Category: About Reading & Writing
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Truth in Fiction
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…
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New Historical Fiction for October
This article first appeared on PaperLanternWriters.com Happy October, the month of pumpkins, scary costumes, and lots of new historical fiction! October brings us Regency Romance, World War II, 20th century America, Jewish historical fiction, and even some historical fantasy. I’ve included more book covers here than I have room to explore, and links are at…
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Down the Research Rabbit Hole
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.…
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Uncovering the Aloha Spirit
Part two in a series about writing family stories. Part one is Turning Family Stories Into Novels. 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 of the woman…
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Turning Family Stories into Novels
This is the first in a series. In 2014, I published Under the Almond Trees, a novel featuring three of my female ancestors making their mark in pioneer California. Released in 2020, my novel The Aloha Spirit was inspired by my husband’s grandmother. My work in progress follows a female ancestor born at Fort Snelling…