Sneak peek at survey results to date
With 1377 responses – a wonderful accomplish in three days – I thought you might like to see a few charts courtesy of SurveyMonkey. Bear in mind that the survey
April 27, 2015
With 1377 responses – a wonderful accomplish in three days – I thought you might like to see a few charts courtesy of SurveyMonkey. Bear in mind that the survey
Yes, I know some of you will think I’m crazy! However, the topic of reading is always on my mind and this time, with advice from historical fiction editor and
Tim Weed is the author of Will Poole’s Island. A few weeks ago, I found a post Tim wrote on world-building in historical fiction and thought I would ask him
A second reading of Jerome de Groot’s The Historical Novel offers insights on the purposes of historical fiction beyond entertainment. “History itself [and therefore historical fiction] possesses interest for us more
Two days ago, I promised to provide some thoughts based on my reading of Katharine McMahon’s WRITING HISTORICAL FICTION. It’s a small e-book which requires less than two hours to
Last week I had the pleasure of speaking with Katharine McMahon on the topic of inside historical fiction. Yes, we actually spoke on the phone rather than via email, a
Many readers know that I’ve been obsessed with World War One ever since I began researching my grandfather’s role in that dreadful conflict. The sinking of the Lusitania figures prominently as
Where does the time go? I began this blog in early 2012 and here it is March 2015. Three years and 381 posts later so much has happened. So I’m
Few of us know much about Japanese history, let alone in the 12th century. In her third novel, Sisters of Heart and Snow, Margaret Dilloway takes us into this world using the story
All writers of fiction have to consider seven critical elements: character, dialogue, setting, theme, plot, conflict, and world building. While every story succeeds or disappoints on the basis of these
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
