Recently, I posted a letter discovered in my mother’s mementos and written by Reverend William Bell to his offspring, in particular his daughter Isabelle Mallock. Isabelle’s husband, John Mallock, wrote
While going through some of my mother’s mementos [she’s still alive, but we were clearing out a few boxes], I found a letter dated 18th February, 1842. It was addressed
When you write a novel where one of the main characters is raped, you need to dig very, very deep to understand what that means in terms of the physical,
Early in my writing career, I created a blog called One Writer’s Voice. (I discovered recently that someone has organized it so that if you search for this blog, you
Vernon Sankey and Katey Lockwood are co-authors of The Way: Finding Peace in Turbulent Times. Well, we certainly live in turbulent times and I suspect many of us are seeking
We’re all facing the challenge of Covid-19 – some no doubt with more resilience than others. My own response varies from distraction to calm, from boredom to bouts of energy,
I read in this morning’s paper (Saturday May 2) an article titled Missing the outside world? Take comfort in your inner life. The author, Howard Axelrod, had spent two years in solitude
Do you remember ET and the phrase “ET go home”? That scene was so poignant. On Friday, once we’d seen the numbers projecting peak cases of COVID 19 in the
You’ve heard of writers block? Well, I have bloggers block. I’ve been blogging about all aspects of historical fiction for 8 years and this is the first time I’ve come up
Dear all – many thanks for your interest in A Writer of History. This year has featured advice from many authors, insights from book bloggers, as well as highlights from
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
