The Beauty of Serendipity in Writing & Publishing
One of my favourite words is serendipity. Not only do I love the way it rolls off my tongue, but I also love what it means. Carol Bodensteiner, author of
June 30, 2015
One of my favourite words is serendipity. Not only do I love the way it rolls off my tongue, but I also love what it means. Carol Bodensteiner, author of
So … you’ve been asked to review a novel and agreed to do so. The novel in question sounds interesting: a dash of romance, dramatic twists and turns, life and
My husband recommended All The Light We Cannot See in January, and again in February. I began reading it then, but was waylaid by other reading obligations. Having fulfilled those, I escaped
Few of us know much about Japanese history, let alone in the 12th century. In her third novel, Sisters of Heart and Snow, Margaret Dilloway takes us into this world using the story
Last Friday thirty women gathered to discuss Sue Monk Kidd‘s novel, The Invention of Wings. Hetty “Handful” Grimke, an urban slave in early nineteenth century Charleston, yearns for life beyond
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
My older brother Dave has a passion for history and a keen eye for historical accuracy. In 2013 he read and critiqued the first two of Ken Follett‘s trilogy about
I knew I was an outlier when I was the only person who put my hand up to indicate that I had not enjoyed Jojo Moyes‘s novel Me Before You.
On Tuesday, I posted books read between January and June 2014. Today I’ve included those from the balance of the year using the same rating scheme: GR = good read, several
45 books in 2014! Shocking admission: I’ve never tracked my books before, so when 2014 began, I was encouraged by others setting ambitious reading goals and decided that the least
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
