In her non-fiction book Labor of Love, Suzanne Hoffman told stories about the experiences of Piemontese wine families during WWII. Then, Mark Sullivan’s Beneath a Scarlet Sky inspired her to
And what, you may be asking, is significant about 1947? Well, Los Angeles trial lawyer and novelist Scott Lord is about to tell us. Scott’s latest novel, Come November, weaves together
Hi everyone .. apologies for being AWOL the last two weeks. Today, I’m delighted to have Tony Riches on the blog with a fascinating post on writing Elizabethan historical fiction.
A topic we’re exploring on the blog this year is that of writing a series. Amy Maroney is the latest author to offer advice based on her experience. There are
Elaine Cougler and I met at an Historical Novel Society conference several years ago and have been author buddies ever since. Elaine has written historical fiction but more recently has
Sometimes an author has a story in her/his head that just won’t let go. In Stephanie Cowell’s case, the experience led to her latest novel The Boy in the Rain.
Alina Adams, author of My Mother’s Secret, claims that historical fiction is the easiest genre to write. Alina captured my attention with the question: What was the earliest Jewish state
One of the 9 topics for this year is New Authors – posts targeting authors who are just starting out writing historical fiction. So today, I’ve gathered a number of
Today we have Amy Hill Hearth talking about historical fiction that illuminates the issues of today. Amy’s latest novel, Silent Came the Monster, is based on the 1916 Jersey Shore
In 2015, I wrote a brief post based on a business book titled Trust Agents by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith. Surely trust is a critical component for authors as
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
