Leah Klocek and I connected a few months ago on the interesting and essential topic of historical research. Leah has been a professional researcher for two years. In that time, she’s
My husband and I are becoming movie nuts. We saw 11 movies at the Toronto International Film Festival (also know as TIFF). And recently we went to something called NIFF,
In honour of Remembrance Day, I’m reblogging a post from last year on WWI novels. Not long ago, I asked readers what books they are reading about WWI. Through this blog,
The boomer generation is defined as those born between 1946 and 1964, which means they are today between the ages of 51 and 69. Looking across the surveys from 2012,
So many historical fiction authors choose younger men and women to write about, those on the ascendancy of great historical change and their own place in it. In Elizabeth I,
Today you may wonder if I’ve lost my marbles. Thoughts on love? Not the usual fare at A Writer of History. So, here’s the story. Two weeks ago, we were at
Like all of you, I follow various blogs, read a few newspapers, and constantly check the Internet for ideas and news about historical fiction, this obsession called writing, and other
After exchanging emails and Facebook messages with Margaret Porter for a few years, I feel I know her, so I am delighted that she agreed to be on A Writer of History
Kay Bratt is the author of The Palest Ink, a saga of two families during China’s Cultural Revolution. She is also a child advocate and author of the series Tales of the Scavenger’s
A friend told me about The Fussy Librarian – the same friend who told me about BookBub which was a great success! So I contacted them to find out more about
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
