A New Book Project
A Write of History, conceived in early 2012, now has over 1200 blog posts. At roughly 1000 words a post, that’s 1.2 million words. And let’s not forget the images
October 28, 2025
Plot | Conflict | Theme | Setting | World Building | Characters | Dialogue
A Write of History, conceived in early 2012, now has over 1200 blog posts. At roughly 1000 words a post, that’s 1.2 million words. And let’s not forget the images
Steven Leibo, writing fiction as Li Bo, is the author of the Sino-American Tales which includes: Tienkuo The Heavenly Kingdom, Beyond the Heavenly Kingdom, and Under Heaven’s Watch (upcoming). He
One of the most popular posts on A Writer of History is 7 Elements of Historical Fiction. With that in mind, let’s revisit the post and its origin, a diagram
Jessica McCann is a novelist who has also worked as a professional writer for magazines, universities, corporations and other organizations. Earlier novels – All Different Kinds of Free and Peculiar
Why is place important to fiction? Bonnie Blaylock‘s debut novel, Light to the Hills, released December 1. I asked Bonnie to share a bit about the story she’s written and
How does one make a driven, downright ambitious, female protagonist relatable to present day readers? Tessa Arlen is the author of two series – the Lady Montfort mystery series and
What do readers love about historical fiction? On Goodreads one can find a list of just about any kind of reading including an interesting list of ‘Best Historical Fiction’. The
Today’s guest post is from Yvonne Zipter, author of Infraction. Yvonne has written three poetry collections, two non-fiction books, and is the author behind the nationally syndicated column Inside Out
Not long ago, I talked about building a brand – an author brand. In concert with the work I’ve been doing on the M.K. Tod brand with Katie Birks Branding
With a dual timeline story sketched out, it was important to understand what Hong Kong looked like in 1912/1913, the time period for the historical timeline of The Admiral’s Wife.
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
