The Art of Esoterica – or Historical Fiction Research
You may have read some of my blathering posts about the guts of historical fiction. So, now I’m putting my ‘money where my mouth is’ as I begin a new novel set in 19th
January 21, 2016
You may have read some of my blathering posts about the guts of historical fiction. So, now I’m putting my ‘money where my mouth is’ as I begin a new novel set in 19th
Today I’ve selected authors’ tips on writing historical fiction from around the web. From How to Write Historical Fiction: 7 Tips on Accuracy and Authenticity by Susanna Calkins author of A Murder
January and a new year. A time for reflecting, for planning, and in my case, a time to think about writing. Last year’s overarching goals were: (1) Novels that are recognized
Dana Chamblee Carpenter teaches creative writing at a university in Nashville, TN. Her short fiction has appeared in The Arkansas Review, Jersey Devil Press, and Maypop and her debut novel, Bohemian Gospel,
I purchased Geraldine Brooks‘s latest novel The Secret Chord for the twenty-hour trip home from New Zealand. It’s set around 1000BC in the second iron age, the time of King David
AN ARTISTIC TALE SET IN A WORLD AT THE BRINK OF WAR The Great Depression put millions of Americans out of work, and the U.S. government responded with a range
Luke Waterson’s debut novel Roebuck, set in 16th century South America, was published this December. He has also written several non-fiction travel related books and many articles for well-known publications
Dear readers – some of you will know of the reader surveys I conduct and I’m delighted to provide information and insights gleaned from the data you and others have
A few weeks ago we explored a few facts about boomer readers – so, today we’re looking at millennials to see if their reading habits and preferences differ from other
Having conducted and posted about three separate reader surveys, I thought it might be useful to bring together some of the posts that have attracted the most interest. First, the
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
