When history gets in the way if a good story…
Helpful summing up from Michael Reynolds of an issue that historical fiction writers face all the time - how to balance historical accuracy against the needs of a story. I…
Food Timeline
What a fabulous link (courtesy of the EHFA page on FB) I don't know how accurate all of this is, but certainly well worth book marking and using as a…
Some wonderful comments…
I continue to be moved by the comments that folk are leaving on my book page in http://www.peoplesbookprize.com/book.php?id=927 It makes the nomination for the competition worthwhile, whatever the outcome, to…
Mudlarks – a word I knew, but not where it originated.
Fascinating article about mudlarks. Now I know where it comes from! http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/mudlarks-of-river-thames.html?spref=fb
A spy or not a spy
See Jonathan Hopkins interesting article on spies and spying during the Peninsular War http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/spy-why-sir-i-am-no-spy.html?spref=fb
The ABC of Historical Fiction
Interesting results of a survey of Historical Fiction fans carried out in 2012. http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/the-abcs-of-historical-fiction.html