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A Storm is Brewing for Richard the Lion Heart in this Historical Fiction Short Story
A storm is brewing in Châlus-Chabrol. King Richard the Lion-Hearted and his loyal men are days away from conquering the castle of the Viscount Aimar...
What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor? Do any of your Historical Fiction characters have a substance abuse problem?
What do You do with a Drunken Sailor, early in the morning? This may be a humorous sea shanty, but there are consequences for overindulging. The use...
Are Anniversaries Celebrated in Your Historical Fiction?
Anniversaries – the date on which an event took place in a previous year. History is full of anniversaries spanning the globe from deaths....
Welcome to My Bookshelf Tour
Welcome Book Lovers! We love books, and if we keep books, we need the means to store, display, and return to them. Before the digital age that meant...
14 Links to Creative Bookshelves and Displays
Welcome Book Lovers! Bookshelf Tours is our blogging theme for September, and what better topic for Link Lists than Bookshelves. With all our books...
Do You Live or Die by Reviews of Your Historical Fiction?
Live or Die is a bit dramatic, yet I was curious to know how other writers view reviews. Authors know reviews are important, but how much? Reviews...
7 Links for Writing Retreats – Historical Fiction Anyone?
Writing Retreats – Wow, what a cool idea! As I explore this new possibility, I must ask – who has gone to writing retreats? Where? How did it go? I...
How Important is Weather in Your Historical Fiction?
How Important is Weather in Your Historical Fiction? The other question is how do you research it? Please enjoy these insightful answers by Linda...
How Managing a Horse Boarding Ranch Informs My Historical Fiction
At 70 years old, I have an interesting, second career and “day job”. My husband and I live on and manage a horse boarding ranch, Equisance (Equine...
Q & A How do You and How do Your Historical Fiction Characters Celebrate Birthdays?
CELEBRATE is my word for the year, and having just turned 70, I was curious how others celebrate their birthdays. Many cultures have their own...
By Arrow and Sword, Book Two, Dahlquin Series
Bring Horses to Life in Historical Fiction
Your characters are charging into battle, life is in the balance. What kind of horses are they riding? What tack? Why would those horses ride into...
FINALLY – the Dahlquin Family Saga Continues!
I am thrilled to be in the home stretch to releasing By Arrow and Sword, Book Two in my Dahlquin Series, this month - a family saga set in Medieval...
Q & A What Historical Fiction Books Are You Most Anticipating in 2025?
Many of us writers have new releases this year, in fact some this month or next. But what other favorite authors of our beloved genre have new books...
A Grand Assembly of Masterworks With Historical Fiction Anthologies
I enjoy short stories. In fact, I forget how much I love short stories until I start reading them again, and I ask myself why don’t I read more? My...
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...
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