This week, I was lucky enough to attend an author event with the inspiring Madeline Miller, author of Circe and The Song of Achilles! I’d read these books… Read more “Author Encounters – Madeline Miller”
Tag: Historical Fiction
What’s Next
The excitement of publishing my latest book has come and nearly gone. With just a couple of items left to tick off on my to do list,… Read more “What’s Next”
Diving into Research
With Nightwind sitting with my beta readers, I’ve turned my attention fully to the research phase for Into the Sweetbitter Sea, my next project. This new novel… Read more “Diving into Research”
Toeing that History/Fiction Line
Right now, NightWind is with my first beta reader. As I sit and wait for feedback, I find myself in the middle of a period of reading,… Read more “Toeing that History/Fiction Line”
Book Review: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Have you ever wondered what your life would have been like if you had done A instead of B? Or if you had turned left instead of… Read more “Book Review: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson”
Enrich your Fiction: Letters
Last week I mentioned that I was considering cutting the first 20,000 words of Withered World. This week I’m standing by that revelation and following through on… Read more “Enrich your Fiction: Letters”
Discovering the Victorian Period
During my talk last weekend, I got a few questions about how to actually go about researching a time period, particularly the Victorian era. I suppose in… Read more “Discovering the Victorian Period”
Lift off!
I am so excited to finally be able to write these words. The Green Lady is up on Amazon and available for pre-order in ebook format now!… Read more “Lift off!”
How Historical is Your Fiction?
To be…or not to be… Fiction is whimsy, falsification, storytelling at its best, constrained only by the limits of the writer’s imagination. But, when a writer begins… Read more “How Historical is Your Fiction?”
Body Odor and Historical Fiction
Most people who have studied literature or write literature are familiar with the term “anachronism.” An anachronism is an object that exists in a story that doesn’t… Read more “Body Odor and Historical Fiction”
Writer vs the World 