Suneetha Balakrishnan had ‘just a job’ until she began writing full time. Now she combines what she calls work-write and write-write as her career. What sort of career did you have before
The grit, tragedy and bold strategy of the American Civil War play out in Jim Stempel’s Windmill Point. Am I glad I read it? You bet. Stempel’s writing is vivid and meticulous. He
Some time ago, I listened to a TED talk given by Julian Friedmann on The Mystery of Storytelling. Julian Friedmann represents both book and script writers through the agency he established in 1976, now
A few months ago, I connected with Ellen Brazer on Twitter. Can’t recall now who tweeted whom first but the result is this morning’s discussion of her writing. Ellen Brazer
When I interviewed some of the top 20 historical fiction authors, I asked each one what advice they would offer to other writers. Here’s what they said. Find a story
Today I am pleased to post an interview with Christy English. At the moment, I am half way through Christy’s first novel, The Queen’s Pawn, enjoying her interpretation of Eleanor of
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
