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On the Vulgar Appetite for the “Fact”
I am asked, with a frequency I have come to find wearying, whether the events of my novels "really happened...
by Leo Nakamura
The Tyranny of the “Relatable” Protagonist
There is a peculiar sickness that has crept into historical fiction...
by Leo Nakamura
Here a cat, There a cat
Still trying to decide what to actually DO here.
by Kim
The Wright Word
Chekhov's Gun
by Clive Wright
vegas bound(again)
lost in the Horseshoe Casino/Hotel
by Kim
Two Wayward Writers
Adventures in Podcasting
by Rachel McCarron
Read and Wright
Novels that have influenced my writing
by Clive Wright
brain scatter
dropping seeds all over the place
by Kim
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  1. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day Historical romance does a different kind of work than ...

    ‘Historical romance does a different kind of work than historical fiction. The work of the romance novel is not to tell the story of the past. It is to hold a mirror to the present.' Sarah MacLean
  2. From Our Blog

    Please Comment: Research

    New blog post by Claire G Research I tend not to write novels that require a lot of research (regular readers will be aware that I write romance/fantasy and psychological suspense-type books). I’ve got to admit, I don’t know how writers of sci-fi, police procedural and historical fiction do...
  3. JoanUP

    Craft Chat Using primary sources in Historical fiction

    Hi Litopians I am working on a historical fiction based on research I've accumulated on the life of my grandfather. My first chapter (Society of American Fakirs) was on PopUp submissions, but can't seem to find the link. I'm considering a format where each chapter starts with the short newspaper...
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    • fiction historical historical fiction
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    • Forum: Café Life
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    Pleased to be here

    Hi, I'm Fran Connor, a British novelist living in SW France. It rains less here! I have three novels published and one series of novellas. They can be seen on my Amazon author page. http://www.amazon.com/Fran-Connor/e/B00EIIEUE2/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1449772749&sr=1-1 I write in several...
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    • historical new romance
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