Some time ago, I created a theme called Inside Historical Fiction. The idea was to develop insights into what makes historical fiction unique through interviews with authors and some of
The most popular post on A Writer of History is about the 7 Elements of Historical Fiction: characters, dialogue, plot, conflict, theme, setting, and world building. Over the next few
With over 900 posts (!!), A Writer of History now contains a lot of topics that have interested readers. During 2017, some posts stood out. The topics varied from WWI
Dear all – this is the first post in a new series I’m calling transported … hope you enjoy it. Almost two years ago – hard to believe – my
Pat Wahler is an award-winning writer who has been a frequent contributor to the Chicken Soup for the Soul anthologies, Sasee Magazine, Not Your Mother’s Book anthologies, Storyteller Magazine, and other
Recently I posted several questions on the topic of ‘successful historical fiction’ and invited readers and bloggers to respond. Davide Mana is a writer, translator and game designed based in Italy.
The topic of successful historical fiction is a focus for this year’s blogging efforts. I’ve already done two posts examining award winning novels Life After Life by Kate Atkinson and
Following on from the post on Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life, today I’m looking at Tightrope by Simon Mawer, another award winning historical novel (a long list of award winners
The recent post Books Books Books, included a long list of award-winning historical fiction. Let’s have a look at what readers say about Life After Life by Kate Atkinson as an
What do all these books have in common? And no, the answer isn’t that I’ve read them all 🙂 Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Tightrope by Simon Mawer The
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