Margaret George is an expert at turning figures from the past into wonderful historical fiction with award-winning novels such as The Memoirs of Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, Mary Called Magdalene,
Today, I’m delighted to have Christopher Gortner — C.W. — to bring his perspective on writing historical fiction. I’ve just finished MARLENE, his novel based on the life of Marlene Dietrich
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
2015 was a banner year for articles on historical fiction that struck a chord with followers of A Writer of History. I hope you enjoy reading or rereading some of
Facebook friend and fellow author Donna Baier Stein shares her thoughts on how images have inspired her collection of short stories. I hope you find it as fascinating as I
As I mentioned on Tuesday’s post, I’m this week’s host over at American Historical Novels. I’ve had a great time talking with readers about the craft of writing and about
I’m hosting over at American Historical Novels this week – an opportunity to meet new readers and share a few aspects of my writing. An article I’m posting over there
Roughly ten years ago, I gave up the day job – had a virtual bonfire for the scads of files I wouldn’t need anymore, purchased a bulletin board for writerly
Today, I’m looking back at the journey I’ve taken with A Writer of History. And no … this is not the end of A Writer of History. Just an opportunity
Beautiful Invention is Margaret Porter’s 13th novel. It features the story of Hedy Lamarr, famous Hollywood actress and co-inventor of a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes. How’s that for
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