Why do we read? We read to gain knowledge, find advice and counsel, build self-awareness, develop motivation and strength, be entertained, create hope, seek escape or regeneration. We read to
Many of you will know New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray from her wonderfully crafted novels My Dear Hamilton and America’s First Daughter, both written with Laura Kamoie. She has
Do you remember ET and the phrase “ET go home”? That scene was so poignant. On Friday, once we’d seen the numbers projecting peak cases of COVID 19 in the
Today, Margaret George reflects on over 35 years of writing historical fiction and looks back on how the industry used to work … In 1986, my first novel, The Autobiography
I’m launching a new series today and delighted to have Kate Quinn here to kick things off. The series? I’ve asked a number of well known authors to reflect on
The most popular post on A Writer of History is about the 7 Elements of Historical Fiction: characters, dialogue, plot, conflict, theme, setting, and world building. Over the next few
I’m going through previous blog posts looking for materials to share with you. My intent is to flesh out the 7 Elements of Historical fiction, which just happens to be
With over 900 posts (!!), A Writer of History now contains a lot of topics that have interested readers. During 2017, some posts stood out. The topics varied from WWI
You’ve heard of writers block? Well, I have bloggers block. I’ve been blogging about all aspects of historical fiction for 8 years and this is the first time I’ve come up
Those of us who live in the West know that North Korea is a brutal regime. But what is that world actually like? I read The Girl With Seven Names
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
