I love researching WWI – of course, there are the gory bits, the heartbreaking tales of tragedy and equally heartbreaking stories of endurance, but research also turns up fascinating information about
In a discussion hosted by the University of Cambridge, Dr. Sarah Burton, Director of Creative Writing at that institution, talks about the journey fiction embodies “where the reader and writer
Tony Riches is a UK historical fiction author living in Pembrokeshire, Wales. We met online as people do these days and have developed a friendship across the Atlantic. Tony hosts The
Following the interest sparked by Lifetime Value of an Author and Authors Need to Plan, I thought I would add to the business discussion of what it takes to be
As an author you invest in your business with money, time, effort, and connections. Now imagine approaching a bank or other investors (literary agents and publishers could be considered investors) to
On my first (and now defunct) blog, One Writer’s Voice, I wrote about the dynamics of making money as a traditional author. With the rise of self-publishing as an increasingly viable
I had the great good fortune to meet Leslie Carroll at the HNS conference in Denver. Not only is she an author, writing under her own name as well as those
Last week’s list of favourite historical fiction generated a huge amount of interest, and many comments. Some mentioned they had already read most of the books on the lists while
Vanessa Matthews is a poet and author of historical fiction. Her debut poetry collection ‘Melodies of my Other Life’ was published in 2013. The Doctor’s Daughter is her first novel. When
In 2015, I asked readers to list their favourite historical fiction titles for the first time. Being a little more experienced I limited participants to three choices – clearly a
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
