Many historical stories feature travelling from one place to another. Actually, a real journey is a common enough plot device as it can easily mirror the characters’ internal journey. But when this applies to historical fiction, whole legions of problems (or opportunities) assault the author. Everything from the names and locations of towns to the… Continue reading Travelling through history
Category: History
Odd historical facts I turn over in my research
Language in historical novels
Something my editor said a while back struck a chord with me. She saw a short excerpt and questioned my use of the word “cute” as the piece was set in the Roman Empire and it was too American. Since then, as I’m red-penning I’m taking out as many modern words as possible. As I… Continue reading Language in historical novels
History and accuracy
Time to own up – I’ve been reading a lot about building an author platform and how to use social networking for self promotion. While I don’t take it all on board, one thing that did resonate was advice about finding a target audience and trying to tempt them to your site. So, prepare to… Continue reading History and accuracy