πΈππ‘, ππππ¦, πΏππ£π author Elizabeth Gilbert has decided not to publish her February 2024 novel. She says itβs because the book is set in the Soviet Union of the 1930s, and due to Russiaβs ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the subject and setting could prove upsetting to her present-day readers.
All writers are asked, βWhere do you get your ideas?β
I write mysteries because itβs the genre I most enjoy reading even though I have a fair share of biographies, historical fiction, and sports-related books in my personal library. But if Iβm settling down to read for pure enjoyment, you can bet itβs a mystery or a thriller in my hands.
I recently released my first fantasy novel, ππ€π©π°π¦π΄ π°π§ ππ³π’π¨π°π―π΄, and I would love to share how this book came to be.Β It has been a long journey for this first novel in the Awakening series, but so many aspects of my culture, my personal life, and my journey as a writer have come into play so that ππ€π©π°π¦π΄ π°π§ ππ³π’π¨π°π―π΄ really feels like an appendage of myself.
Where did the inspiration for ππππππ come from? What was the hardest part of the book to write? How much research was involved? Does Melanie Weiss have any advice for aspiring writers?
While reading and writing historical romance is definitely a passion for me, itβs not the only passion that stirs my heart. Working in prison ministry is another of my passions, a calling I feel strongly about.
Which of the characters in this book were real people and which ones came from the authorβs imagination? How hard was it for the author to write in the dialect of a fifteen-year-old slave girl? Who is the one person, dead or alive, she would most like to spend one hour with? The Chronicles of…
The Blue Hour is a gripping and emotional historical fiction book, a story of romance, the story of a woman who is deceived into marrying an abuser, the story of how she survives the relationship, and the story of how she moves on. Emily’s first true love was ripped out of her life due to…
What inspired Phyllis Edgerly Ring to write about the friendship of two lonely women in Nazi Germany? What would she say to schools that are now teaching that the Holocaust was just a political scheme and never really happened? What is her favorite thing about writing historical fiction? When you first learned about Hitler and…
War is a horrible thing. But sometimes, war is necessary. Towns, villages, and cities are destroyed. Many lives are changed, some for the better and some for the worse. Anna is about to discover just how World War II changed her life. Instead of focusing on the horrors of the crimes the Nazis committed during…
