Do you like your historical fiction centred on famous figures or fictional characters? I asked this question in different ways on the 2015 reader survey – to authors, to readers and
With 1377 responses – a wonderful accomplish in three days – I thought you might like to see a few charts courtesy of SurveyMonkey. Bear in mind that the survey
Yes, I know some of you will think I’m crazy! However, the topic of reading is always on my mind and this time, with advice from historical fiction editor and
January is always a dangerous time. And no, I don’t mean the ice and snow that comes from living in Canada. January is dangerous because it’s my planning time; the
Well, we’ve looked at sex and at differences between US and UK readers, so I thought we would take a look at age differences in this post. The numbers are:
A few days ago, I posted part 1 of reading varies by country. Now that I’ve crunched the numbers using handy dandy Excel, I have the top 20 favourite authors
Surveys provide data. Interviews enrich data with context and depth, specifics and anecdotes. I’ve interviewed many authors on A Writer of History and several bloggers but I have yet to interview
I reported on the favourite reading oriented sites in the middle of February. Today’s post looks at the list of sites by category: reading sites, social media, retailers, blogs dedicated
M.K. Tod’s 2013 historical fiction survey asked readers to name their “top 3 reading oriented websites, blogs and social media sites”. In other words, where do people go for information
Drum roll … here’s the 2013 list of favourite historical fiction authors. Of 2440 survey participants, 2075 people responded with one, two or three favourite authors. And a total of
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
