I preach this constantly and then fall down on it myself. I decided to switch from the online backup service I had previously used to anot...

Quite a long time ago I wrote a post here  on writing a believable sword fight scene. It continues to be popular, and I've had numerous ...

A question: Do my readers care what my politics are? Here is why I ask: Best-selling Kindle author John Locke came out with a new book, affe...

Samantha Warren over at Mariyta's Musings introduced me to a fun challenge. The challenge is to read 24 indie authors this ...

Editing, how to do it and do it effectively? That is a good question. I'll give you my opinion. I won't keep saying in every sente...

Suzanne Tyrpak joins me today to share a sample of her upcoming historical novel, Agathon's Daughter . First, Suzanne, could you tell u...

Now I come to the contradictory part and my final rule for writing historical fiction. You have to know the details; you should know them ...

PROLOGUE September, 1300 "Putain de merde!" Dazed, knocked to his knees by the merchant's blow, James Douglas leaned a...

Your historical fiction depends upon your ability to use historical detail. This is a different world for your reader. You have to supply th...

Caitrina shook her head. Donnchadh said they had gone north and a little east along the pine forest. He pointed to the North Star, faint in ...

All right, maybe not exactly. But I write about them the same way. I got a funny look from someone the other day when I said that, so I'...

We live in a different age than most of our characters. Judging or condemning someone because of their gender, their sexual orientation, the...

I'm going to do a short series on my own rules for writing historical fiction. Now these are my rules. I obviously can't and won...

From bookPumper: Year 1296. Young Andrew de Moray, newly knighted by the Scottish King, is thrilled to go to his first battle. He is not a...

CHAPTER THREE Caitrina de Berkely snapped off her thread and examined the seam she had finished sewing. There was no doubt. The seam wa...

If you have a book for sale on Amazon or other vendor sites, you know that getting it up there is merely the first hurdle. Once your book ...