Leah has been a professional researcher for two years. In that time, she’s
My husband and I are becoming movie nuts. We saw 11 movies at the Toronto International Film Festival (also know as TIFF). And recently we went to something called NIFF,
In honour of Remembrance Day, I’m reblogging a post from last year on WWI novels. Not long ago, I asked readers what books they are reading about WWI. Through this blog,
The boomer generation is defined as those born between 1946 and 1964, which means they are today between the ages of 51 and 69. Looking across the surveys from 2012,
So many historical fiction authors choose younger men and women to write about, those on the ascendancy of great historical change and their own place in it. In Elizabeth I,
Today you may wonder if I’ve lost my marbles. Thoughts on love? Not the usual fare at A Writer of History. So, here’s the story. Two weeks ago, we were at
Like all of you, I follow various blogs, read a few newspapers, and constantly check the Internet for ideas and news about historical fiction, this obsession called writing, and other
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
