
The Magpie’s Guide to Historical Fiction: Beyond This Broken Sky by Siobhan Curham
Just as a magpie likes to swoop for glittery things to line its nest, as
Just as a magpie likes to swoop for glittery things to line its nest, as
After writing more than ten books set in ancient Rome, I was beginning to feel
I spent six years as chief speechwriter for New York Governors Hugh Carey and Mario
In the beginning were the words. And the words kept coming. Pouring out higgledy-piggledy until
I wrote my debut novel, Common Ground, to champion the principles of solidarity and friendship
One of my favourite quotations about writing comes from Ursula Le Guin. When asked if
My writing journey started before I even knew I wanted to write a book, with
Unto This Last is the first historical/biographical novel dedicated to the famous Victorian art critic
I once tried writing a book by following ‘Write a Book in a Year’, series
I hated history when I was at school in England – all those kings and
Historical author Andrew O’Connor reflects on how the pandemic is shifting the way resources can
Once upon a time, everything from toenail clippings to shrivelled up crisp bags were glued
My ideas come from lots of places, usually from an historic event or person I
What crazy times these are. I write this on the day pubs reopen in England
Sharing my writing tips as an author is somewhat akin to a new mother offering
So, what is saga? Do you know? Saga readers know this, for sure. They read
My debut novel, The Bowes Inheritance, was a stand-alone story, but much to my surprise
In 2017, I developed a grand passion for a doomed expedition. Sir John Franklin, his
It was a small advert for a white cottage by the sea on a remote
In 2006, I started writing an adventure story in the vein I grew up reading.