Award winning author of historical fiction
Posts that give advice, instruction, and information about literature.
November is the true beginning of the holiday season, which for me is all about family. This year we’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving with my son and his family, at his house, and Christmas at our house. With a one-year-old grandson, I expect the holidays are entering a whole new era! This month we see a… Continue reading Top Hist Fic Picks November 2022
(This article first appeared on Paperlanternwriters.com) I am a novel writer. I like taking thousands of words to develop a scene or foreshadow the plot. My books are thirty or so chapters.That’s why when Paper Lantern Writers came up with the idea for Unlocked, I initially hesitated. The idea was great, and I wholly supported… Continue reading Writing Short
Back in the day, before the world shut down due to COVID, my publisher (She Writes Press) gave me August 18, 2020, as the release date for my novel The Aloha Spirit. There are many exciting milestones on the road to publishing a book, but having an actual release date makes the whole process real.… Continue reading Looking Back on a Pandemic Book Release
This post first appeared on https://www.paperlanternwriters.com/blog. Can you believe it’s November? The nights are colder, and we’ve even had some rain in California. In other parts of the country, leaves are turning colors and people are wearing coats. With Halloween over, we can begin to focus on the big holidays. Yes, I’m old school—no Christmas… Continue reading Top 5 November Historical Fiction Releases
Fiction is made up, right? It comes straight from the imagination of the author, so why discuss truth? In reality, authors deal with two types of truth—factual events and emotions. I write historical fiction, so I have a responsibility to my readers to research the time period and events I include in my novels. It’s… Continue reading Truth in Fiction