Author Keira Morgan discovered the Renaissance when her grandmother gave her a book about England’s queens when Keira was five. A passion for that era led to studying Renaissance and
Authors make a lot of choices when creating a novel. One of those choices is the career of your protagonist. For Andie Larson, the main character of That Was Then,
Whenever I reread one of my novels – typically for editing purposes – I alternate between delight and dismay. Delight – well done, Mary! Dismay – come on, Mary, you
That Was Then features a fictional campaign for Governor of Massachusetts. What goes on in a campaign? Who are the people behind the scenes? What behind-the-scenes scandals can occur? In
When writing historical fiction, creating settings was all about diving into the historical record to understand how people lived in a long ago time, what they wore, how they travelled,
As an indie author, I work with other professionals to create a finished product. Yes, I used the word product! In my case, this includes an editor, a marketing professional,
Back in November, I wrote a post on writing contemporary vs historical fiction and briefly introduced my latest novel That Was Then. The plan is to release this new novel
On Tuesday, I published the first article on BookBub’s marketing ideas from their post 140 Book Marketing Ideas. Today continues that post with further ideas that might have potential for
While on the March writers retreat, the topic of marketing and promoting our books – both traditionally published and self-published generated lots of conversation. And since my latest novel –
A group of four writers, including yours truly, gathered in Florida this week for a writers retreat. We’re sharing an AirBnb rental property because the original location, the home my
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
