Originally published in 2022, PLW is pleased to share this Words with a Wordsmith Encore Interview with Nancy Bilyeau. Are there TV shows or...
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Historical Fiction Christmas Mysteries
I love the winter holidays, and I always try to read things set during the season. I love murder mysteries, and what could say "Holidays!" more than...
Words with a Wordsmith: Griffin Brady
Griffin Brady writes about Poland's seventeenth-century Winged Hussars. Do you listen to music while you write or edit? If so, what’s on your...
Rebecca’s Favorite Historical Fiction Short Stories
I don’t read a lot of short stories, and when I do, they aren’t always historical fiction, so when we decided on this topic, I was a bit...
Words with a Wordsmith: Sarah V. Barnes
= Sarah V. Barnes writes the stories inside her. Do you listen to music while you write or edit? If so, what’s on your writing playlist? Yes, music...
A Novelist Questions Her Protagonist’s Motives
Author Rebecca D'Harlingue talks with her character Anneke van Brug from The Map Colorist. Rebecca: Hello, Anneke, I feel that I know you quite...
Words with a Wordsmith: Libby McNamee
Libby McNamee's tagline? "Remember the Ladies." Do you listen to music while you write or edit? If so, what’s on your writing playlist? I love...
Women at Work in the 17th-century Dutch Republic
Picture a seventeenth-century Dutch painting. What do you see? If you're like me, you see a woman inside a home. She might be cleaning or pouring...
Interview with Paper Lantern Writer Mari Anne Christie
I found Mari Anne Christie's novel, Blind Tribute, to be a fascinating and unique perspective on the Civil War. (I reviewed it here.) I jumped at...
10 Most Popular Paper Lantern Writers Blogs of 2023
Well, it's that time again, when everywhere you look there are "Best of" lists. We didn't want to be left out, so here, for your reading pleasure,...
Words with a Wordsmith: Pat Wahler
Pat Wahler writes readable, relatable women. What is the first book that made you cry? As a kid, I spent a lot of time reading. I gravitated toward...
Sing Some Songs and Jump Three Candles! Twelfth Night in the Dutch Republic
Most Americans probably associate Twelfth Night celebrations with books and movies about England, not to mention Shakespeare’s play of that name. In...
New Release: The Map Colorist
Launch Day! I’m so excited that today is the launch for my second historical novel, The Map Colorist! Tomorrow it will be three years since the...
Words with a Wordsmith D. S. Lang
D.S. Lang Books - at the Corner of History and Mystery What period of history do you wish you knew more about? I love history, and I’m...
Magic within the Realism of Historical Fiction
First, I want to get on my soapbox about what is, and isn’t, magic realism (or magical realism). In magic realism, the narrative is written in a...
Words with a Wordsmith Emily J. Edwards
Emily J. Edwards writes Girl Friday Mysteries. Do you listen to music while you write or edit? If so, what’s on your writing playlist? I'll tell you...
Words With a Wordsmith: Rozsa Gaston
Rozsa Gaston : “History matters.” Are there TV shows or films that have influenced your writing? Yes. I saw The Red Balloon (1956) at our local...
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The Lines Between Us
Spring Celebrations in the Dutch Republic – and a Surprising Offshoot
Many of the spring celebrations in the Dutch Republic of the seventeenth century originated with Catholic religious days. Although the Dutch...
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