Looking Back to Look Forward
In October 2024, I was in a quandary and produced this blog post: At various times this past year I’ve asked myself the question ‘what’s next?‘ I confess to being
January 6, 2026
In October 2024, I was in a quandary and produced this blog post: At various times this past year I’ve asked myself the question ‘what’s next?‘ I confess to being
2025 was a challenging year for A Writer of History. I stumbled around searching for topics as well as the energy to be creative … other authors made great contributions
The 2025 winner of the Walter Scott prize for historical fiction is The Land In Winter by Andrew Miller. I was curious to look at the finalists for this prize
L.E. Denton .. also known as Laura .. has written Of Their Own Free Will, a novel exploring the early triumphs of Andrew Jackson through the lens of two men
Author Maryka Biaggio is known for writing historical fiction inspired by real people whose lives illuminate the complexities of their time. She is the author of five novels. Her latest
A Write of History, conceived in early 2012, now has over 1200 blog posts. At roughly 1000 words a post, that’s 1.2 million words. And let’s not forget the images
Another novel from the TBR list I created in July. This one is The King’s Messenger by Susanna Kearsley – and I have to tell you straight away that I
As you will read in today’s post below, Vanshika Jain is the 16-year old author of Letters to the Empire. She has also been named Youth Poet Ambassador of Allegheny
Caroline McGhie is an award-winning journalist who has written for The Sunday Times, The Sunday Times Magazine, The Sunday Telegraph, and was part of the launch team for The Independent on Sunday.
I’m delighted to have Sophie Perinot on the blog today discussing her journey as an author. Sophie and I have met a few times at HNS conferences and connect regularly
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
