A Year of Reading – part 2
Last week, I listed a bunch of books that I either read or, in many cases, did not finish in 2020. Here’s the rest of the books from a confusing,
January 19, 2021
Last week, I listed a bunch of books that I either read or, in many cases, did not finish in 2020. Here’s the rest of the books from a confusing,
This was the year of DNF. After the middle of March, I would find a book, read five to ten chapters and then say, “Nope. Not that one.” I tried
Today, I welcome friend and fellow author Cryssa Bazos to the blog. Cryssa and a wonderful group of authors have collaborated on Betrayal, which has just been released. Make sure
While going through boxes that my mother had saved when she moved from her condo to a seniors residence, I came across an article from a course we’d taken on
I’ve followed Mike Shatzkin for years. Mike offers strategic consulting to the global book publishing business and posts every 4-6 weeks on happenings in that world. His latest post, which
Ask fans of historical fiction to list some of their favourite authors and Anya Seton’s name will always pop up. Ask historical fiction authors who inspired their writing and Seton
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,
Last week, I wrote about Amazon’s best sellers list for women’s historical fiction. Let’s take a look at other fiction categories. MYSTERY, THRILLER & SUSPENSE FICTION – 8 out of
Today, I’m delighted to share the cover for The Rose Code, Kate Quinn’s newest novel – release date March 9, 2021. It has a wonderful colour scheme, an intriguing female
Recently, I asked readers for their thoughts on cover designs, specifically those featuring women. People responded with great enthusiasm, adding much more perspective to the matter of cover design than
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
