Category: About Reading & Writing
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Writing Historical Attitudes for Modern Audiences
One of the hardest things about writing historical fiction is accurately portraying out of date attitudes. A character’s thoughts and feelings, and their emotional reactions, must be real to the times but still relatable to modern readers. Dialogue can be changed with little or no impact on a story (not using the “n” word, for…
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Three Tips for New Writers
I don’t believe anyone can become a fabulous writer by following only three tips, nor do I believe anyone can absorb the entire multitude of writing advice offered. These three tips will give you a strong start, after which you can further explore what you need to know. Every author, aspiring, struggling, or successful, has…
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What’s in a Cover?
Let me start by saying that I am NOT a book cover designer. I know what I like, but I don’t always know why I like it (or hate it). A good example is my novel Under the Almond Trees. I liked aspects of the original cover, like the blossoming almond trees. I also like…
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Top Historical Fiction Picks March 2024
March brings springtime and new beginnings. It’s a perfect time to try a new author or new sub-genre of historical fiction. You might even try one of these! Two Paper Lantern Writers have new installments in their series coming out the first week of March. A Lady’s Resilience, by Edie Cay, (When the Blood is…
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Novel #7
Yesterday I sent my seventh novel off to the editor, Seven. I remember the excited relief I felt on finishing my first novel, and this is no different. Honestly, books are like children (although I only have two of those), each one has its own personality. My first three were Young Adult historical fantasy, featuring…