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Fiction Writing, Fiction Writing Research, Historical Fiction, Research

Letting History Be Your Co-Writer! – Guest Post by Alina Adams

by Lisa • October 12, 2022 • 0 Comments

All writers are asked, “Where do you get your ideas?”

Mirabel the Aes Sedai (or How to Build Worlds) – Guest Post by R. Collins

by Lisa • March 16, 2022 • 2 Comments

After many months of mistakes and banging my head against the wall, I came up with a few principles related to creating fictional worlds. I’ve never written them down before and they’re by no means perfect, but they may help you craft your own world or at least generate some thoughts on how you would approach it.

The Great Depression and Strawberries of the Road – Guest Post by Melinda Grisco

by Lisa • May 8, 2020 • 0 Comments

We can all learn from history. I believe it is particularly important to show our children history, especially their family history, to help them understand who they are and where they came from.

Miles and the Sons & Daughters of Liberty – a Review

by Lisa • December 27, 2018 • 0 Comments

How well do you remember the history that you were taught in school? That probably depends upon whether you found your history class fascinating or boring. As a former homeschool parent, I discovered children learn better and retain more of what they are taught when the lessons are not dry and dull. Anyone is sure…

LC Champlin – Truth is Stranger Than Fiction: Using History and Real-Life Events in Fiction

by Lisa • July 23, 2018 • 0 Comments

The best lie has a nugget of truth. Likewise, the best fictional story has a nugget, or maybe an entire Happy Meal, of reality. Check out any fantasy book, and you’ll find parallels to either present or historical elements. They might be leaders, wars, or social movements. So why is truth stranger than fiction? In…

Time Travel and Reincarnation: Is Either Possible? – Guest Post by Elyse Douglas

by Lisa • July 19, 2018 • 2 Comments

About ten years ago, Doug visited a hypnotherapist, and while in an altered state, he experienced several past lives. Although I saw the same person, my experience was different: I didn’t experience much of anything. I have always been skeptical of such things, tending more toward the “if I can’t smell it, taste it, eat…

Why Vampires? – Guest Post by Tony-Paul de Vissage

by Lisa • October 12, 2017 • 7 Comments

“Why do you like vampires? What’s so special about them? Why read about them? What’s so appealing?” Thus do the philistines speak. What’s so appealing about literary vampires? Let me count the ways… …by doing a bit of history… The literary vampire didn’t begin to flourish until the mid-1880s. I’ve heard it said that before…

Peter Hallett Interview – Inspiration, Dragons, and Vietnam

by Lisa • August 30, 2016 • 0 Comments

What was the inspiration for this book? Are dragons a hobby of his? Did writing the torture scenes ever make him cringe? How much research did he have to do? What are his thoughts on self-publishing? What was your inspiration for this book? I have an unhealthy interest in cryptozoology and have studied it extensively,…

The Vision of the Blind King – a Review

by Lisa • June 19, 2016 • 0 Comments

How far would you go to achieve immortality? The story begins in modern-day Cameroon, Africa, then travels back to the Kingdom of Kesmet in 1720 BC then on to modern day Los Angeles, California. I really wondered how the author was going to weave all three places together in a way that made sense, but…

Erika Rummel Interview – The Inquisition, Luisa Cordosa, and Research

by Lisa • June 7, 2016 • 4 Comments

What inspired Erika Rummel to write a story that takes place during the Inquisition? How many of the characters were real people? Which scene was her favorite? Which one was the most difficult to write? What are her thoughts on self-publishing? What was your inspiration for this book? I read the trial records of the…

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