historical fiction reader surveys

Ten Ingredients of Favourite Historical Fiction

What are the ingredients of favourite historical fiction? This post from 2012 may be worth revisiting … In his book Hit Lit: Cracking the Code of the Twentieth Century’s Biggest

July 12, 2022

Why is setting important to historical fiction?

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

March 26, 2020

How reader surveys influenced my writing

In 2012 I wrote a post for Historical Tapestry on personal learnings from the first reader survey. Now, four years later and with three books published and three surveys behind

July 12, 2016

About the Author

Meet M.K.Tod

The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...

Interview with Mark Sullivan author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky

Author Tips on Writing Historical Fiction

7 Elements of Historical Fiction

Top Historical Fiction Authors – 2012 Survey Results

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