I met Patricia O’Reilly at an Historical Novel Society conference in 2014. As travelling companions on the writing journey, we kept in touch with occasional emails and Facebook comments. Today,
We left East Rising Sun firmly tucked in the digital equivalent of a bottom drawer as I worked on a historical novel titled Lies Told in Silence. The writing journey
In June, I read an article on John Grisham’s latest novel Camino Island. In the sidebar were the author’s 8 tips on writing fiction. He says that now, after so
What book am I recommending these days when friends ask? The Alice Network by Kate Quinn. Why? Because it grabbed me from the very start and wouldn’t let go. And
The Confessions of Young Nero by Margaret George releases today in the US and on March 9th in the UK. What does it take to write such a novel? How
Three weeks in Paris and more than 1,000 photos – a source of marvellous inspiration for the next novel, working title Camille & Mariele. Yesterday I browsed the photos and
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
