It’s here! The Paper Lantern Writers July historical fiction book giveaway on Bookfunnel! There are 52 books and short stories to choose from. Now click this link and ENJOY YOUR SUMMER READING!        

SAVE THE DATE!  On Saturday October 11th I’ll be at the Great Valley Bookfest! Come on by the Paper Lantern Writers table to meet the Northern California lanterns, swipe some swag, and talk (and purchase!) books. SEE YOU THERE!

Do you love fashion? (I DO!) And do you also love historical fiction? (ME TOO!) Then you’ll want to read today’s PLW List Link…A VERY Fashionable Historical Fiction List Link.

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

HAPPY FRIDAY!   Today’s PLW FREEBEE short story is my own tale, Miss Evelyn Nesbit Presents. Here’s the story… “In 1914, Evelyn Nesbit is a celebrated beauty who, as a teenager, was raped and ruined by a famous architect. Her mentally unstable and physically abusive millionaire husband has recently discarded both Evelyn and her young… Read More

Looking forward to being at the Paper Lantern Writers table & at the 2:20pm panel on historical fiction. THIS SATURDAY MAY 31ST! See you there!  

I’m delighted to have organized this interview with Diana R. Chambers, fellow Sister in Crime and author of  The Secret War of Julia Child. !

Come along with my favorite War of the Roses author C.V. Lee as she quizzes me and my fellow Paper Lantern Writers about Myths About Writing Historical Fiction You Should Stop Believing. And then leave those myths in the past!  

Come away today to the land of The Gilded Age…where women sport bustles, men sock away their money, and children…well, if you’re a reader of Caleb Carr or Jacob Riis, you’ll know that Gilded Age children of any class didn’t fare too well.   But, nevertheless!   Today at Paper Lantern Writers, I present a… 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