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...
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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...
Music is Medicine
It is hard to imagine a world without music, though many live in a musicless world by choice or circumstance. Sound is one of the five senses, and...
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...
Finding Your Writing Clans
Who says writing has to be a lonely occupation? Not us! We believe writing communities are important at every stage in your writing life. At the...
Fictionalizing Family
Old family stories can be rich fodder for a historical fiction author. But how do you develop your mother’s childhood memories, your uncle’s...
Mulled Wine and Cookie Day
How long does it take for something to become a tradition? For us, it’s about seven years, since that’s how long we’ve been doing Cookie Day. On the...
The Best Turkey Stuffing Ever
While many foods can be stuffed, and a variety of ingredients used, at the holidays we stuff turkey with bread and spices. Beyond that, the...
The Perks of a Short Story
Time for true confessions. Until I got well into writing my first novel, I was never a fan of short stories. Although I read many while in school,...
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...
Welcome 2022!
Paper Lantern Writers celebrates our second full year as an organization. In 2021 we saw a lot of growth. To compare, read this post from January...
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...
Five Reasons for Adults to Read All Year
Summer reading is a thing because students have always been encouraged by teachers to read during that long school vacation. Libraries and...
Even Summer Reading Has a History
Ever wonder where the concept of summer reading came from? It seems to be understood as light reading. If I’d thought about it, I guess I would have...
Summer Reading 2021 ~ Ana’s Very Small List
Last summer I shared some of my favorite summer reads: novels taking place on the islands along America’s Eastern Seaboard. Those are still the...
No Summer Reading Allowed
One of my worst fears is being caught on the road without a book to read. Which is why, before I took off for a recent family reunion in Idaho...
Historical Fiction Literary Pilgrimages, Summer 2021 Edition
Although my mother-in-law was born in New York, she spent the last years of her life in New Hampshire. On our annual visits to Mom Brazil, my...
Presenting at the 2021 HNS Conference
The 2021 Historical Novel Society Conference is over, and the Paper Lantern Writers have barely had time to take a breath. The conference was...
The Romance of Marketing
When I first started actively pursuing my dream of being a full-time fiction...
Final Thoughts on the HNS Conference
The Historical Novel Society Conference was a busy, thrilling week. The Paper Lantern Writers would like to share with you a few of the sessions we...
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