I’ve been in a funk ever since missing HNS London 2012 – which meant missing an opportunity to listen to wonderful speakers like Philippa Gregory, Diana Gabaldon, Elizabeth Chadwick, CW
An online friend who also writes historical fiction mentioned something that startled me and then got me thinking. Heather Lazare, an editor for St. Martin’s–I think, said in a panel:
Most days I feel like a split personality – part of me living in battlefields surrounded by the sights and sounds of war or enduring the daily hardships and uncertainties
Joel Friedlander writes a popular blog called The Book Designer. He has hundreds, if not thousands, of followers and presents insightful posts every day on self-publishing, book designing, blogging and
Unravelled was originally inspired by my grandfather’s WWI experiences. Many iterations later, the story bears little resemblance to truth. I have held to the fact that he served with the
Several days ago, a very kind literary agent offered feedback on two fifty page snippets of my writing. While he had some positive comments, when asked more directly, he said
A week or so ago, I wrote myself a note containing a single word: writaholic. At the time, I had been reflecting on how obsessed I’ve become about writing. The
This post first appeared in One Writer’s Voice on June 8, 2010. Many of us know (or have known) someone who fought in one of the world wars – a
This post first appeared in One Writer’s Voice on June 29, 2010. Still as applicable now as it was then. MKT The first historical fiction I remember reading was one
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
