Maggie said: And let's face it, by and large the crusades were a political disaster in which hundreds of thousands of people died with the result that...
Can anyone recommend Historical Novels on the Crusades? I especially like the military/battle side of history. Especially the English. But I would like to...
Hi all Manchester Libraries have been trying to contact Richard about input for an upcoming event. So far no reply - is there anyone else who can help them? ...
If you were Robert the Bruce, and you wanted to lend profane emphasis to the line "That was ___ impressive" what word translated to modern would you use? Would...
Susan, I entirely agree about Queen of Swords. If others have read Tarr's more fantastic books, you should know that this is not one of them.. it's a straight...
Hi Susan- Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your list in The Review on how not to stress yourself when writing. I laughed so hard at #9- "If he...
I apologize for what amounts to a sales pitch, though I will point out that I don't get any financial consideration from McBooks (except, of course, when...
Hi everyone, My book website: www.theafflictedgirls.com is now online and my book (A Paperback Original, Historical Fiction, 454 pages) will be out in about 2...
All the time I have been researching my crusades novel, I notice that all the famous people's names are translated into their English versions.. Emperor Henry...
Interesting. Alistair, my personal preference would be for you to use the names the folks originally had. It's like all the books I read about Celtic ...
I don't rant on my blogs very much, but I did let off a little steam about the current state of e-book readers and their manufacturers. If you're interested,...
Hi, I am writing my first novel ( historical drama in year 1915) and i was wondering what kind of vocabulary i should use? Are there any online resources for...
Try the website for the Civil War Museum in Harrisburg PA http://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/index_1.php There are other smaller museums too, and you can...
Do me a favor and visit http://nanhawthorne.blogspot.com today if you can and answer the question: what book would you like to find under your tree? Then send...
Hello everyone, I've only recently joined and would be very glad of your advice. I am new to writing historical (in fact, what I'm writing isn't so much...
I'm so excited. Some time ago I filmed an interview about creating my characters and how I came to write what I do. The first two parts are now finished can...
Hello everyone, I just finished writing a post on my blog about some advice from a top literary agent. It's pretty standard stuff, but it never hurts to ...
I just stumbled upon this group while searching through Yahoo and thought I'd sign up and take a peek. I've read a few days' worth of messages and just wanted...
Of all the interesting opinions dealing with of our recent discussion about historical novels and ethics, the one that best expressed the essence of the...
We are delighted once again to offer this opportunity to authors to get the word out about their novels, new or old. Be sure to include instructions on how to...
Hi Everyone, I'd like to introduce some brilliant new books of historical fiction and the authors' upcoming readings in London and Hampshire. Please feel free...
I agree, Helaina. This is why I scoffed so loudly when an authors group threw a fit about the text to speech threatened their audio book sales. Sha! No one...
Hi gang! Now that my second novel "The Cigar Maker" is complete and moving into the publishing stage I want to start sharing excerpts from the book every now...
Helaina, et al, Having my Kindle 2 has been a great thing for me. It has opened up a huge selection of reading material that hitherto was outside my reach at ...
Kindle 2: Possible Drawback for Authors and Their Readers From http://nanhawthorne.blogspot.com/2009/11/kindle-2-possible-drawback-for-authors.html Getting...
1. Do you feel that the historical novelist has a duty to history? Do you think that you have a duty to truth? Historical novelists only have a duty to let...
Dear all, I am writing an academic chapter about historical fiction and ethics, to be published sometime in late 2010. As part of my research I had hoped that ...
Hi all If the novelist's duty is to keep to the truth whenever possible, I wonder what is to be made of historians who are deliberating creating fiction in...
I think part of the disagreement we are having about fiction and history stems from the differing ways we go about getting coming up with a story. A.I think...
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