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The Highs and Lows of Being an Author – a guest post by Helen Hollick
It’s a pleasure to welcome Helen Hollick to my blog today. We first met in Denver, Colorado, at the 2015 Historical Novel Society conference. Helen has been a huge supporter of indie authors, regularly inviting writers like me to contribute posts on her own blog, and for years, hosting a website devoted to reviewing indie-published […]
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Julia Prima: what’s new in Roma Nova? A visit with author Alison Morton
I want to welcome Alison Morton to the blog today. Alison and I met at my very first Historical Novel Society conference in 2015. We immediately bonded over our love of history and historical fiction, and our status as military veterans. Alison recently published her latest novel, Julia Prima, which takes place in ancient Rome. […]
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Guest post – M.K. Tod: Weaving fashion into The Admiral’s Wife
I am thrilled to have M.K. Tod on my blog today to talk about her new novel, The Admiral’s Wife. Take it away, Mary! Many thanks to Char Newcomb for her kind offer to guest post on her blog. Char and I have connected many times over the years both in person and online. In […]
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Cryssa Bazos talks about Rebel’s Knot
A huge welcome to author Cryssa Bazos, who comes celebrating the publication of her third novel. Let’s dive into my questions for her about the book, writing and research, favorite characters, and more! Your new book, Rebel’s Knot, takes place in Ireland in the 1650s. What inspired you to write about this time and place? […]
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Starting the new year with a great review
Candlelight Reading reviewed all twelve stories in Betrayal, but it was extra special for me to read these words about my Stephan l’Aigle story, “A Knight’s Tale.” Jamie, The Whispering Bookworm, had interview questions for each of our authors about the eras we write, observations on researching and writing historical fiction, and how the anthology […]
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Book recs and mini interviews; and Writing, then & now
Book recommendations & mini interviews Last month, I reviewed R.W.W. Greene‘s The Light Years – highly recommended. I had asked Rob where he got the initial idea for the book. His response: The short version is the shower. I’d just gotten home from a sci-fi convention, and I had a lot of thoughts whirling in […]
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Dispatches from the home coffee shop
Greetings from my writing cave or, Life’s curveballs I retired in January and expected to be home more. But like many of you, I hadn’t anticipated I would have to stay home. Interesting times, eh? I miss the coffee shop. I miss seeing the regulars – the baristas, former colleagues and friends – and I […]