Hong Kong Then and Now
With a dual timeline story sketched out, it was important to understand what Hong Kong looked like in 1912/1913, the time period for the historical timeline of The Admiral’s Wife.
March 22, 2022
With a dual timeline story sketched out, it was important to understand what Hong Kong looked like in 1912/1913, the time period for the historical timeline of The Admiral’s Wife.
J. Fremont‘s debut novel, Magician of Light, tells the story of René Lalique beginning with his adolescent years in Paris, his journey from student to leading glass manufacturer, and his
While doing research for The Admiral’s Wife, I wondered if I might find a diary or two that would illuminate the early 1900s of Hong Kong. Lo and behold, I
Author Mary Burns returns with advice on dual-timeline mysteries. Her latest novel is The Eleventh Commandment, the fourth Sargent/Paget mystery, which is described as “Sherlock and Watson meet Indiana Jones.”
Writing Paris In Ruins involved research into the political environment, rivalries, economics, and egos of those involved in the Franco-Prussian war and the siege of Paris. On the Prussian side
The Admiral’s Wife was conceived as a novel based on my expat experience in Hong Kong for three years. In the very first version, I created four women who bonded
Emma Darwin’s blog, This Itch of Writing, is one of my go-to sources for the craft of writing. Emma has just started a series of bitesized posts on writing and
Well, part 2 of this topic generated a lively and at times challenging discussion on the HNS Facebook page, so it’s with a little trepidation that I offer up part
Karen Chase was one of the authors who participated with me and others in a Christmas book giveaway. She’s an independent author and a Daughter of the American Revolution with
This is the second of two posts on Portraying Women in Historical Fiction based on a presentation author Gina Buonaguro and I did for the recent History Quill convention. You
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