Barbara (B.A.) Shapiro is the NYT bestselling author of THE MURALIST and THE ART FORGER, both stories of art, mystery and history with a bit of romance thrown in. A few
Tuesday’s post highlighted 8 tips based on guest posts during the past twelve months. Today, I offer six more. Blythe Gifford author of The Witch Finder starts every one of
I had the great good fortune to meet Leslie Carroll at the HNS conference in Denver. Not only is she an author, writing under her own name as well as those
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
“I think this sense of otherness, of accessing something that can no longer be directly experienced, is what attracts people.” Katherine Clements has a degree in History and led the development and launch
Myfanwy Cook‘s Historical Fiction Writing: A Practical Guide and Toolkit is next in the list of books I’ve been reading about the craft of writing historical fiction. Myfanwy is a prize winning
Jean Fullerton has kindly agreed to answer questions about historical fiction – the writing and research and other critical ingredients. I’ve been Facebook friends with Jean for a while and was
Having conducted two reader surveys with more than 3000 participants and ten reader interviews, I’ve identified six recommendations for writers of historical fiction that seem to surface again and again. Historical accuracy is crucial
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
