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Blog Posts by Anne Beggs
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...
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...
Holiday Beverages Then and Now
Holiday Beverages To eat and drink is life itself. Breaking bread together is a timeless tradition globally, even among horses! Today I’m writing...
From Saga to Short Story
“A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained...
Getting in the Fashion Groove for Historical Fiction
Clothes Make the man…and woman Clothing and fashion are more than part of the setting. Fashion reveals much about the characters, their...
Witchcraft and Alchemy or the Craft and Process of Writing
We all know the iconic quote by W. Somerset Maugham, “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”...
THEME – the Raison d’etre
I jumped, well, actually, I defaulted, no, I … let’s stick with I jumped at the chance to write about themes and symbols. Theme, the raison d’etre....
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