Manuscript evaluation – by an expert
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
March 12, 2015
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
In the latest New York Times Book Review James Parker, contributing editor at The Atlantic, and Anna Holmes, an editor at Fusion, discuss whether book reviews should be considered a
Sprinkled throughout Myfanwy Cook‘s book, Historical Fiction Writing, are numerous examples of useful resources for writers. Many relate to British history, however, every country has similar resources available online. www.britishmuseum.org
Myfanwy Cook‘s Historical Fiction Writing: A Practical Guide and Toolkit is next in the list of books I’ve been reading about the craft of writing historical fiction. Myfanwy is a prize winning
As part of my efforts to dig inside historical fiction, last week I began reading Marina Oliver‘s Writing Historical Fiction: How to Write an Historical Blockbuster. While much of the advice
Jean Fullerton has kindly agreed to answer questions about historical fiction – the writing and research and other critical ingredients. I’ve been Facebook friends with Jean for a while and was
The writers map of historical fiction, stirred quite a response. Comments and suggestions have prompted me to augment the map using insights from those who responded as well as ideas from past
While messing around on Google, I found this diagram created by the NHCA Library Media Centre. I don’t think it’s sharply focused enough – too generic. What do you think and
In September, when I was at the Historical Novel Society London conference, I met Helen Hart from SilverWood Books, who is a reviewer for HNS Indie Reviews. Helen dropped me
I’m delighted to have Barbara Kyle on the blog today. I had the pleasure of meeting Barbara – a writer of historical fiction and contemporary thrillers – online before meeting
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
