Several weeks ago, Geri from B.R.A.G. Medallion contacted me. This organization’s mission is “to recognize quality on the part of authors who self-publish both print and digital books” and to
After conducting the historical fiction survey and discovering a bunch of favourite authors, I decided that I should read as many of them as possible – not all their work
Michael Bourne wrote an interesting article about navigating the world of literary agents. No doubt others have already mentioned it and I’m late to the party, as they say. In
Item1: Historical fiction author Debra Swift (@swiftstory) tweeted a Guardian UK blog post by Robert McCrum in which McCrum argues that professional book reviewers are better than amateurs. Item2: Historical
As James Patterson said in a quote I used several days ago: “Brands are nothing more than trust.” I asked each of the top historical fiction authors I interviewed what
Helen Hollick – one of the top historical fiction authors who appeared on A Writer of History several weeks ago, is featuring those who are speakers and organizers at the
I try not to obsess about WordPress stats but today I allowed myself to look at the last 30 days of visitors to A Writer of History. What amazes me
The first post in this series of three explored ‘tricks of the trade’ used by best-selling authors. The second post summarized five of James W. Hall’s twelve features from Hit
Two days ago, I wrote about the ‘tricks of the trade’ that make a bestseller so gripping. The analysis comes from James W. Hall’s book on Hit Lit. Ultimately I’d
Those who are frequent readers will know of the interviews I’ve conducted with top historical fiction authors. Collectively these interviews generated lots of interest and discussion. But … what can
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
