On Friday, our son dropped in to store some things in our basement. Yes, even adult children with their own houses apparently need to use their parent’s basement. While chatting
Unfortunately, there are times when life gets in the way of completing an important task. This was the case with the draw for two of Heather Burch’s heartwarming novels. Today,
Earlier this year, I promised some posts on marketing. And today, Mary Helen Sheriff, the co-editor of a collaborative anthology entitled Launch Pad: The Countdown to Marketing Your Book and
In 2015, I wrote a brief post based on a business book titled Trust Agents by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith. Surely trust is a critical component for authors as
A few months ago, I submitted The Admiral’s Wife for an indieBRAG medallion and was delighted to receive their endorsement. If you are serious about your self-published novel, you should
Cover design is one of 9 topics planned for the next while on A Writer of History. So it might be useful to provide a few basics that apply to
I’m delighted to talk to Piper Huguley, author of By Her Own Design, and to celebrate the launch of this absorbing and beautifully written novel about Ann Lowe, a Black
Tony Riches has a flare for writing trilogies. First, his Tudor series which brings us the stories of Owen, Jasper, and Henry Tudor along with the founding of the Tudor
Some years ago, when I was interviewing quite a lot of reader-nominated ‘favourite historical fiction authors’, I asked those authors: Do you think of yourself as having a brand? Elizabeth
Last January, I put out a call on Instagram for book bloggers with an invitation to be a guest on my blog. Two women from Iran – identical twins! –
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