Tag: historical fiction
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These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card
(first appearing on Paperlanternwriters.com) With the recent focus on giving people of color their voice, I’ve decided to make a more conscious effort to read books by people of color. If you’d like to join me, you can start with the Own Voices list of Paper Lantern Writers on Goodreads. I am a voracious reader,…
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Top Ten Historical Fiction Elements
I love historical fiction, both reading and writing it. That stems from my deep appreciation of history. My grandmother told me stories of our ancestors back to the Middle Ages, which made each period of history more relevant to me. When I read historical fiction, I can imagine those ancestors walking the same streets. Now…
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Tell Your Story
This photo is of my grandfather’s sisters, Ethelwyn and Gladys. I wasn’t born yet when they visited in the 1950s from Scotland. This would have been nothing more than a picture of old women in my family album without my grandmother’s story about them. Their brother, Aubrey, died of tuberculosis. Their parents only had enough…
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American Princess: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt
American Princess: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt, by Stephanie Marie Thornton, is the story of President Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter. I admit that I really didn’t know he had a daughter prior to finding this book. The novel does exactly what historical fiction should do. It takes the public record of a rebellious girl…
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Find Your Story
I’ve always believed in the importance of family stories. This is a tradition passed on to me by my grandmother, a way of preserving our legacy. Grandma told me about strong women who came before me, showing her pride in her family and inspiring me. In turn, I share these stories with my sons. Some…