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New Year, New Books: Ana Brazil
Happy New Year! Like fellow PLWers Alina Rubin, Jillianne Hamilton, and Edie Cay, I’m excited to share news of my 2024 release with you. And—drum...
New Year, New Books: Alina Rubin
Abigail's Song, Hearts and Harmony Book 1, is coming January 10, 2024. Narrowly avoiding a life on the streets in 1810 England, orphaned Abigail is...
Thirty-Eight Illuminating PLW Historical Fiction Link Lists
In honor of PLW's four years of blogging, I've created a list of all thirty-eight of our Link Lists. There be gems below, fellow historical fiction...
THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE Release Day!
Thanks for joining me on the release day for my latest historical mystery THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE! Set in 1919 San Francisco, RED-HOT features...
How to Attract Younger Readers to Historical Fiction
PLW NOTE: Today we welcome historical fiction author Kerry Chaput as our Guest Author! More info about Kerry is available in her bio at the bottom...
Words with a Wordsmith Cathie Hartigan
Cathie Hartigan's books (all available on your local Amazon): What was the inspiration for your most recent book? A letter. One of the best...
Ana’s Top 5 PLW Historical Fiction Q&A blogs
Way back in December 2019 when we launched our PLW website, I started a weekly PLW Q&A post. I thought it’d be a good way for the historical...
Words with a Wordsmith D. S. Lang
D.S. Lang Books - at the Corner of History and Mystery What period of history do you wish you knew more about? I love history, and I’m...
Book Lovers LOVE Books
Book lovers LOVE books. We love reading them, we love reading about them, we love learning of new books to love. We love the stories, the...
Top 5 PLW Blogs about Writing
Early in 2021, I woke up with a tingling sensation under my skin. The series of scenes that I kept seeing in my head over the last few months came...
Words with a Wordsmith S. Lee Fisher
The Women of Campbell County Saga What period of history do you wish you knew more about? As a member of the DAR (Daughters of the...
What I Learned About Being a Writer From My Mother Who Was an Artist
PLW NOTE: Today we welcome historical fiction author Florence Reiss Kraut as our Guest Author! More info about Florence is available in her bio at...
Words with a Wordsmith – Kate Quinn – by Guest Author Michael L. Ross
Give yourself permission to be bad. That first draft is going to be terrible, but it’s ok; everybody’s is. Don’t give in to that little voice that says “This is terrible, whoever said you could do this?” because then you will never write anything.
Q & A What is the Spark that Prompted Your Book
The world of historical fiction is full of amazing, interesting, and fascinating stories. I often wonder what sparks authors to write the stories...
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...
Eighty Excellent Online Historical Collections
Happy International Archives Day! In the spirit of Fifty Fabulous Online Library Historical Collections, Sixty Sensational Online Historical Archive...
How About an Award for Best Supporting Characters in Historical Fiction?
Secondary characters, the supporting roles, vital to the story and the character arc, but not the main event. What is Jamie Frazier without Fergus?...
Goal-Conflict-Disaster. Reaction-Dilemma-Decision. Repeat-Repeat-Repeat.
Wowza! During this merry month of May, my fellow Paper Lantern Writers C.V. Lee, Kathryn Pritchett, Jonathan Posner, and Edie Cay have shared their...
Obliged to be Industrious
I grew up as a musician in a household of musicians. My father was the conductor of a summer county band--think of any extremely wholesome outside...
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