A huge thank you to fellow Paper Lantern Writer Jilliane Hamilton for these thoughtful interview questions! What drew you the medieval world when...
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
The title of this piece comes from a quote by Sir Isaac Newton, who wrote it in a letter to his rival scientist Robert Hooke in 1676. In the letter,...
Top Historical Fiction Picks December 2024
No matter what winter holiday(s) you celebrate, I hope the season brings you peace, family, and lots of time to read. If you’re looking for the...
Holiday Historical Fiction
Holiday spirit is a thing. And it doesn't always strike at the most opportune times. Have you ever had that longing for gingerbread and a crackling...
The Emergence of a Heroine
Guest Blog by award-winning author Barbara Stark-Nemon I was on the third day of a bicycle trip from Lisbon, Portugal to the Alhambra in Granada,...
Gilded Holiday Recipes Found in Historical Fiction
I know several non-cooks who boast an extensive cookbook collection. These literary epicureans enjoy reading about the creative process of making...
Words with a Wordsmith: Margaret Pinard
Margaret Pinard has spent her first few decades traveling the globe in search of adventures to incorporate into her writing, including living in the...
Sugartime. In historical fiction, sugar can be less than sweet.
As an author writing mainly in the Tudor period, I have long been fascinated by the significance of sugar. Its high cost meant it was something of a...
Q&A Which Historical Fiction Character Would You Celebrate the Holidays With?
All my life I have been fascinated by cultural differences—things like the disparate ways nations celebrate the same holiday, as well as...
Interview with Historical Fiction Author Jonathan Posner
I've enjoyed interviewing Jonathan Posner, the PLW's only UK author. He has been an avid reader of fiction ever since he was old enough to own a...
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking
“All happy food memories are alike; all unhappy food memories are unhappy after their own fashion,” writes Anya Von Bremzen, playing on the opening...
Historical Novels inspired by Mark Twain’s Works
Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist, often praised as the United States' greatest humorist. William Faulkner called him "the...
New Release: In the Money With You
The second installment of The Ladies Alpine Society, In the Money with You is out this week! This historical romance is set during the Victorian...
Top Historical Fiction Picks November 2024
I’m so thankful this month for the publication of Paper Lantern Writers’ third anthology of short historical fiction, Destiny Comes Due. This year,...
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...
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...
A Grand Assembly of Masterworks With Historical Fiction Anthologies
I enjoy short stories. In fact, I forget how much I love short stories until I start reading them again, and I ask myself why don’t I read more? My...
Q & A Do You Have Animals in Your Historical Fiction? If so, what are they and how significant are they to your story?
As an animal lover, I was curious about animals and what roles they play in our historical fiction books, so I asked: Do you have animals in your...
Ana’s Historical Fiction Short Story Picks
Since Rebecca D’Harlingue has show you hers and C.V. Lee has shown you hers, it's now my turn to share my historical fiction short story picks....
Link List – Historical novels with a travel theme
The novel I am currently writing is The River of Fire, the third in my Mary Fox series, and it sees my Tudor-era heroine travelling from Norwich in...
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