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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

part three in a series about writing family stories Part 1: Turning Family Stories Into Novels Part 2: Uncovering the Aloha Spirit For my third historical novel, I turned, as usual, to the story of an ancestor. This one was born in 1836 at Fort Snelling in Minnesota. At the time, it was Michigan Territory.… Continue reading Down the Research Rabbit Hole

Part two in a series about writing family stories. Part one is Turning Family Stories Into Novels. Grandma in Hawaii My husband’s grandmother was an amazing woman. I can still hear her laugh. She loved her three daughters, seven grandchildren, and multitude of great-grandchildren, and I’m pleased that my own sons both have good memories… Continue reading Uncovering the Aloha Spirit