Historical Fiction Research – how much is enough?
I was on a Zoom call with an author friend of mine who writes biographical historical fiction – the type of stories I love to read! During our conversation, the
April 10, 2025
I was on a Zoom call with an author friend of mine who writes biographical historical fiction – the type of stories I love to read! During our conversation, the
Friend and fellow author Lew Paper‘s latest novel Legacy of Lies – a historical thriller featuring Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance – released on March 18th. Lew is the author of six other
When I heard about Valerie Nieman’s new novel Upon the Corner of the Moon, which is a retelling of the Macbeth story, I immediately thought you readers would be intrigued.
Author Helena P. Schrader appeared on the blog recently with insights on writing biographical historical fiction. Today, her topic is research and historical fiction. ~~~ There is probably no other
Author Jeri Westerson writes a Tudor mystery series and a Sherlockian mystery series (and other time periods). In 2012 (!!!) I interviewed her on this very blog – not sure
Author Lucy E.M. Black‘s soon-to-be-published novel is called The Brickworks. Why, you ask? Read on for some background Lucy shared on the story of Alistair and Brodie, two ambitious Scottish
Charlene Newcomb has written historical fiction, SciFi, and contemporary. Rogue, her most recent novel, has just released. Char and I connected many years ago and have kept in touch since.
In May, I shared 8 earlier posts aimed at advice for authors who are new to writing historical fiction. Today, I’m sharing 8 more from the archives including a few
Margaret George is an expert at turning figures from the past into wonderful historical fiction with award-winning novels such as The Memoirs of Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, Mary Called Magdalene,
For the past twelve years Isabelle Chevallot has worked as a librarian at Guildhall Library where she presents talks, runs workshops, leads discussion groups and even organises Regency Balls to
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
