On February 20th, author Jeanie Thornton Roberts posted a question: How would you respond to someone questioning your ‘right’ to write about their ancestor? The responses from fellow authors and
Author Jeri Westerson writes a Tudor mystery series and a Sherlockian mystery series (and other time periods). In 2012 (!!!) I interviewed her on this very blog – not sure
Author Helena P. Schrader generously replied to my request for sources on the middle ages which prompted me to ask her for a guest post. Well, we’re in luck! Helena,
Taking inspiration from another blogger, I offer you the ABCs of historical fiction writing. I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s ABCs. Please tell me what you would add. FOR MORE ON
December has been chaotic as well as joyful, so my apologies for letting so much time go by without a new blog post. As some of you know, this blog
Since 2009, I’ve written historical fiction, occasionally bringing a contemporary perspective by constructing a dual timeline narrative. But in 2018, while participating in a writing workshop, I asked my assigned
Donald Maass wrote a book quite a while ago called The Career Novelist. At one point, I borrowed a copy and printed Chapter 13 titled The Bottom Line: Storytelling and
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
A while back, when I was asking for ideas and topics to enhance A Writer of History, a group of authors prompted a discussion about newsletters. It began with this
Authors Alana White and Patricia Hudson tackled this topic at the June 2023 Historical Novel Society conference headlining with this question: Who will take your story from good to great?
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
