When I read the first sentence of Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Shuffle, I was hooked. “Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked.”...
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Words with a Wordsmith: Kris Waldherr
Kris Waldherr writes books that explore the hidden stories of women’s lives. If you could write any other genre, what would it be? Romance! During...
Pondering Roman Britain
Roman baths When someone suggested our topic for this month: "Places/Eras we'd like to write about, but haven't," I immediately knew what I would...
Words with a Wordsmith: Lisa M. Lane
Lisa M. Lane - Grousable Books -- Fiction for the history lover. History for the fiction lover. Do you tend to write about places you’ve been to, or...
Interview with an Ancestor
Rachel interviews co-character Juliana Torres Coloma of The Lines Between Us. Hello, I am Rachel Pearson Strand, reporting to you from St. Louis,...
Some Thoughts on Jonathan Lee’s The Great Mistake
Jonathan Lee has said that coming upon a bench in a rather obscure part of Central Park which referred to Andrew Haswell Green as the “Creating...
Putting Together a Puzzle: The Craft and Process of Writing
When I wrote my first novel, The Lines Between Us, it took me many years and a lot of piecing things together. The book is a dual timeline, has...
Words with a Wordsmith: Nancy Bilyeau
Nancy Bilyeau crafts immersive historical stories. Are there TV shows or films that have influenced your writing? Yes, many! From the films "The Red...
Huge Giveaway June 7th!
On Tuesday June 7th, you could win a Kindle Fire 8 AND 20+ Kindle books! One lucky winner will win all of this! To enter, you need to be a member of...
Some Thoughts on Hamnet
I loved Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet. I’ve read it twice and skimmed it numerous other times. It’s the kind of book that a writer thinks, If I could...
Ideas as Setting
Setting is an integral part of any novel’s story and characters, providing context and depth. Historical period, geographic location, landscape,...
Words with a Wordsmith: Jolie Tunnell
Jolie Tunnell writes “Mystery, history, and a pinch of poppycock!” What was the inspiration for your series? I’ve always been the keeper of the...
Words with a Wordsmith: Jean M. Roberts
Jean M. Roberts: author of distinctive historical fiction What period of history do you wish you knew more about? My favorite time...
Words with a Wordsmith: Zenobia Neil
Zenobia Neil writing about history from under-represented perspectives. Are there TV shows or films that have influenced your writing? My novel The...
Hidden History: Ladies, Take a Seat! Where Women Sat in 17th-Century Spain
In my novel, The Lines Between Us, part of which takes place in seventeenth-century Spain, there is a scene in which one of the main characters,...
Words with a Wordsmith: Deborah Shepherd
Deborah Shepherd - Social worker turned author If you could write any other genre, what would it be? When I wrote my debut novel, So Happy Together,...
New Member Spotlight: Meryl Ain
Welcome to Paper Lantern Writers! Tell us about yourself. In addition to being an author, I've been a history teacher, school administrator,...
Our Top Posts of 2021
We’re adding to the “Best of” lists today, with our own top blog posts from 2021, based on number of readers. They range from fascinating link...
Words with a Wordsmith: Nancy Oswald
Nancy Oswald writes engaging historical fiction and nonfiction for the young and young at heart. If you could write any other genre, what would it...
Family Memory Collages – Fact or Fiction?
On this Fifth Tuesday of the Month, PLW welcomes historical fiction author Trisha Faye as our guest blogger. ~ A collage of memories pasted in my...
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