What have the 1974 Revolution in Portugal and civil unrest in Zagreb in 1991 got to do with ‘Passion, Tragedy, and Revolution in the Age of Enlightenment’?
The answer is the author Julieta Almeida Rodrigues and her debut novel Eleonora and Joseph. Her career and life have meant that she has lived, “through unique world events beginning with the ‘hot summer’ that followed the April 25, 1974 revolution in Portugal, when the country seemed ready to become the European Cuba…. Read more »
Downloadable Resource for Historical Fiction Writing – A practical guide and tool-kit, by Myfanwy Cook
The PDF for Historical Fiction Writing – A practical guide and tool-kit by Myfanwy Cook (Published in 2011 by Active Sprite Press) is available on the web page highlighted below. Apologies to anyone who has had difficult accessing this resource. Historical Fiction Writing – A practical guide and tool-kit – Downloadable Resource
Dark Nights and Dark Stories leading to Hope and Light
In times of turbulence, change and challenge, the readership of dark and haunting stories with a Gothic edge rises. Times when writers are inspired to write stories to scare and to intensify the claustrophobia of dark winter nights and the thoughts that accompany them. One element of Gothic-style writing is that the author’s characters often… Read more »
An ‘Independent Bookshop’ making history in historic Okehampton (Devon, UK)
Okehampton is a town brimful of historic delights including ‘haunted’ castle ruins, a well-maintained Edwardian shopping arcade.It has now added to its attractions an independent bookshop <www.dogberryandfinch.co.uk>. It is owned and run by Kate McCloskey, whose life-long love of books is informed by a background in academia, advertising and libraries. Perhaps it is less well-known… Read more »
Museum Facts. Your daily dose of history facts. One fact at a time – providing historical novelists with inspiring snippets of hidden history
All over the world there are small and unusual museums run by dedicated volunteers that highlight fascinating and often hidden details about history. One local example of an often overlooked site and cafe-style museum in Devon is RAF Harrowbeer, near Plymouth. It was built during the Second World War and is now popular picnic spot…. Read more »
1945 Berlin – Haydn Corper and ‘The Scent of Lilacs’
“Writing a novel about the unimaginable” The Scent of Lilacs by Haydn Corper Haydn Corper explains why he wanted to write a novel “about the unimaginable”. “I wrote my novel, The Scent of Lilacs, because it was a story which I felt should be told. I am a history enthusiast and I have always been… Read more »
‘A MOST ENGLISH PRINCESS’ has captured the imagination of American novelist – Clare McHugh
A MOST ENGLISH PRINCESS Clare McHugh’ s debut historical fiction novel will be published in the USA/Canada by HarperCollins on the 22nd of September and in the UK from October the 29th. Readers from other countries will be able to purchase it from Amazon US (ISBN: 0062997602). For further information about Clare and her writing… Read more »
Battles as settings for historical novels – Georgette Heyer and Terry C. Pierce
What do the historical fiction novels The Infamous Army (1937) by Georgette Heyer and Without Warning: The Saga of Gettysburg, A Reluctant Union Hero, and the Men He Inspired (2020) by debut novelist Terry Pierce have in common? The novels both have battles and battlefields as their primary settings. Secondly, they have both incorporated meticulous… Read more »
X marks the spot in America that ends a novel based on Peter Maher’s Irish ancestor Elizabeth Maher (1860-1949)
Local history and community month is drawing to a close, but to end on an encouraging note for all those writers of historical fiction who are thinking of basing their stories and novels around a local historical event or the story of an ancestor Peter Maher has done just that. Elizabeth Maher “The VERY simple… Read more »
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