Welcome to my stop on the "Spooktacular Giveaway Blog Hop" hosted by Bookhounds! So what do I have for you on my stop on the hop? A $10 Amazon Gift Card plus an eBook copy of my novel, A Road Paved in Copper! To enter, click on "Enter Giveaway" Men. Either they want to kill her [...]
When I first became obsessed with Outlander, I went online to read some of the reviews on the books. Why, I don't know, but curiosity always drives me. Perhaps, it's because I like to see that no matter how much of a blockbuster a book is, it will still have a broad range of reviews [...]
Ask any reader or Google the question: "How important is historical accuracy in a novel?" and for the most part you will get the answer of "very". It's true that there are some who believe that authors aren't teachers. That it's not our job to educate readers on events or time periods. However, you have [...]
Aside from finding your perfect time period and creating your perfect plot and characters, research is perhaps the most important rule to writing historical novels. Why? Because you will never be able to draw your readers into a different time period if you don't know what you're talking about! So how do you know what [...]
Why do readers read Historical Romance and Historical Fiction? When asked this question, the overwhelming answer is always 'to bring the past to life' and it’s our job as the author to do just that. Nothing will pull a reader out of a historical novel faster than something or someone out of place. Whether it's [...]
When I talk about proper props and attire, I'm not saying that you need to describe every single detail about what your characters are wearing or using throughout the whole novel. That would be telling, not showing, not to mention unbelievably boring for your readers and could possibly make them want to throw your book [...]
Whether real or imagined, characters behave in keeping with the era they inhabit. That's just one of the secrets to writing Historical novels that people will love to read. They don't want to read about a man or a woman who acts as though it's 2018 when the novel is set in 1800s. It just [...]
