Studying James Patterson – the poster-boy for churning out blockbuster novels – offers insights on writing. “The only question is, how will the reader respond?” According to David Ellis (source
No, today’s post is not about some sort of medieval torture device. What it is about is the way we scan our feeds from various social media services with a
If you’re thinking of writing a trilogy (or for that matter a book with a sequel), Tony Riches has some excellent advice for you. Tony is the author of four
For the past year, I’ve been using the theme Inside Historical Fiction to explore what makes historical fiction unique – any many authors have obliged by answering a series of questions. Today, Melissa Lenhardt
Some of you may have seen this on Tony Riches’ blog The Writing Desk a few days ago – many thanks, Tony. In a 2015 reader survey, I asked participants
Further to last week’s post on the ‘magic ingredients” of historical fiction, let’s hear from a few more write-in comments. Several of these are from readers who put their thoughts
As one of readers’ favourite authors in the 2012 survey, Jacqueline Winspear was on the blog in 2013 and I’m delighted to say she’s here for a second time to talk
Therese Down’s The End of Law “delves deep into an area of Nazi Germany that few speak of and many often do not know much about”. With that enticing premise, I
With over 50 years as a book critic and 40 years teaching humanities at university, Elaine Newton knows a thing or two about being an engaged and critical reader. Critical in
Tony Russo contacted me recently about his upcoming novel, DARKEST HOUR which was a semi-finalist in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards for Young Adult fiction. He is also the author of ZAK
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
