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All I knew was that I had a story I wanted to put out into the world, and I was determined to get it done no matter how long it took. It took a long time, meaning five years from when I initially sat down to write until I had a final product that I could be proud of.
CELEBRATE is my word for the year, and having just turned 70, I was curious how others celebrate their birthdays. Many cultures have their own...
Originally published in 2022, PLW is pleased to share this Encore Women's History Month Q&A. *** Since so many women have been left out of the...
Novels often contain some form of love story, whether as the central plot or an engaging subplot. Love can take many shapes—for example, love of...
Many of us writers have new releases this year, in fact some this month or next. But what other favorite authors of our beloved genre have new books...
I've always been a big fan of talking to my characters and finding out their traditions. Sometimes that backstory makes it into the book and...
All my life I have been fascinated by cultural differences—things like the disparate ways nations celebrate the same holiday, as well as celebrations and festivals unique to a country or ethnic group. These are things that make our wonderful, diverse world such a magical place to explore.
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...
Writers find their impetus in endless different ways. Some authors are influenced by people or books, sometimes events, still others by objects or...
Who has had a crush on a historical fiction character? Come on, don’t be shy. Even if it was Johnny Tremain back in school, or for today’s younger...
All readers adore characters with appealing traits: bravery, determination, intelligent, wit, generosity or charm. However, to make a character...
Perchance I am an unlikely novelist. In school, I was never particularly interested in writing although I was always an avid reader. The idea for writing my first book came when I was helping my middle son research his ancestors for a genealogy report when he was in the 2nd grade in 2001. I did some preliminary, but very minimal, research, and then set it aside. Then one day in 2017, I was super bored and decided maybe I should revisit that old idea of writing a book. Five years later, after hours and hours of research and numerous edits
What’s the POV and Why? Who decides? Point of view is vital, it is how the author establishes the perspective of the story through the narrator, and...
It seemed only fitting during Women's History Month that we celebrate some of the most fascinating women in history. And since PLW is often so...
Defining success can prove challenging! What one individual epitomizes as the ultimate achievement may hold no appeal to another. For example,...
Protagonists go through so much. They strive, struggle, and suffer at the hands of writers as they take us on amazing journeys. Sometimes a journey...
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...
Lindsey S. Fera's Books What literary pilgrimages have you gone on? I've gone on several for my Muskets Trilogy. The easiest ones were close to...
It's that time of year again! The winter holidays are rapidly approaching and the hunt for the "perfect" gift for those on our list can't be put off...
Encore Q & A - This was such a fun post from October, 2020, we just had to share it again! To wrap up our month of “Things That Go Bump in the...
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