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Blog Posts by Anne Beggs
Q & A Do You Have Animals in Your Historical Fiction? If so, what are they and how significant are they to your story?
As an animal lover, I was curious about animals and what roles they play in our historical fiction books, so I asked: Do you have animals in your...
Q&A Have You Ever Had a Crush on A Historical Fiction Character?
Who has had a crush on a historical fiction character? Come on, don’t be shy. Even if it was Johnny Tremain back in school, or for today’s younger...
Historical Fiction, Family Saga, and Diversity – Korea to Japan
What I didn’t know about Korea Before listening to Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee, I could count on one hand the things I knew about Korea: My father...
Mama Bear of Dahlquin Grants Us an Audience
As a fiction writer, who writes about people of my imagination, not true people with biographies I could research, you would think I would know...
What’s the Point…of View and Why?
What’s the POV and Why? Who decides? Point of view is vital, it is how the author establishes the perspective of the story through the narrator, and...
Uncovering the Most Decorated Female Civilian of World War II
At first Hidden History stumped me. Hidden history, how would I know? Then I remembered an incredible book about the most amazing woman: a Woman of...
Interview with Paper Lantern Writer C. V. Lee
We historical fiction readers love to discover places, people, and things we didn’t know about. We love to step into someone else’s shoes, boots, or...
Blast from the Past: GALENTINE’S DAY
Note: We published this last year, and thought it was worth another outing! Galentine’s Day is February 13, yes, the day before Valentine’s Day....
Q & A What is Your Protagonist’s Dream Job?
Protagonists go through so much. They strive, struggle, and suffer at the hands of writers as they take us on amazing journeys. Sometimes a journey...
6 Things About Dear Santa and Holiday Traditions
One Last year at my Book Club’s December gathering, my friend, Marsha, shared her experience as the emergency Santa at the Emporium studio where she...
Q & A Have you written characters with disabilities, illness or injury?
Fiction is all about the protagonist’s journey. What challenges does the protagonist face, what’s at stake? Is he/she/it looking for a...
Book Lovers LOVE Books
Book lovers LOVE books. We love reading them, we love reading about them, we love learning of new books to love. We love the stories, the...
Q & A What is the Spark that Prompted Your Book
The world of historical fiction is full of amazing, interesting, and fascinating stories. I often wonder what sparks authors to write the stories...
How About an Award for Best Supporting Characters in Historical Fiction?
Secondary characters, the supporting roles, vital to the story and the character arc, but not the main event. What is Jamie Frazier without Fergus?...
8 Links to Food and Eating in Literature
Food and adequate nutrition are not only essential to all life, but make for excellent world building in historical fiction, and lots of tension....
Medieval Road Trips
Welcome to my travel blog. As I write adventure romance set in thirteenth century Ireland, I will share my research and insights in that time....
Music is Medicine
It is hard to imagine a world without music, though many live in a musicless world by choice or circumstance. Sound is one of the five senses, and...
Archer’s Grace
Galentine’s Day
Galentine’s Day is February 13, yes, the day before Valentine’s Day. This is a special day set aside to honor female friendships. This holiday...
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