‘Fess up! Are you one of the thousands of people who have been wanting to write a novel? Specifically, have you been wanting to write historical fiction? If so, you’re in luck! On Sundays October 12, October 26, and November 9, members of the Paper Lantern Writers are putting on a three-part workshop at Bookish Bookstore… Read More

Here’s a little promo I put together for PLW’s recently-release Crafting Stories from the Past: A How-to Guide to Writing Historical Fiction. This piece recently appeared in the Sisters in Crime NorCal newsletter, an incredible quarterly edited by Margie Bunting.   I love a good reference book and have lots of them on my bookshelves…. Read More

Congrats to my fellow Paper Lantern Writers on the launch of our Crafting Stories from the Past ~ A How-To Guide for Writing Historical Fiction! Crafting Stories is an incredible collection of historical fiction writing how-tos, including how-to write about horses, use non-western story structures, tame the messy middle, and fictionalize your family history. My… Read More