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Lost Among the Living by Simone St. James: echoes of ghosts and a house called Manderley
I have never seen a ghost personally,” says Simone St. James, “but my books are all about the possibility.” In…
Older Books as Story Idea Generators
Are your usual sources of story ideas tapped out? Is your publisher pressuring you for details on what your next…
Anne Charnock’s Sleeping Embers of an Ordinary Mind Explores Past, Present and Future
JULIET WALDRON: Sleeping Embers of an Ordinary Mind was not at all what I expected in the HNS context as…
History & Film: There She Blows! In the Heart of the Sea
The majority of the time, when I screw something up, a moment’s reflection is all it takes for me to…
The Lure of Another Place & Time: The Landscape & History of France
Southern France is graced by spectacular hilltop castles, medieval towns and a rash of English historical novelists. There are plenty…
Weathering the Storm: Alison Case Sets Nelly Dean’s Own Story Straight
A literary critic once wrote that the careful balance of characters in Emily Brontë’s renowned work, Wuthering Heights, was divided…
Drawn to Fiction: Janet Todd’s A Man of Genius
Janet Todd is a distinguished academic and literary historian.1 Now retired, she lives for part of the year in Venice.…
New Voices: Carol Bodensteiner, Grant Bywaters, Andrew Latham & Andria Williams
Weaving tales to intrigue readers, debut novelists Carol Bodensteiner, Grant Bywaters, Andrew Latham & Andria Williams illuminate some hidden corners…
Mary Surratt: Conspirator or Victim?
On July 7, 1865, a middle-aged, middle-class widow, unremarkable in appearance, stepped onto the gallows and plummeted to her death,…
Who Owns the Past? The Risky Business of Writing about Historical Icons
Readers and writers of historical fiction are absolutely passionate about the past. Were it not so, the genre would not…
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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 …
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