Creating Maisie Dobbs: A Sunlit Weapon by Jacqueline Winspear
Writing fiction wasn’t something I thought I could do until a character named Maisie Dobbs
Historical Fiction
Debuting During Covid: Lives Apart by Anne McLoughlin
My grandparents got married in Riverchapel Church in Co. Wexford in 1910. A lovely little,
The Agony and the Adventure: The Girl with the Scarlet Ribbon by Suzanne Goldring
I’ve never really thought of myself as a historical novelist. Yes, my novels cover a
The Secrets Act by Alison Weatherby
I was still living in Seattle, Washington when my family and I visited Bletchley Park
The Widow’s Last Secret by Lora Davies
As a writer of historical fiction, research forms an integral part of my work –
My Grandfather’s Boxes: Two Storm Wood by Philip Gray
I remember my grandfather as a quiet, soberly-dressed old man whose passion was classical music
The German Wife by Debbie Rix
As a writer of historical fiction, I have a duty to my readers to write
Three: A Tale of Brave Women and the Eyam Plague by Jennifer Jenkins
Putting Flesh on the Bones: Crafting Narrative from Fact in Historical Fiction For many readers
From Haworth to Here: The Evolution of Charlotte & Arthur by Pauline Clooney
The story of Charlotte & Arthur began on a summer’s day in Haworth in 1979.
Every Word We Utter: The Garfield Conspiracy by Owen Dwyer
In the novel, The Garfield Conspiracy, the main protagonist, Richard Todd, is asked where the
The Inspiration Behind The Paris Wife by Meghan Masterson
I can’t remember how I first discovered the Countess of Castiglione. It’s a little awkward,
Daughter of the Shipwreck by Lora Davies
Reading has been a pleasure and passion since my childhood and over the years, I
My Inspiration for The Rainbow by Carly Schabowski
The inspiration for The Rainbow was one born from my own familial history – it
On Living the Writer’s Travelling Life by Ella Carey
Writing and storytelling are everything to me. Writing pushes me to my depths and extends
The Counterfeit Candidate by Brian Klein
The basic idea for The Counterfeit Candidate had been buried inside my head for over
Time After Time: The Shut Away Sisters by Suzanne Goldring
I sometimes think my writing life would be a darn sight simpler if I wrote
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by By Alka Joshi
What if my Mother Had Happened to Life? If you’d told me at the age
#MeToo Meets the Old Testament: The Anointed by Michael Arditti
There are more references to King David than to any other figure in the Old
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
All Things Historical: Crusader by Ben Kane
After writing more than ten books set in ancient Rome, I was beginning to feel
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