In her new novel, Kitty Canham, author Nicola Matthews reveals the true story of an 18th century bigamist. For today’s post, Nicola explores how her fascination with local stories led
Last week, I featured a review of Elizabeth St. John’s new novel The Godmother’s Secret. Today, Liz tells us the fascinating story behind the story and includes an excerpt. The
Cover design is one of 9 topics planned for the next while on A Writer of History. So it might be useful to provide a few basics that apply to
I first met Elizabeth (Liz) St. John at a Historical Novel Society Conference in Denver where we listened intently to author presentations and panels, took copious notes, shared meals and
Celebrated Booker prize-winning author Dame Hilary Mantel died on September 23, 2022. Such a loss to the literary world and to the world of historical fiction. One obituary referred to
Robert Kofman is the author of the just-released Ike’s Journey: A Novel of World War II. Robert is also the author of the award-winning General Meade: A novel of the
Michael Dean, author of A Diamond in the Dust, takes a fresh approach to the life of Charles I from his birth to the age of twenty-eight. He shows England’s
Toronto is a city of ravines. Fortunately, the city celebrates this special feature by designing and maintaining walks throughout them. Wikipedia has this to say: “The ravine system began to
Three authors offer their advice on writing a series as an important element of success for self-published authors. Some time ago, I wrote a post titled Writing a Series –
I’m thinking a lot about social media these days. The question that lingers at the back of my mind is: What’s the point? I’m particularly annoyed with Facebook and the
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