A huge thank you to fellow Paper Lantern Writer Vanitha Sankaran for these thoughtful interview questions! I read a post from you about a list you...
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Destiny Comes Due
Q&A: What is Your Lead Character’s Best Trait and Their Worst Flaw?
All readers adore characters with appealing traits: bravery, determination, intelligent, wit, generosity or charm. However, to make a character...
15 Historical Fiction Books Set in Canada
You can't take a left turn without running into a historical fiction novel set in England or the United States. However, if you're in the market for...
A Dramatic Farm Shootout During WWII
When one thinks of farms nestled in the idyllic English countryside in the 1940s, a police shootout probably isn't the first thing that comes to...
The Land Girl on Lily Road is Here!
The final novel in my WWII romance trilogy, Homefront Hearts, was released yesterday! The Land Girl on Lily Road is an enemies to lovers/opposites...
10 Movies That Portray Everyday Life During WWII
I've always loved history relating to everyday life. That's probably why life on the WWII homefront fascinates me. My WWII romance trilogy,...
The Seamstress on Cider Lane is Here!
It's been a long time coming but The Seamstress on Cider Lane, the second novel in my WWII romance trilogy, is finally here. (The first in the...
A Lady’s Resilience
New Year, New Books: Jillianne Hamilton
I'm trying something new in 2024: publishing two novels in quick succession. My last novel, THE HOBBY SHOP ON BARNABY STREET, was the first in my...
Q&A: What Are Your Writing/Reading Goals for 2024?
December always makes me think about what I want to (and what I can realistically) accomplish during the following year. I've already picked out a...
The Land Girl on Lily Road
The Seamstress on Cider Lane
Jillianne’s Favorite WWII Novels
I hope you like book covers featuring women walking away with planes overhead because you're about to see a lot of them. Readers who enjoy the drama...
Beneath a Midwinter Moon
Q&A – Historical Fiction Novels for Newbies
Wading into the waters of historical fiction for the first time can be intimidating. With so many sub-genres under the umbrella term of "historical...
4 Historical Fiction Title Trends
Have you ever picked up a book and thought, "Wait, isn't that the same title as that other book?" Publishers don't necessarily do this to trick us...
First Place Laramie Award for Pamela Nowak
Pamela Nowak’s NECESSARY DECEPTIONS: the Women of Wyatt Earp received a First Place Laramie Award for Americana Fiction. This is the second of Pam’s...
Q&A – Something You Don’t Like About the Period You Write In
In order to be an author of historical fiction, an author must get really down and dirty in their chosen timeframe. The more intimate the research...
The Music Didn’t Stop for Wartime Britain
Music and dancing appear in all three of my WWII romance novels. Music brought people together during wartime when they needed fun and companionship...
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