Is It Acceptable To Write Historical Fiction About a Conflicted Region? by Alina Adams

by Linda Bennett Pennell

When Alina Adams approached me about a followup post on this topic, I felt her concerns are valid enough to be given a safe place to give them voice. Whether readers agree or… Continue reading →

Turning Research into Story by Brenda Clough

by Linda Bennett Pennell

Research for a historical novel usually doesn’t involve finding out about major events. You don’t start with a completely blank slate. More usually, you sort of know something about the Wars of the… Continue reading →