Guest Post by Lori Anne Goldstein - Every novel involves research. Whether it’s understanding what happens when someone goes into anaphylactic shock or how a bullet penetrates a car window or how in the world TikTok works, our stories take us places we haven’t been. But when it comes to historical fiction, those places are … Continue reading Don’t Go Down the Rabbit Hole! How Not to Get Lost in the Research

Guest Post by William F. Hager Researching historical fiction can be a daunting task, one that can cause delay in completing a manuscript, frustration, and self-doubt. But fortunately it doesn’t have to. Instead, research can turn dry, dusty history into bright, imaginative fiction that pulls the reader into your historical world, living and breathing your … Continue reading Researching Historical Fiction: Sources and Applications

Guest Post by Lisa Betz - I’m an introverted, non-emotional, unassertive, analytical thinker, while my heroine is nosy, headstrong, extroverted, intuitive, and a little reckless. Because our personalities are so different, I must frequently remind myself that my heroine doesn’t see the world the same way I do and she won’t react to a given … Continue reading My Secret Tool for Writing Complex, Believable Characters

Guest Post by Lilianne Milgrom - I spent ten years researching and writing my award-winning historical fiction L'Origine: The Secret Life of the World's Most Erotic Masterpiece. The book was inspired by a personal encounter with one of the world’s most controversial works of art, a painting so scandalous it was kept hidden for a … Continue reading Three Promotional Tools That Worked for Me

Guest Post by Zenobia Neil We all know that history has been written by the victors. Those who recorded history and the texts that survived determine what stories we know and what stories we don’t. Recorded history also determines who is portrayed as the hero and who as the villain. But as writers and readers … Continue reading Putting the Color Back into History