Many readers know that I’ve been obsessed with World War One ever since I began researching my grandfather’s role in that dreadful conflict. The sinking of the Lusitania figures prominently as
My husband recommended All The Light We Cannot See in January, and again in February. I began reading it then, but was waylaid by other reading obligations. Having fulfilled those, I escaped
Recently I ventured into social reading land with 10 Thoughts on Social Reading. Actually, I came up with 12, but I digress. Digging deeper, I can see that this term
Where does the time go? I began this blog in early 2012 and here it is March 2015. Three years and 381 posts later so much has happened. So I’m
Few of us know much about Japanese history, let alone in the 12th century. In her third novel, Sisters of Heart and Snow, Margaret Dilloway takes us into this world using the story
All writers of fiction have to consider seven critical elements: character, dialogue, setting, theme, plot, conflict, and world building. While every story succeeds or disappoints on the basis of these
Trolling the web is one of my favourite pastimes and I can lose myself for hours diving down one proverbial rabbit hole after another. A few days ago, I decided to
Long time readers will know that A Writer of History is not a place for advertising an individual author’s book or some new author service — or how to reduce your
I love blogging – the people who drop by to comment or share a post, the exploration and thinking required to dig into a new topic, the chance to craft
Checking around the internet for news and insights on the historical fiction front recently and found lots of books to add to my TBR pile. The American Library Association published its 2015
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
