In our newest anthology, Echoes of Small Things, the Paper Lantern Writers shoes to look at how small acts can ripples through echoes and change the...
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Repost of Ana Brazil’s BIG LOVE: Historical Fiction Romantic Subplots Rule!
Note: The Lanterns are currently having our last summer hurrahs, hopefully with a good book or two. While we're away, here is a favorite blog of...
Discovering History Through Mythology: The Road to Avalon
Anyone who has known me for some time understands my often peripatetic quest to collect myths and folklore from around the world. I have spent years...
How My Job in Medical Strategy & Research Informs My HistFic
Historical fiction writers come to this genre from a multiplicity of paths. Some of us adore a certain part of history and want to bring that era...
The Film Adaption of Ponniyin Selvan, a South Indian classic
Talk to anyone over a certain age hailing from South India about their favorite historical fiction writer and the name “Kalki” will come up. Born as...
Interview with Historical Fiction Author
A huge thank you to fellow Paper Lantern Writer Jilliane Hamilton for these thoughtful interview questions! What drew you the medieval world when...
Learning to Love Short Stories
Short stories and I have always had a complicated relationship. I approach fiction with the same intensity as my relationships with friends and...
We Support Diverse Creators, South Asian Style
One of my motivations in approaching my writing today is the desire to see the stories I grew up with as an Indian-American shared with a broader...
Setting the Scene: How Time and Place Shape Our Favorite Tales
When I sit to write a story, be it a short piece or a scene in a novel, the first thing I do is map out the setting. My setting details will often...
Ten Favorite Historical Novels: Medieval & Renaissance
Medieval - Renaissance novels set in the eastern Mediterranean: travel to new places. What are some of your favorites—anywhere—from Medieval or...
Vanitha’s Favorite Mythological Novels
When I was asked to share my favorite novels in the era of historical fiction I write in, I was a bit flummoxed. My first novel was set in medieval...
Secondary Characters: The Powerhouse in the Background
While all characters may be protagonists in their own stories, they cannot all be protagonists in your story.
Watermark: A Novel of the Middle Ages
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