Historical Fiction Archives

The House on Hunter Street, David Ebsworth (SilverWood Books, 2022)

I was particularly delighted to receive my copy of The House on Hunter Street from David Ebsworth because I’d seen an early draft of the novel and we’d discussed aspects …

None So Blind, Alis Hawkins (Canelo, 2021, first published 2018)

Between 1839 and 1843, the Rebecca rioters of west Wales rode out at night to tear down toll gates and make their protest against the high tolls charged on the …

The Contraband Killings Blog Tour 5 – 11 December 2022

The Contraband Killings: A Dan Foster Mystery is on a blog tour this week (5-11 December 2022). The tour will feature unique extracts, reviews and guest blogs. The schedule is …

The Clichéd Stereotype? by Helen Hollick

In this guest blog, Helen Hollick asks what makes a good hero, a good heroine or even a good (bad?) villain? Cliché? Stereotype? Or something original? Is the clichéd, stereotypical …

My Month in Books: June 2022

The only thing the books I’ve written about this month have in common is that I loved them both! So from epic fantasy to grounded-in-gritty reality historical fiction, here are …

People and Places: Writing with the senses, mood and atmosphere

Is there such a thing as a sense of place? Do places have atmospheres that we can sense? And how can historical novelists harness these responses in their fiction? I …

Authors Alison Morton and Helen Hollick in Conversation

Alison Morton, author of the stunning alternative history Roma Nova series, and Helen Hollick, whose historical fiction ranges across the centuries from King Arthur to pirates of the Caribbean, have …

Why not write about Sixth Century Britain? I said.

I’m delighted to welcome David Ebsworth to my blog. David Ebsworth is the pen name of writer, Dave McCall, a former negotiator and Regional Secretary for Britain’s Transport & General …

Fiction and the Historical Female

I’m delighted to welcome Helen Hollick, author of the fabulous Sea Witch Voyages series (pirates! white witches! adventure on the high seas!) onto the blog today. Helen discusses how she …

Writing Tough Heroines in a Different Way

Author Photo Rebecca Millar Photography I’m delighted to welcome self-confessed ‘Roman Nut’ Alison Morton to my blog today. Alison is the author of the stunning Roma Nova series – you …

Inspiration on the Road

I’m delighted to welcome Amy Morse as my guest blogger today… Amy Morse is an Author + entrepreneur = Authorpreneur. She writes fiction as Amy C Fitzjohn and has …