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The Artist’s Call, the Writer’s Calling
Art is a global language. It has the power to communicate, connect, engage, transform, relate, and heal. Artistic processes, purposes,…
Legend of The Wandering Jew
“…angels are manifestations from God…they could be man-like, messengers, but they could also be physical forces, the energy that shapes…
A Saga Reborn: The Savannah Quartet Gets a Well-Deserved Update
It’s my belief that historical fiction attracts, perhaps more than any other genre except fantasy, the kind of reader who…
Investigating The Widow’s Walk
Robert Barclay’s The Widow’s Walk is a time-travel romance which moves between present day and the 1840s. Garret, an architect, grows up in…
Sedition, Sex and a Music Room Revolution
It is perhaps not surprising that an author who admits to parking on yellow lines and relishes the memory of…
Historical Heroines, Research, and the Infamous Medici Family
Elizabeth Loupas arrived on the historical fiction scene in grand style with her debut novel, The Second Duchess,…
The RONA shortlists: Carol McGrath on The Handfasted Wife
The Handfasted Wife is the story of the Norman Conquest and its immediate aftermath from the point of view of…
The RONA shortlists: Lucinda Riley on The Midnight Rose
Lucinda Riley is shortlisted for the Epic Romantic Novel Prize. See the other shortlisted historical titles for the Romantic Novel of…
The RONA shortlists: Joanna Hickson on The Agincourt Bride
Joanna Hickson is shortlisted for the Romantic Historical Novel Prize. See the other shortlisted historical titles for the Romantic Novel of…
The RONA shortlists: Annie Murray on The Women of Lilac Street
Annie Murray is shortlisted for the Romantic Historical Novel Prize. See the other shortlisted historical titles for the Romantic Novel of…
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- Virginia Winfield on "The Shattered Tree by Charles Todd Highlights the Horrific Nature of War": Look forward to reading this one.
- Pam Thomas on "Looking for Historically Accurate Names for Your Historical Novel": Names are so important - they give you a handle on the …
- Margaret Skea on "Q and A with New Novel Award winner, Cam Terwilliger": Congratulations, Cam - what a shame that we're going to have to …
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