Historical fiction for middle-grade readers
You might recall that I’ve written two novels for my grandsons – the first, The Magical Tree, was written in 2022 when the older boys were 6 and 8; the
May 8, 2025
You might recall that I’ve written two novels for my grandsons – the first, The Magical Tree, was written in 2022 when the older boys were 6 and 8; the
Author David O. Stewart joins us today to talk about his writing journey. David writes both fiction and non-fiction – more about that in his interview. We met quite a
Author Kate Braithwaite and I were chatting via social media and emails – as people do these days – and discovered that we had both written historical fiction and contemporary
I was on a Zoom call with an author friend of mine who writes biographical historical fiction – the type of stories I love to read! During our conversation, the
I’m outlining a new novel which is always an exciting task. Over time, I’ve changed how I outline adapting techniques from various sources and gaining confidence as I went along.
Judith Starkston was one of the authors who share a one-week writing retreat with me. During breaks, we spoke about many topics including the challenges of writing a series. “Finding
When writing historical fiction, creating settings was all about diving into the historical record to understand how people lived in a long ago time, what they wore, how they travelled,
As mentioned in the last post, my new novel is a contemporary thriller featuring identical twins where one disappears and the other takes over her life. What is it about
Roaming around the web to spark your interest – yes, you dear reader – I discovered a number of articles on the challenges of writing historical fiction. In SouthWest Writers,
Author Jeri Westerson writes a Tudor mystery series and a Sherlockian mystery series (and other time periods). In 2012 (!!!) I interviewed her on this very blog – not sure
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
