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Lies Told In Silence was my second novel – a story with connecting characters from Unravelled – novel #1. Later, I wrote Paris In Ruins which imagined the early lives
March 10, 2026
Lies Told In Silence was my second novel – a story with connecting characters from Unravelled – novel #1. Later, I wrote Paris In Ruins which imagined the early lives
In a recent post, I considered writing about real historical figures, both the famous and the not-so-famous. I find novels like this fascinating as do many other readers. In that
Carol M. Cram is the author of several award-winning novels inspired by art and history, including The Muse of Fire, The Towers of Tuscany, and A Woman of Note, and host of The Art
Some of the most compelling novels I’ve read feature the lives of real historical figures: Paula McLain’s The Paris Wife, Margaret George’s Elizabeth I (or any novel by Margaret George!),
One attribute readers of historical fiction always mention is its ability to create an immersive experience – the notion of being transported in time and place. And what does that
A few days ago, David Cairns, author of The Case of the Hydegild Sacrifice, posted some great advice on the topic of historical mysteries. Here’s a round up of other
Author David Cairns celebrates the fourth instalment of his Findo Gask and Erroll Rait Mystery series: The Case of the Hydegild Sacrifice. His stories are “meticulously researched and mixed with thrilling fiction
Susan Storer Clark, author of An Uncharted World, reflects on the research and writing challenges she faced when writing about the 16th century slave trade and a Yoruba woman named
Put yourself in the shoes of Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall or Alice Dubois in The Alice Network, or Tom Bilder in The Pillars of the Earth. Through historical fiction,
Steven Leibo, author of the Sino-American Tales spent much of his adult life studying, teaching and writing about Asian Western relations. A few years ago, he began writing a series
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
