Killing my darlings
The first time I heard this phrase, I had no idea what it meant. And now I can toss it around like any other seasoned writer. Time & Regret is
November 14, 2014
The first time I heard this phrase, I had no idea what it meant. And now I can toss it around like any other seasoned writer. Time & Regret is
This week’s Bookends, a feature in the New York Times Book Review, asks two authors to describe their non-literary influences. Thomas Mallon who writes historical fiction cites photos such as one
I’m working on my third novel, Time & Regret, the story of Martin Devlin and his granddaughter, Grace, who tries to solve a mystery he left for her embedded in
Recently, Mom gave me her parents’ photo album from their 1936 trip to France for the Vimy memorial dedication. Their pictures are a poignant reminder of a war that affected
I’ve written before of the bits of treasure unearthed as Mom and I cleared out her condo — letters and photos and mementos from long ago. Someone treasured them then
Yes, a pigeon memorial! in 1936, at the entrance to the Lille Zoo, the French Federation of Pigeon Fanciers erected a memorial ‘to the 20,000 pigeons who died for their
The Historical Novel Society review of eleven WWI novels prompted author Hilary Green to contact me – and I’m so pleased she did. Green has written three novels celebrating the roles that
Derek Birks author of Feud, A Traitor’s Fate and Kingdom of Rebels tagged me to create a ‘writer’s shelfie’ with books that are important to my writing. I chose ten which
Obsessed as I am with WWI, the best way to end a recent trip to London for the Historical Novel Society Conference was a visit to the Imperial War Museum’s
At a small French cafe in 2010, Time & Regret was born. My husband and I discussed the plot all evening, the twists and turns becoming more elaborate as the bottle
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
